An industry expert in USA property has welcomed the news that president Barack Obama's recovery action plan has been passed by the Senate.Chairman of Boston Properties Mort Zuckerman stated measures outlined in Obama's $832 billion (£586 billion) are concrete, Reuters reports.Mr Zuckerman remarked that it is a "very solid, very clear and very comprehensive overall [...]
Spanish property investors have been urged to snap up the bargains available in the country.Estate agency Titan Properties stated that distressed Spanish properties can offer buyers the chance to purchase a home in the sun for a greatly reduced price, nubricks.com reports.Director of Titan Properties Andrew Benitz suggested that the Huelva province could be a [...]
Owners of Italy property have been given a number of tips for letting out their homes.Speaking to Shelter Offshore, lawyer and property consultant Alison Harris suggested a number of ideas Italy property owners can take on board to ensure their investment is a success.Ms Harris stated that those hoping to let out their house should [...]
Morocco property could be a shrewd investment for UK buyers seeking to purchase a place in the sun, it has been suggested.According to John Howell, a senior partner with the International Law Partnership, there are a number of reasons why Morocco property is an attractive option, the Press and Journal reports.Firstly, the country boasts good [...]
Overseas property buyers are increasingly purchasing homes abroad for lifestyle reasons, it has been suggested.According to Paul Collins, property editor at BuyAssociation.co.uk, a change of lifestyle is the priority for most overseas property buyers in the current financial climate.He stated that prospective buyers are "much more interested" in the lifestyle and leisure activities attached to [...]
Destinations in Spain are still popular with holidaymakers, it has been claimed, despite the increasingly unfavourable exchange rate of the pound against the euro.Spanish property investors may be encouraged to hear that "traditional" hotspots in the country have still seen a strong number of bookings, according to Paul Simmons, the UK regional general manager for [...]
French property investors have been advised that the current market presents a good opportunity to buy.VEF, the French property portal, stated that some investors may be discouraged by the current unfavourable exchange rate of the pound against the euro.However, the website suggested that due to the current economic climate it is a buyer's market and [...]
A drop in the value of California property has been recorded in a new poll.Research conducted by Zillow has revealed that more than half the sales during the fourth quarter of 2008 in Central Valley, California were foreclosures - the highest amount across the US.House prices dropped by 33.4 per cent year-on-year in the Stockton [...]
New York property has seen the lowest house price falls compared to all other areas of the US, a new survey has revealed.Property values in Manhattan dipped by 5.8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2008, the poll by Zillow found, which followed price increases for the first nine months of the year.And the [...]
Would-be property investors with cash in the bank have been urged to consider purchasing French property.It has been suggested that France is the "safest place to buy" by Patrick Joseph, founder and director of my-french-house.com, with now being a good time to make a move onto the property market there."It is no good having money [...]