Cyprus’s recent initiative to boost its technology sector by offering tax breaks and fast-track naturalization to third-party nationals is a strategic move that could significantly…

October has been a busy month, filled with insightful travels and discussions. I had the opportunity to visit Athens, London, and Bucharest to talk about…

The real estate landscapes of Greece and Cyprus are undergoing significant transformations, with both nations showcasing promising growth and recovery. However, beneath the surface of…

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) has released a snapshot of the 2021 census which includes the numbers of people and dwellings (houses and apartments) for…

A reminder of what the role of government is when it comes to housing and to providing access to education and healthcare. “Governments establish policies…

Real estate is much more than just transactions and prices. It is a physical asset that ages, changes in terms layout and use, and varies…

My colleagues often express that prospective clients are somewhat puzzled about Ask Wire’s function, since we communicate about a diverse range of topics, and I…

Real estate takes many forms, such as a place of business, for touristic purposes, and as a store of value, to name a few. It…

Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates…

The real estate market has three big challenges ahead: Political risk due to the war in Ukraine and in particular its impact on the Euro…

Cyprus’ changing demographics are causing havoc to the real estate market, accentuating socio-economic imbalances and creating polarised communities. A bit dramatic? Let’s see. The population…

In the Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein determined that time is relative—in other words, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of…

My father called me on my Ericson T10 and asked, “do you know how to use this computer thing with the numbers?” (a fair description…

Moving to a digital world feels unnatural. We can answer any question and have whatever we can think about at our fingertips, often delivered to…

Enabling online mortgages and building insurance WiRE is laying the digital foundations for companies in the banking and financial sectors to develop and deliver products…

2021 was a better year than 2020. 2022 will be a better year than 2021. Without context, this is forecasting: stating the obvious when looking…

We don’t celebrate failure properly. Someone who has failed is someone who has tried, quite unlike those who sit on the sidelines and criticise. Failure…

I was raised spending a lot of time with my four grandparents and two great-grandmothers. I enjoyed listening to them talk about their youth, of…

Scorpions’ “Wind of Change” is probably one of the most iconic rock songs of the early 90s. The song was composed following the band’s visit…

“When a blind man cries”, an amazing song by Deep Purple, is a metaphor of someone who is shut off from the rest of the…

Assume that you are the sole owner of a company that has a turnover of €600,000 per annum, 10 staff, a rent roll of €32,000…