mortgage rates have also decreased, and more coordination between the lenders and the government have resulted in programs to subsidize mortgages for the lowest income brackets.  this has allowed many brazilians the ability to secure a place to call their own - a first for many.

partly due to the stability of the local housing market, and also to the great allurement of the city, rio de janeiro has become the most popular destination in brazil for foreign property buyers.  

real estate property is available for purchase to foreign investors in the same way as it is to local buyers.