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It also boasts many notable alumni including Steve Wozniak. Berkley’s number of students and their housing needs have begun to affect the housing market in the region. The college’s football team precipitates the need for stadium construction. This affects the local economy, as there is a need for construction, real estate, and service industries to provide food and entertainment to the athletes and fans.\n\nBoston, Massachusetts\nBoston, Massachusetts is considered “America’s college town” as it is home to nearly 80 colleges and universities. It may be debatable which college town is the most college town-ish as the criteria are loosely based on the economy created by students who are simultaneously trying to destroy brain cells and earn a degree at the same time. With the large number of colleges though the line between town and college is blurred. Bars and restaurants thrive with equal parts consumers and employees of the service industry.\n\nWhat Is The Real Estate Market Like For College Towns?\nWhat could the market be like for areas where America’s youth and some international students run rampant? Wouldn’t these students drive down property values and be problematic?\n\nHere’s the short answer, yes and no. Families may not want to live next to groups of college students. However, there is an increased demand due to said students. Each university brings in students from other states and internationally, no college is created without expectations of expansion over time. Colleges appreciate with age. This means each university or college will become more expensive and attract more students, with limited housing this means two things.\n\nOne, colleges will have limited housing for students, so many will either need or want to seek off-campus accomodations. 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Though they may seek the lowest bidder for new properties to build either housing or educational facilities on they will still pay a hefty sum for those properties.\n\nIn Numbers\nFor an idea of what it means to purchase property in a college town here are some numbers provided by Numbeo:\n\nBoulder: Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre- $512.25\nBerkeley: Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre- $616.66\nBoston: Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre- $977.60\nEach price is considerably lower than that of New York’s, the benefit of course being that each price will continue to increase over time. Their value is not so much tied to the general housing market but the continued success of whichever college or university.\n\nAre College Towns Safe?\nWith the fairly decent dosage of reality many investors might be concerned about the crime and property crime rates in these towns. 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      "body": "![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdBrfS5TDoa4DVEYwmbSUJsmeaCgbbkwnMwN1fHLD2HUN/image.png)\n\nSouth Africa has had a long and troubled past with the tension between land ownership and race. Since the dissolution of the apartheid, the country has been struggling to rectify the unjust distribution of land. Now, however, politics are coming to a head over the issue of land reform in South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) has introduced legislation with the support of President Ramaphosa to reform the constitution to expropriate land without compensation. This move has pitched the debate even higher. Some believe this is the only way to fairly distribute lands in South Africa, while other point to Zimbabwe as an example of what could befall the country should this new policy on land reform move forward.\n\n**History of Racist Land Policy**\n\nSouth Africa’s history with racism is still fresh in the minds of its people. The apartheid dissolved not too long ago, in 1994. With it, South Africa abandoned the Natives Land Act and replaced it a policy of land restitution.\n\nIn 1913, the Natives Land Act made segregation and land disenfranchisement legal. The law prohibited white farmers from buying from the native population and vice versa. The problem with this was that farmers already owned all the most fertile farming land, relegating black citizens to crowded cities and preventing them from owning land of their own. Before they replaced the law,the white minority owned 87% of land in South Africa.\n\nIn 1994, the majority party African National Congress, came to power and promised to transfer 30% of the land owned by white farmer to its black citizens. This has not occurred. The government has only redistributed 10% of the land, and the citizens of South Africa are becoming impatient.\n\n**Tensions Rise**\n\n140 days ago, South Africa elected a new president. Cyril Ramaphosa, a member of the ANC, has insisted that land reform must be accelerated. According to BBC news, Ramaphosa considers land dispossession the original sin of South Africa. He is in support of expropriation without compensation, and it is believed that the policy will take hold under his presidency.\n\nThere are more radical factions within South Africa. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) founded by Julius Malema calls for the nationalization of all land within South Africa. Julius Malema gained fame in 2010 after a court ruled a song he sang called “Kill the farmer, kill the Boers” as hate speech. It should be noted that the ANC defended Malema’s song, saying the song memorializes history rather than calls for violence.\n\n**Farm Killings Motivating Exodus?**\n\nThere have long been fears of violence against white farmers. This dates back to the presidency of Nelson Mandela in which he noted a jump in farm violence. Furthermore, it is true that farms are a vulnerable target. They are isolated from police help, have expensive machinery, and often have very little security.\n\nSouth African Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton used this reasoning to propose expedited visas for white farmers moving to Australia. He cited groups such as Afriforum, who claim white farmers are four times as likely as other citizens to be murdered. Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott supported the proposition. He claimed that 400 white farmers had been murdered in 2017.