Overseas Property

Mercers adjusts Jerez property portfolio to match demand

Whilst there’s little doubt that life is returning to the Spanish property market, it still remains utterly price sensitive. Overpriced homes simply won’t sell. For real estate agent Mercers, this has meant a conscious shift in its Jerez property portfolio towards the best value, and most profitable, options for this economic climate.

Enjoy nature in style at Olde Mill

Olde Mill is more than just a burgeoning 850-acre residential community in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains near Roanoke, VA and Winston-Salem, NC – it’s a calling to nature and a lifestyle that embraces peaceful living and outdoor recreation. From walking trails and fishing holes, wineries to music festivals, Olde Mill tunes into a relaxing wavelength which soothes the soul.

Caxton FX helps overseas property owners demolish their fees

Banks and online currency companies overcharge for making simple overseas payments. One provider is bucking the trend by offering free transfers and bank-busting rates.

Global property market predictions from the NAEA

The National Association of Estate Agents International today revealed its predictions for the global property market over the next 12 months.

Brazilian developers offer bulk-investment opportunities

Under the landmark 2009 policy ‘Minha Casa, Minha Vida’ (My House, My Life) the Brazilian Government has pledged to build one million affordable homes for low-income families by 2011 alone.

Opportunities abound for UK buyers in Florida, the Sunshine State

“The Florida market is resilient and is already coming back”. That is one conclusion in a new report on the Florida property market from Winkworth International Developments. The Sunshine State is predicted to attract significant attention from overseas buyers in 2010 looking for excellent value for money.

Pune’s last hope for planned residential development

Pimpri-Chinchwad, the twin city located south-east of Mumbai, is the fifth most populated city of Maharashtra and also one of the most prominent industrial destinations outside Mumbai and Pune. In fact, Pimpri-Chinchwad is the decisive factor in making Pune the second largest industrial city in Maharashtra after Mumbai.

Pradhikaran – the return of ambient living in Pune

Pune's real estate boom, which took off on the heels of the IT /ITeS rollercoaster, has given rise to various evils of unregulated development.

YouTube videos provide previews of Spain’s Desert Springs

Scores of hitherto unseen videos produced by the Cheltenham-based Almanzora Group are the first to go online on the YouTube website to provide news and previews of year-round properties, holidays, golf and other facilities on offer at Desert Springs, Europe’s only award-winning luxury desert resort and golf course in the Almeria region of south-east Spain.

Shared ownership homes in Almanzora from £24k

A new David Lloyd Resort opening this month in south-east Spain is offering holiday homes for sale on a shared-ownership basis at prices as low as £24,000 with a potential for investment benefit.

Paragon Investment Properties goes global

Paragon Investment Properties, an investment property specialist dealing typically with UK and overseas residential and commercial opportunities, has set up a new division devoted to handling larger or bulk deals in both the residential and commercial sector, commodities and private funding.

Will India's townships hinge on conglemorates?

Sanjay Dutt, CEO – Business, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj: Townships as a fully evolved and implemented concept are still a rarity in India. Apart from the Hiranandani project in Powai, Mumbai and Magarapatta City in Pune, there have been no instances of full-fledged townships being launched in the formal configuration.