Overseas Property
A ‘bible’ for buying in Brazil
Ditch the blinkers and remove the rose tinted specs. Samantha Gore, Head of Sales and Marketing for Brazil experts uv10.com, tells us ten things you probably didn’t, but definitely should, know about investing in property in Brazil.
Cape Verde isn’t just one island – there are lots!
Cape Verde is similar to the Caribbean in that it offers a number of islands which are all quite different. The advantage of Cape Verde is its easy accessibility to the UK. Flight times are just over 5 hours.
Brit’s dash to move cash overseas
Costs up, FTSE down, pensions failing, and the sub-prime crisis still putting in the financial boot, reports show British investors are now shifting their cash into money-spinning global alternatives.
Holiday property rentals boom in south of France
Five key departments are this year’s rising stars in the French holiday rental market. All are in the sun-filled southern regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence.
Holiday island a showcase for breathtaking architecture
If you had come to Phuket 10 years ago, you would have been struck by the graceful sweep of the steeply sloping roofs that were a feature of almost all of the high-end homes and resorts on the island.
Las Vegas – not just a realm for money mavericks
Future Properties, the investment focused sister agency of leading agent PURE International, has launched one of the most unique lifestyle and investment opportunities available in the US.
Record breaking year for Roatán Real Estate
In the eyes of Merrill Lynch the USA is already officially a couple of months into a recession. With financial markets in turmoil and the biggest housing slump in a quarter of a century putting immense pressure on the economy, whoever wins the race for the White House in November of this year may wish they never put their name down on the entry form.
Model start to 2008 for Canada’s property market
So far 2008 has been very kind to Canada’s property market. A Place in the Sun Live recently reported that Canada had recorded the biggest jump in its league table for most popular overseas property destinations, moving up seven places on last year to ninth spot this year.
State-of-the-art marina comes to Mijas
The province of Málaga has 150km of coastline housing 11 marinas sharing 4,240 berths between them. The EPPA (Empresa Pública de Puertos de Andalucía or Public Company of Andalucian Ports) estimates that there is a deficit of 4,300 berths in Málaga alone, a shortfall of more than 100%, and if anything waiting lists are getting longer.
Take advantage of Spain’s buyer’s market
A slowing property market has its winners and its losers. The losers are the vendors who want to achieve a quick sale at a high price; the winners are the buyers who want to shop around for a deal.
High-speed AVE brings Madrid closer to Malaga
Madrileños own a large proportion of holiday homes on the Costa del Sol, a proportion that could be as high as 40% in pretty coastal towns such as Mijas just to the west of Malaga.
Staying green as the skies go orange
EasyJet is comprehensively conquering the skies. Adding new routes on a seemingly daily basis, recently accelerated by the acquisition of GB Airways for £103.5 million in January of this year, the no-frills airline now has the Canary Islands, Malta, Crete, Corfu, Cyprus, Turkey, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada on its 2008 timetable.
Stefanesti Village an urban village
Validus is pleased to launch Stefanesti Village as the inaugural development in Romania. Since 2005 we’ve seen the the phenomenal progress that Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have made and now Romania has successfully joined the EU, it is sure to follow this proven path.
Eastern European cities promise investment opportunities
Demand for new homes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is being driven by rapidly rising incomes, growing city populations and strong growth in the mortgage markets, according to a report by Savills research which covers 11 countries.
Tourism projects propel Morocco's success
As Morocco’s national tourism strategy, Vision 2010, begins to unfold and a whole new set of infrastructure improvements comes into play, the future is looking brighter than ever in Morocco.