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It might be easier to live an exotic, tax-free life next to a beach than you first thought, since the Bahamas made it easier for foreigners to become resident and own businesses there. As part of an initiative to attract foreign residents, regulations in the Bahamas now allow visitors, renters or homeowners to stay [...]
Foreign investors accounted for 33% of all commercial property transactions in Australia for the first nine months of 2011, representing the highest percentage since 1994. A recent report also showed that these purchases totalled an impressive AUS$2.15 billion. Investment from overseas is expected to continue growing, with July to September already seeing 41% of transactions [...]
With 11% percent growth in the first quarter Turkey became the fastest growing economy in the world, leaving Argentina and China behind with 9.9% and 9% growth respectively. This growth slowed to 8.8% in the second quarter, but this was still sufficient for Turkey to become the fastest growing economy for the first six months [...]
Sales of homes, condos and townhouses in Las Vegas were close to an all-time record in August. The news comes from the GLVAR (Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors), which reported that August saw 4,693 homes sold in Las Vegas. The sudden surge of interest in the area has been credited to the low interest [...]
New laws proposed in Turkey could allow foreign buyers from anywhere in the world to buy and sell property there. Currently Turkey’s foreign ownership law is based on reciprocal agreements with other countries - property may only be sold to foreign nationals of countries in which Turkish nationals are allowed to own property. Under the [...]
Getting to the Costa Brava, an area of Spain popular with holiday homeowners, is set to get easier this winter after Monarch Airlines announced new flights to Barcelona. The new scheduled flights between Gatwick and Barcelona can be booked now and will operate daily from 21 October 2011. This will increase to 11 flights per [...]
Amidst the headlines about deficits and defaults in Europe, some good news has come out of Portugal. Data from the latest RICS Survey revealed a slight improvement in activity and sentiment in the country’s property market, while this summer Portugal's airports have recorded the highest number of passengers in over ten years. It is hoped [...]
Homes in some of the most sought after suburbs in New Zealand are continuing to rise in value, with the most number of properties on record breaking the NZ$1-million (£501K) price tag. A good example of an Auckland suburb that has recently edged into the NZ$1-million club is Mission Bay, a beach resort with an [...]
Italy is known globally for its food, its art, and as being one of the most romantic countries in the world. No wonder then that so many people fall in love with the country. The property reflects the country, beautiful and traditional. Rightmove has a wide choice of Italian property for sale, from flats and [...]
Property prices in France have risen for the fifth consecutive quarter in a row, with an average rise of 3.3%, and 4.3% for properties outside of Paris. A report by the FNAIM also noted that the average price of property sold by FNAIM agents had risen by 6.8% so far this year, which means that [...]