Property prices in the USA increased by 0.9% during June, according to a leading monthly residential price report. This represents growth for a third consecutive month, after rises of 0.8% and 0.5% in May and April respectively. The results of the report, by FNC Inc, cover new and existing home sales, however it doesn’t include [...]
The latest statistics from the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) make good reading for anyone considering investing in property in Turkey and reinforce the prediction that the country has a bright future. While Western nations struggle with debt and a recession, Turkey’s GDP increased by 8.8% to $203-billion year-on-year in the second quarter of 2011, according [...]
If you’re looking for a Spanish property with a strong chance of holding its value, the message from a leading developer is to buy somewhere that’s on or next to a golf course. Taylor Wimpey de Espana has revealed that despite typical prices for properties not near a golf course falling by around 30-35% during [...]
Owners of second homes on the Algarve who live in the south-east of England will welcome a new option for reaching their Portuguese properties: from April next year Easyjet will operate a route to Faro from the new terminal at London Southend airport. London Southend airport will make getting to Portugal especially convenient for Londoners [...]
New Zealand’s tourism and rental markets are enjoying a surge after thousands of rugby fans from around the world, including the UK, flocked there for the Rugby World Cup. For many rugby fans, arriving in NZ to support their team will be the first time they’ve visited the country – and for some it might [...]
A quarter of all property sales in Cyprus are currently to foreigners - not because there’s been a surge in interest from overseas buyers but due to the collapse of the domestic property market. Official figures released this month showed a fall of 22% for overseas property sales in August; a total of just [...]
Lake Como earned its glamorous reputation after George Clooney purchased a lakeside villa there, but actually you don’t need to be a multi-millionaire to own property there. Search carefully and you could find a new two-bedroom apartment on a modern development for around €250,000, and this would be just an hour’s drive from the airport [...]
With the ski season just a couple of months away, a leading developer in the French Alps has reported a surge in demand for properties from families and young professionals. Developer MGM, which is currently developing projects in the resorts of Tignes and Flaine, recently reported that sales to British buyers in the eight months [...]
England cricket caption Andrew Strauss has treated himself to a share of a property at a new development in St Lucia – you could say he deserves it after leading his team to victory over India this summer, making them the world’s number one cricket team. Strauss has paid around £50,000 for a fraction of [...]
Brits moving to Australia are now favouring flats and apartments over detached rural homes, according to the country’s leading property magazine. The Australian Property Investor (API) said that the majority of Brits currently moving down under are looking for a city rather than a more relaxed country lifestyle. Many British buyers have an affinity with [...]