Overseas Property
UK expat children benefit by living abroad
More than nine in ten UK expat parents (93%) believe that their children are benefiting from the experience of living abroad, reveals a new report.
Prospects for Brazil investment booming
Economic facts and figures from Brazil are improving in leaps and bounds and not a week goes by without yet another positive addition to Brazil’s economic track record, says Obelisk International.
UK buyers get a taste for foreign climes
Villas or chateaux in warm foreign climes with access to their own vineyards have become increasingly popular with British holiday home seekers and retirees over the past couple of years, with searches for these properties rising to make up 16% of all ‘key word searches’ for lifestyle and pursuits related homes in July 2009, according to Primelocation International.
US market proves a hit with bargain hunting Brits
While Spain and France remain the two most popular destinations for Brits buying abroad, making up a combined 60% of all international searches for property in July, it is the US market which recorded the greatest increase in interest over the last year – with searches up by 125% on July 2008, according to Primelocation International’s Search Index.
Winter Caribbean access
The Caribbean is to become even more accessible for 'fun in the sun' as of 25th October this year when British Airways (BA) begin their new twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic; they are increasing the number of flights to St. Lucia to 5 per week, up from 3, and Barbados will reach double figures for weekly flights.
US property market proves hit with bargain hunting Brits
While Spain and France remain the two most popular destinations for Brits buying abroad, making up a combined 60% of all international searches for property in July, it is the US market which recorded the greatest increase in interest over the last year – with searches up by 125% on July 2008, according to Primelocation International’s Search Index.
German property market remains resilient despite downturn
According to the latest IPD data, Germany - the largest property market in Europe - is worth an estimated €269bn and accounts approximately 20% of the European market.
Philippines tourism defies downturn
Philippines tourism continues to buck the worldwide economic downturn with tourist arrivals increasing by 16.5 per cent for the first six months of this year compared to last year, according to a Department of Tourism (DoT) survey.
Reaping Ukraine land
The 2008/09 marketing year was a record one for food commodity prices, says Obelisk International. Trading on commodities such as corn and maize reached levels never seen before.
Yves Saint Laurent’s villa in Morocco for sale
Yves Saint Laurent’s Villa Mabrouka, or the House of Luck, is an oasis of exceptional quality perched on a cliff overlooking the coast of Andalusia and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Brits opt for a life in France
France is the most popular overseas destination for British expatriates to live in the world, according to new research from Halifax International.
Huelva confirmed as Spain’s sunniest city
As we hit the downward slope to Winter (how many shopping days ‘til Christmas?) it’s swimwear off, knitwear on and the prospect of months of gloomy grey skies. Unless you live in Huelva that is. This southern Spanish city has just been declared the sunniest in Spain.
Brazil leads race out of recession
“Brazil is emerging from the crisis, and next year we are going to have surprising growth” President Lula da Silva said last month. A bold but not inaccurate statement. There’s enough evidence to suggest that Brazil is amongst the first to rebound from the economic slump in an emphatic manner.
Distressed commercial property sales increase worldwide
Over seventy five percent of countries surveyed have seen a rise in distressed sales in the commercial property market, says latest RICS research.
Tourists hitting a hole in one in the Philippines
After a record year in 2008 for the Philippines, reaching 3.14 million tourists, you wouldn't be on your own in thinking that this must be a pre-economic-crisis trend like so many other nations in and beyond south-east Asia.