We all know the property markets wax and wane or as the experts would say ‘experience peaks and troughs’ for this reason the cycles indicate you will never loose an investment in property. The simple reasons is known as ‘recovery’. Property markets recover for all manner of reasons, in the last few years the dips and recessions were attributed to global financial market meltdowns and the knock on effect is borrowing becomes harder for first time buyers which in turn effects the entire market place.

House builders change their programmes and build for the middle markets which can afford to move leaving the first time buyer market place in the doldrums.

The beauty of this state of the housing market is that there is plenty of good investment to be made if you have plenty of cash to invest.

There is no question that the risk is low the rewards are high. Buying property in 2011 is one of the only ways where your cash is safe in bricks and mortar, there is an immediate income from the rental market and the price of the property can only go up as the housing markets recover. House prices in the UK are still proving to be slow to recover but the short term predictions are they will start fully recovering towards 2012 so risk is low for investment.
Compared with some of the interest offered by the banks and savings accounts there shouldn’t be any question which is the better return long term.

Are you an investor looking for property with realistic returns?