A new magazine is to be launched aimed at British ex-pats living in France, which will include Brittany property buyers.Called the French Post, the publication is the brainchild of Nicki Wade - the former head of women's magazines at Emap - and will have former Independent on Sunday news editor Michael Streeter as its editor.Speaking [...]
Costa Blanca property is among the supply of bargains in the Spanish market that Britons are missing out on, it has been suggested.Investor portal spanishhotproperties.com reported a 1,000 per cent rise in enquiries since February, but revealed it is mainly buyers from Scandinavia and the Benelux countries that are taking advantage of the low prices, [...]
Peckish New York property seekers can enjoy some culinary treats in between searching for new acquisitions when the Taste of Times Square festival takes place on June 8th.Held from 17:00 local time at West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth Avenue, entry is free and those who wish to indulge their tastebuds can buy tickets [...]
The number of buyers looking to pick up overseas property at bargain prices is rising, an expert has said.Director of overseas property portal Nubricks.com Adam Samuel commented that there is increased interest in distressed properties, where the owner may discount the cost in order to achieve a quick sale.Describing the kind of overseas property such [...]
Florida property sales continued to rise in March, new figures have indicated.Data produced by the Florida Association of Realtors for the month has shown that transactions involving existing homes were up on a year-on-year basis for the seventh successive month.During the month 13,085 such homes were traded, up 30 per cent from the March 2008 [...]
Music fans in Morocco could be in for a treat when the L'Boulevard festival takes place in Casablanca at the end of May.Held from the 28th to the 31st of the month, the event features urban music such as rock metal, hiphop and fusion, offering a variation from the norm for Morocco property buyers and [...]
The variety of attractions on the Canary Island of Tenerife is one of the key elements in its appeal, it has been stated, something which may interest Canary Islands property seekers.In a feature on the island, the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph commented that the Puerto De La Cruz was a particularly notable location, as it is [...]
The 'sun belt' cities account for most of the metropolitan areas with the highest levels of foreclosures in the USA during the first quarter of 2009, new data has indicated.A study by homes research firm RealtyTrac has shown that the 26 cities containing populations exceeding 200,000 with the highest rates of repossession were in the [...]
A new high-speed cross-channel ferry service designed to rival budget air services has been unveiled.In a move that may interest Normandy property investors and others looking to buy in the north of France, LD Lines has announced the launch of a 112-metre catamaran ferry that will carry freight, cars and foot passengers faster than any [...]
Tuscany property seekers may wish to consider fractional ownership as a means of acquiring restored real estate in the Italian region, it has been suggested.Writing for the Independent, Janet Street-Porter said the popular practice of acquiring a ruined old home and restoring it has become harder to do in recent years, due to a diminishing [...]