Romania is proving to be a safe place to invest with high capital appreciation especially in the Bucharest area. The property market which offers homes at very low prices has in some areas of Romania seen bullish growth rates of 25% to 30% p.a. for the last 3 years. Romania is currently undergoing major infrastructural developments which will see further capital growth all over the country.

What is for sure Romania offers investors a one off opportunity to enter a market in its infancy. Readers of my articles will know that my firm belief is that profits are not just made on sale but on the purchase price. This is why Romania has a compelling case for overseas property investment but you will need to get your skates on.

It’s commonly thought throughout the overseas property investment marketplace that Europe has few remaining opportune locations from which to reap a worthy reward. This year, Albania could be the country to disprove that preconception. It’s true that more and more investors are looking further afield to the emerging property markets of what were once considered as being ‘exotic’ countries, like Thailand, Morocco, Philippines and Malaysia to name but a few. And whilst the indisputable facts prove the profitability of those markets, there’s one greatly overlooked yet clear contender for the title of Europe’s number one money maker of 2008.

Newcomers to the property investment arena like Montenegro, Switzerland, Ukraine and Finland have outperformed their European counterparts in recent years and in some cases still do. Long established investment heavyweights like Italy, Spain, France and Germany have perhaps been neglected, with the term ‘emerging market’ stirring frenzy amongst avaricious investors looking for the next big thing.