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2012 ‘Euros’ Football Championship | Impact on Relocation

April 26, 2012 – 5:56 pm
2012 ‘Euros’ Football Championship | Impact on Relocation

Keep your eye on the ball; the 2012 European Football Championship is just eight weeks away, and as an avid England supporter, I can assure you that the tournament is going to be a great start to our European summer. Known as the ‘Euros,’ the tournament is held every four years, and – after the FIFA World Cup – is the highest accolade a national European football team can win. (England has yet to do just that, although with a relatively straightforward first round, fans are – ever so – quietly optimistic.)

Taking place between June 8 and July 1, the tournament this year is co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, with matches held in each country’s major cities:

Poland: Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Wroclaw
Ukraine: Kiev, Donetsk, Kharkivnd, Lviv (more…)

By Ernie Theobald | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

Canadian Property Trends | Cartus MarketWatch

April 24, 2012 – 11:47 am
Canadian Property Trends | Cartus MarketWatch

“Canada’s economy has performed relatively well during the recent global economic slowdown and our resale housing market remains stable and healthy,” says John Geha, president of Coldwell Banker Canada Operations ULC.

Canada’s stable economy, its reputation as an immigrant-friendly nation, and housing prices that seem like a bargain on an international scale add to the country’s global appeal. The forecast for 2012 and 2013 is that the Canadian real estate market will be stable, favoring neither buyers nor sellers. (Read the full Canadian Property Trends MarketWatch here.)

Canadian Property Market Summary
The average home price in Canada is expected to increase slightly in 2012 and 2013, with sales projected to increase marginally. Canada’s banking system has been rated the   soundest in the world by the World Economic Forum, and the Bank of Canada has continued to hold interest rates at record lows. Demand for housing is also expected to increase  due to a wave of skilled foreign immigrants looking for housing. (more…)

By Linda Lachapelle | Posted in Americas, Real Estate | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

Managing Expats in “Unsafe” Locations

April 23, 2012 – 2:05 pm
Managing Expats in “Unsafe” Locations

Twenty years ago, the stereotypical profile of an expat was a Western male in his 40s or 50s, possibly accompanied by his family. The “lucky” expat would have been handsomely rewarded for the perceived inconvenience of an assignment in London, Hong Kong, or Singapore. The expat would have been handled with kid gloves by his employer and provided with a vast array of benefits, including copious home leave and hardship allowances.

As discussed in Cartus’ recent Insights, today, the world is a very different place for the currently burgeoning, globally mobile workforce. Increased globalization and a crippling recession in many Western economies have resulted in most multinational corporations placing strong bets on global emerging markets.

Security Becoming a Leading Concern

Cartus’ 2012 Global Trends Survey found security to be an ongoing concern: 21% found it to be a serious threat to their programs – not surprising, with the expansion in emerging markets locations, documented by Cartus’ 2011 survey on Emerging Markets. Growing numbers of assignees are being sent to potential security hot spots such as India, Nigeria, Ecuador, South Africa, Kenya, or Bahrain.

Organizations seeking to capitalize on business opportunities in these emerging locations try to manage apparently contradictory challenges—chiefly, how to attract the right talent to these challenging and potentially “unsafe” locations, while ensuring their safety and well-being in a cost-effective manner. (more…)

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Realogy’s Smith Discusses the U.S. Housing Recovery with Lou Dobbs

April 20, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Richard A. Smith, Realogy’s chairman, CEO, and president, was a guest on the Lou Dobbs Tonight show Wednesday discussing the U.S. housing recovery. Smith, who has recently been named to the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission, talked about demand, prices, inventory, and lending.

Click on the video below to listen to the interview.

Email this contributor at pat.dedonato@cartus.com.

By Pat DeDonato | Posted in Americas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

San Antonio and Worldwide ERC® are Calling! See Us at the Cartus Booth!

April 18, 2012 – 2:44 pm
San Antonio and Worldwide ERC® are Calling! See Us at the Cartus Booth!

Cartus is once again a proud sponsor of the Worldwide ERC® in San Antonio, May 9-11. The conference, themed Solutions, Strategies, Success, includes a robust agenda featuring keynote speaker Dr. Peter Diamandis. National Relocation Conference

Stop by the Cartus booth (#312/314) during the conference for a chance to win an Amazon gift card and “toss the ring” to win a media lounger to hold your favorite phone or music device.

If you haven’t registered for the conference, consider taking advantage of Worldwide ERC’s complimentary registration offer for those attending the event for the first time who manage workforce mobility for employees at their own companies.

We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!

Email this contributor at matt.spinolo@cartus.com.

By Matt Spinolo | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments
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