\n\nThe problem lies, however, with the fact that the figures on violence against white farmers are difficult to verify. Australian Broadcasting corporation effectively debunked Abbott’s claim. An agricultural union has said that in 2017, 84 farm murders occurred in South Africa. Of these, 59 were white farmers. However, . The government has stopped collecting data on race in farm violence, and thus all reporting is self-made by Transvaal Agricultural Union.\n\nWhether or not most farm violence is motivated by race or by robbery, the fear that Ramaphosa’s new land reforms policy will stir more violence is far-reaching.\n\n**Zimbabwe’s Failures in South Africa’s Future?**\n\nAnother point of opposition to possible land reform is Zimbabwe’s example. Before the 1990s, the British government funded half the cost of willing sales. After the British government refused to further finance land reform, Zimbabwe adopted a compulsory sale approach. Violence broke out both against white owners and black farm workers, who lost their employment.\n\nAt the time, Zimbabwe had 4,500 white commercial farmers. Now, there are only 300. As a result, over 450 of the country’s 500 coffee companies have closed. Before the compulsory land reform, tobacco was the country’s main export. From 2001 to 2005, tobacco production dropped by ⅔. Zimbabwe’s economy has suffered immensely. Starvation is now a large problem for the once agriculturally rich country.\n\nMany are afraid South Africa is on the same path. Many of the redistributed farmlands are unsuccessful. The new owners, not having in the farming business, often have trouble making the farm productive. Furthermore, 70% of expropriated land is unsown. The government did not give it to new owners over fears that they would resell to white farmers.\n\n \n\n**A Way to Work?**\n\nThere are some successful examples of willing land redistribution. In one case highlighted by the BBC, a fifth-generation farmer taught a group of 36 new farm owners to effectively manage a farm. Both farms are productive and profitable. This example may give some hope that the situation of land reform will be resolved.\n\n \n\nThe majority of the country, however, is highly polarized. 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      "body": "Brazil certainly has the ear of the international investment community today. However, most investors are looking for long term and short term investments, not the next hot thing. Should the corruption in Brazil and the inherent risk of an emerging economy keep retail investors away? Not everyone has the money to make a million dollar mistake.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/9JCPLJbx2Vc\n\nThe bottom line – is Brazilian real estate a place for deep value investing?\n\nAverage price to buy an apartment:\n\nIn Brazil city center – US $177.22 per square foot\nOutside of Brazil city center – US $121.78 per square foot\nAverage price to rent an apartment:\n\nOne bedroom in Brazil city center – US $340.84 per month\nOne bedroom outside of Brazil city center – US $235.18 per month\nThree bedroom in Brazil city center – US $673.09 per month\nThree bedroom outside of Brazil city center – US $479.24 per month\nBrazil – The Indicators of Deep Value\nSome Brazilian real estate may be out of favor with international investors in Q1 2018. However, there are still some investments that may allow you to get in at a rock-bottom price.\n\nFor instance, BR Properties is currently  at a price that is still at a discount to a discounted market. This is an investment that has some incredibly deep pockets backing it. If you do not see any cell activity on their part, you can bet that good money is moving in on Brazilian real estate rather than leaving the area.\n\nExperts say that investing in a group or REIT with a diversified set of holdings in a place like Brazil is a good move to make. This is especially true in today’s volatile global economy. Regardless of the positioning of any country’s politics or even the currency, holdings that move between residential and commercial interests in a highly coveted area have only to wait out the bad news for investors to see sizable profits.\n\nBR Properties holds a sprawling portfolio that should give investors some confidence in its ability to bounce back during the summer vacation months of high net worth individuals from the West and larger commercial interests. These properties include 12 properties in Rio de Janeiro, 20 properties in São Paulo and other class A properties that are in Rio Grande do Sul. Overall, BR properties holds 46 locations in places that are varied enough to attract a different set of residential and commercial interests. This, regardless of the lack of performance in certain sectors of the Brazilian economy.\n\nDiversification is the Key\nRetail investors who are looking to get in on international markets without moving into individual properties have a real opportunity in Brazil. Even with the current dip in property prices during Q1 2018, the Brazilian market may still be too expensive for certain investors. No problem. Look to companies like the one mentioned above to provide you with an opportunity to diversify your portfolio. This can eliminate the need to decide between individual properties within the country.\n\nBrazil itself is one of the safer investments in South America. It continues to bolster its relationship with the United States. As such, it will only continue its rise as a stable investment for people looking to park their money outside of the United States. Look to investors from other first world economies to move into South America with increasing force. Canada and China are looking to do business with Chile and Argentina because of their lithium stores. This will naturally spill over into the real estate markets of these two countries. As a close neighbor, Brazil will certainly appeal to the retail investors who are looking to piggyback off of the big money that is going into the lithium sector.\n\nBrazil also sits on some of the most beautiful residential property in the world. Even if there was less commercial attention centered around the area, you can always bet on people who are looking to escape the rat race coming into Brazil and spending lots of money. This context could spell out a great opportunity to make a purchase of a low cost individual property or a discounted deep value investment in Brazil in 2018.\n\nBe sure to check us out at https://www.internationalrealestate.news/\n\nFollow us on Social Media: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/InternationalRealEstate.News),[Twitter](https://twitter.com/IRENewsGroup), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-real-estate-news).",
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