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Money, property and the path from renter to owner. A fresh, data-driven article every week — real numbers, recent sources, and a free calculator inside each one.
Greece taxes foreign pensions at 7%. Portugal is the safest. Romania costs least to buy into. Yields, taxes, inheritance and safety, compared.
10 Oct 2026 · 11 min read
Save Deposit20% down on a typical US home is $85,820. At 10% of median income that's ~10 years. The 2026 numbers for 4 countries, and how to cut it in half.
29 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
Find a HomeA $400k US home costs ~$9,200/yr in tax and maintenance. The same home in Dubai: $0 property tax. The country-by-country annual numbers.
22 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Find a HomeRomania's notary fees run about 1.5% — and its total buying costs (~3.5%) are the lowest of any country we track. Here's exactly how the tariff scale works.
21 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Find a HomeSpain's closing costs run ~10% whether you buy resale or new-build — the highest of any country we track. Here's where it goes.
20 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Find a HomeFrench "frais de notaire" run ~8% on resale — and the notary keeps barely a fifth of it. Here's exactly where the rest goes.
19 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Find a HomeBuy the same €400k apartment in Bucharest vs Barcelona and the closing costs differ by ~€42,000. The full 18-country breakdown.
18 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Decide to BuyThe five-year rule was built on American closing costs. In Spain the round trip is 14%. The break-even horizon for 18 countries, calculated.
5 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Decide to BuyECB data: median euro-area renters hold €17,100. Outright owners hold €298,100. What actually causes a gap that wide.
5 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Decide to BuyWe build calculators that help people buy — and we'll still say it: the annual hidden costs of owning make renting the better maths more often than you'd think.
5 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Decide to BuyStocks compounded at ~10% since 1928 vs ~5.5% for US housing. So why does most household wealth sit in property? Leverage, rent and tax.
5 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Investment Migration20 citizenship & residency programmes tied to property, from $100K to $545K, cross-referenced with each country's Numbeo Safety Index. Sortable data table inside.
30 Jul 2026 · 11 min read
WealthHomeowners are now 43× wealthier than renters. Here's what the Federal Reserve data really says — and how to switch sides.
14 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
SavingThe typical buyer now needs ~7 years to save a deposit. A realistic, country-by-country plan to do it faster.
14 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
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