In news that may be seen as a positive indicator of the health of the Italy property market, an international real estate firm has announced the establishment of a new office in the country.Chesterton has said it is setting up an office at Como in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, with the facility specialising [...]
Living on the Costa del Sol is good for people's health and Marbella in particular has much to enjoy, it has been stated.Spa resort firm Champneys Marbella has said that the benefits of lifestyle, sunny weather and the availability of spa treatment are all beneficial for feelings of "wellness", while the area offers plenty of [...]
A Florida news provider has urged voters to back a series of amendments on the ballot paper this week concerning the state constitution, including one that will give tax breaks to those making homes more eco-friendly.Floridians will get the chance to vote on the amendments this week at the same time as they are casting [...]
A US economist has predicted that the end of the property USA slump is nearing.Henry Spelter, who works for the US Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory, said in a report paper that the crisis is "closer to the end than the beginning", the Vancouver Sun reports.Freer flows of credit, incomes keeping pace with prices and [...]
In a possible new boost to the Costa del Sol property market, it has been hinted that the championship course at Valderrama may be due to host another tournament next year.The course recently staged the Volvo Masters European tour event but is losing this to another resort along the Costa del Sol, the Finca Cortesin [...]
A company that specialises in French property has said that October has been its busiest month of 2008.VEF stated that the month has seen the areas of Charente and the Hautes-Alpes in Provence topping the sales list.The Charente office has seen a 60 per cent rise since the same time last year, partly due to [...]
New builds in Spain, including Costa Blanca Property - are now being constructed to higher quality levels, a new report has found.InspectaHomeSpain's new Snagging and Buying Trends 2007/2008 survey has revealed that the number of defects per property was down for each and every kind of home compared with the previous study two years ago.It [...]
The Algarve property sector could be in for a major boost with news that budget airline Ryanair is launching new flights to the region from Britain.Faro Airport will be receiving the services this winter departing from Glasgow, East Midlands and Liverpool.These services come on top of existing routes being flown from London Stansted, plus the [...]
In news that may interest those thinking of buying New York property, the US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates again.The federal open market committee announced the second 0.5 per cent cut this month, bringing the federal funds rate to one per cent.In its statement, the body said the reduction was in response to the [...]
Those who enjoy a good carnival may often lament when it has finished that it's all over for another year all too quickly, but that will not be the case in the Tuscan town of Viarregio in February and March.Buyers of Tuscany property can enjoy weekend after weekend of fun as the carnival processes through [...]