After reading the overseas property news online, I found out some very interesting facts. Even thought the housing market here in the states has taken a hit, the markets overseas are doing very well. The banks overseas are still lending and this is as good of a time as any to buy that second home, that vacation home, or the retirement home that you have always dreamed about.

I have always dreamed of living in Spain, so I am going to start looking at property for sale in Spain. I figure that if I get pre approved for a mortgage in Spain, then I can start to find a property for sale in Spain knowing that I already have the funds to buy it.

My best friend has always wanted to own a home in Greece, since she has a lot of family that still lives there. When I told her about the online overseas property news headlines that I had read , she got excited and called her cousin in Greece to start finding her some property for sale in Greece to buy. Her cousin is a real estate agent that has an in on some great mortgages and homes. If she gets a property for sale in Greece and I get preapproved for a mortgage in Spain, then we will both own homes in the greatest places we can imagine.