World

April 24, 2008

  • Dubai Investor Survey Highlights Worries

    Security and Trust are the greatest concern for more than half of respondents
    The results of a recent survey on the Dubai real estate sector have highlighted the main areas of concern for those buying property in Dubai as; security & trust and construction delays. (…)

April 22, 2008

  • Cambodian Law Changes May Open Property Market for Foreign Investors

    Nuth Nurang, Secretary of State at Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction said: has revealed that the government is considering an amendment to Cambodia’s law that would allow foreigners to buy property in the rapidly emerging market freehold. (…)

April 11, 2008

  • Lebanon Normal Service Resumed?

    Although Lebanon witnessed an economic slowdown in 2007, real estate activity during the year has proved to be quite resilient to the said trend prevailing in the country. (…)

April 3, 2008

  • Lanzarote Visitor Numbers Surge by 11%

    British tourism up 16.7% during January/February 2008
     
    Overseas investors with interests in the Lanzarote property market will have been warmed by the release of the latest tourist figures for the island. Which reveal an upsurge 16.7% in British visitor numbers for the first two months of 2008. According to statistics just released by Spanish airport operator AENA. (…)

March 19, 2008

March 17, 2008

  • CTBUH 8TH World Congress Highlights Dubai as a Model of Sustainable Urban Future

    According to the UN: 50 percent of the world’s population resides in urban cities, growing to two-thirds in 25 years; by 2015, 23 ‘mega cities’ will exist with nineteen of them located in developing countries
    Dubai - Tuesday, March 11th 2008: The Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat (CBTUH) ended its 8th World Congress with participants agreeing that Dubai is well suited to lead the world in creating sustainable dense cities, if it followed new radical fundamental planning and sustainable designing strategies. (…)

February 12, 2008

  • Related International Unveils Plans for ICON Vallarta’s Grand Tower:

    75 Ultra-Luxury Condominiums with Array of Services and Amenities
    Final Opportunity to Own Philippe Starck-designed Property on Mexico Coast
    Miami, FLORIDA (January 8, 2008) – Related International has announced ICON Vallarta’s third and final offering, The Grand Tower. (…)

January 29, 2008

January 14, 2008

December 27, 2007

  • An American in Paris

    Or Cyprus, or Italy or Mexico. More and more Americans are looking further afield than New York for their second or even third home. (…)

December 12, 2007

  • Last Island in New York Saved

    The last private island in New York City, an untamed speck of land with spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, was preserved on Tuesday for its current residents — snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons. (…)

December 7, 2007

December 4, 2007

November 23, 2007

November 21, 2007

  • How to buy Property in Spain

    All property in Spain should be registered in the Registro de la Propiedad (the land registry), where you can obtain the full details of the owner, the exact size of the property and full details of any mortgages, debts or judgments against the property will normally be registered. (…)

November 16, 2007

November 14, 2007

  • Brangelina invest in Dubai

    Brad pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly invested in Dubai’s The World offshore development. (…)

November 13, 2007

  • How Property Investment can work for you

    Gaining financial security is the main reason why most people turn to property, which is no surprise because property has been and continues to be one of the most solid investments around. (…)

November 9, 2007

  • Panama Real Estate: One Big Hoax

    The amount of speculation driving the real estate market in Panama City is breathtaking. Literally, I sometimes gag when I hear the kind of numbers floating around this place. (…)