In Canada the prime minister made some announcement about trying to get a federal lease that all the provinces need to use as well as posting the previous rent so tenants can negotiate the rent prices. 

The Bank of England has done a poorer job of controlling inflation, but there WILL be a change of Prime Minister (from Conservative to Labour), and this could mean a new inflation target and probably a new Bank of England Governor (Equivalent to Powell).

Find a tired landlord and get their portfolio for a mini-steal? 

Along with some tourist activities.WE also meet with some locals who got us an audience with the Minister of lands and the Deputy Prime Minister that is working on a housing project called starter houses for Belizian citizens.

The Finance Minister announced steps to curb the influx of foreign capital into the Canadian Real Estate Market  (in which he really meant TO and Vancouver ... down east we are not really suffering from the influx of foreign money ... sure we lost a 50-unit deal a couple of years ago to a Chinese investor, but the property was not worth what s/he paid, so we'll see it back on the market eventually).That said, Ottawa is only removing a loophole which has allowed foreigners to purchase a residence in Canada, claim it as their principal residence and then benefit from the personal residence {captial gains} tax exemption when they sell.  

I am a Ordained Minister through the online Universal Life Church.

Horror #4: we rented a 3/2, 1120’ SFR to a minister, his wife, and 4 home schooled children.  

"British Columbia Finance Minister Carole James announced measures targeting foreign buyers and speculators in the first budget since her government was elected on a pledge to make housing more affordable for residents of Canada’s Pacific Coast province.""

They wouldn’t tell me rates or terms until we discuss a specific property, but in any case this is a good sign.In case there are any doubts about the investment case, a deputy minister of infrastructure came out with a shocking statistic recently:In order for Ukraine to have the same m2 per capita as the European average, one BILLION square meters of residential real estate needs to be built.

My next door neighbor at the time turned out to be the entrepreneurial type who was also a "mail order minister" (until the IRS shut down the "Church of Life").