The Greek islands continue to attract the same number of tourists despite the current economic crisis. House hunters are looking to take advantage of this maintained popularity and stabilized prices of holiday rentals to turn property bargains currently available into yield. Article written by Exclusive Greek Properties Visiting many Cycladic islands this summer, we have [...]
British buyers make up one of the top three nations of foreign property-buyers in the USA, along with Canadians and Brazilians. And of the ten most popular areas for foreign buyers anywhere in the USA, six are in Florida. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Leading real estate resource website, Inman News, made these [...]
Takaungu Robinson House is an example of sustainable architecture that helps to preserve a pristine coral environment and indigenous coastal rainforest of Kenya for future generations. Article written by Kostja Reim A farm peninsula, 5 kilometres south of Kilifi town in Kenya, Takaungu creek covers an area of approximately 20 hectares. The peninsula is dominated [...]
British expats Harry Braybrooke and partner Gillian made the right decision to use a currency exchange specialist for sending money between the UK and France, but soon after moving to their French home they found out that not all offer the same level of service. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company The Braybrookes used [...]
Banks are barely out of the headlines across Europe at the moment, thanks to the lingering debt crisis in the Eurozone, but what is it like to be a customer with a bank in a Euro country, such as Spain? Article written by The Overseas Guides Company If you’re on the verge of buying a [...]
David Merrick, a management consultant from Beaconsfield, recently bought a holiday home in Italy. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Here he tells us about it and how the information provider the Italy Buying Guide helped him with his purchase: So why did you decide to buy in Italy? We have been to Italy [...]
Being young, free and single used to be very desirable, but when you add the word, “unemployed” it no longer seems attractive. A study carried out by MoneyRates.com recently examined nine economic and lifestyle factors in order to discover the most youth-friendly states in the USA. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company The factors [...]
Saving £6,000 when they bought their Mediterranean holiday home has made holidays there especially enjoyable for British couple Steve and Stephanie James. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company The simple decision to use a currency exchange specialist rather than their bank to send money from the UK to Greece to pay for their apartment [...]
Before you have a quiet (or not so quiet) chuckle to yourself, there is a serious point to looking at nudist beaches when buying property abroad. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Most places that are home to beautiful sandy beaches and plenty of warm sun – such as parts of Italy, Spain, France, [...]
A desirable lakeside home in a Florida hot spot is on the market for $40K less than comparable properties in the same community, proof that while prices in the Sunshine State might be showing signs of creeping up, there are still bargains out there for those that look hard enough. Article written by The Overseas [...]