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Tourism a welcome pick me up in Portugal

Tourism in Portugal is expected to become strong in the coming months and experts predict that this will have a positive effect on the property market in the country. For those looking to buy property in Portugal, tourism activities and popular destinations will be something they want to take into consideration, especially if they are [...]

By |2011-11-28T12:26:45+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

New Zealand property sales in October disappointing

An indicator of New Zealand’s depressed market, the number of properties sold in the area of Rororua last month fell to its lowest level since January. The average property price also fell to a meagre $215,000, which proved disappointing for the real estate sector. New figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show [...]

By |2011-11-25T16:54:29+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

Italy’s Lakes – something for all budgets

Despite Lake Como and Lake Maggiore in Italy being popular with the jet set - the former primarily with celebrities and the latter with wealthy Milanese, prepare to be surprised at how affordable property has remained along some parts of the islands’ shoreline. The desirability of being beside a scenic lake combined with strict building [...]

By |2011-11-25T17:57:07+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

French property a good investment

The property market in France has fared well amid the global economic crisis and prices are now on their way to reaching levels seen before the crash in 2008, rising by 7.8 per cent on average. “With UK property values outside London still falling, it is easy to forget that other popular property markets are [...]

By |2011-11-28T12:27:58+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

Antigua to get improved air access

Getting to your holiday home on the Caribbean island of Antigua, and its sister island Barbuda, is to get easier following the announcement that a new $43million airport will be built there by the end of 2013. The Minister of Tourism in Antigua, John Maginley, said that the island’s current airport is outdated and wasn’t [...]

By |2011-11-28T12:28:47+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

Residential prices fall in Bulgaria

The prices of residential property in Bulgaria have fallen by over six per cent in the last year, the country’s National Statistics Institute reveals. Prices are highest in the city of Varna, costing 1,493 Bulgarian lev per square metre, whereas the average nationwide is 901.32 lev per square metre. In Sofia and Bourgas, the price [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:10:16+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

Capital prices fall down under

Property prices in Australia’s territory and state capital cities are falling steadily, latest figures reveal. The average property price actually fell by 1.2 per cent in the last quarter compared to the previous quarter. Of all eight cities included in the survey, all experienced price drops, with the biggest being in Brisbane at 2.5 per [...]

By |2011-11-25T14:48:35+01:00November 25th, 2011|Articles|

Florida dominates US market

Six areas in the state of Florida are dominating the US property market and leading the country’s turnaround for recovery. As the stability of the real estate market improves, Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota-Bradenton, and Lakeland-Winter Haven are all in the latest Top 10 Turnaround Town Report from Realtor.com. This is great [...]

By |2011-11-23T15:15:21+01:00November 23rd, 2011|Articles|

Houses down, apartments up

Builders in America have been building fewer houses than in previous years, research shows. The number of new builds of homes that companies actually started in October was much less than usual. There were however, more plans submitted for the building of apartments; a clear sign of the times when it comes to the American [...]

By |2011-11-17T17:58:56+01:00November 17th, 2011|Articles|

Turkish property transactions to be completed in UK

It could soon be possible to buy property in Turkey without stepping foot in the country thanks to an initiative that will make it possible to complete a property transaction at the Turkish embassy in London. A pilot scheme by the Turkish Government will set up branches of the Turkish Land Registry Directorate (TKM) in [...]

By |2011-11-14T13:02:36+01:00November 14th, 2011|Articles|