Overseas Property
The perfect combination for an Italian with an English wife
Ranieri is an Italian with a true love of his country. Born in Tuscany he has led an interesting and successful life but it is to Italy that he has returned in his retirement despite having an English wife and two adult offsprings who now reside permanently in the UK.
Polaris World completes El Valle Resort
In spite of a tough global market, Polaris World - leading Spanish property developer – can announce that it has completed its latest resort in the beautiful region of Murcia El Valle, the company’s most impressive resort to date.
American property offering fantastic opportunities
Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, told a press conference that the number of international buyers operating in the sector "may be doubling over the next ten years".
Irish spend on property down 60% in 2008
Irish spend on property in 2008 is forecast to fall to €15 billion, down 60% from €45 billion in 2007 and a phenomenal 73% down from the peak of €54.4 billion in 2006 according to Joan Henry, Head of Research at Savills Ireland.
Credit crunch could boost German property market
According to a survey by travel portal kayak.co.uk 60 percent of Britons have no intention of cancelling their winter holiday plans because of the economic downturn.
Global house price decline spreads around the world
Annual global house price growth, excluding Dubai, slowed further to 3.8% in the third quarter of the year, down from 4.8% in Q2, according to the Knight Frank Global House Price Index.
You can’t beat a British Christmas
British expats miss their UK-based family most at Christmas - except those who have lived abroad for 20 years who miss carol singers more than their relatives!'
British buyers in the Alps buck the trend on credit crunch caution
Bucking the trend among second-home buyers cautious about signing-up to off-plan purchases in the wake of the credit crunch, a leading developer in the French Alps reports that a quarter of the buyers of properties sold off-plan in its latest new scheme are British.
New flights to boost Canary Island property markets
Budget airline Teleticket has announced its plan to run new flights to the Canary Islands; filling the gap left by the collapse of travel agent and airline company XL several months ago. The flights, which begin in 2009, will run from Bristol airport to Tenerife, Lanzarote and Las Palmas.
Emigrating Brits great news for Australian resale market
New research by Alliance & Leicester International (ALI) has revealed that the main reason for people to emigrate from Britain is the weather, and that their top destination is Australia.
Super-rich remain unaffected by recession
At La Zagaleta when it comes to property - size matters. Within this Spanish resort it’s not so much keeping up with the Joneses as keeping up with the Sheikhs and the Oligarchs.
I’m over 50 – get me out of here!
The prospect of living through a recession is driving more than 400,000 over 50s Brits to consider packing their bags and leaving the UK for good to improve their financial position, according to new research from RIAS, specialist insurer for the over 50s.
Yours for £25 - A $1.25m perfect Florida holiday home
A British ex-pat couple are launching the UK’s first online overseas holiday home competition to sell their $1.25m luxury Florida property.
Russian buyers help keep Cyprus property market buoyant
Russians are flocking to Cyprus for a number of reasons but one of the important repercussions is that it is helping to shield the island from the worst current world recession.
Positive international property market predictions for 2009
The financial landscape in 2008 has been dominated by dramatic declines on stock markets and currency crashes; this has resulted in instability in many nations' economies as the very fundamentals upon which stable economic practices are built have been undermined.