Property prices in Australia’s territory and state capital cities are falling steadily, latest figures reveal. The average property price actually fell by 1.2 per cent in the last quarter compared to the previous quarter. Of all eight cities included in the survey, all experienced price drops, with the biggest being in Brisbane at 2.5 per [...]
Six areas in the state of Florida are dominating the US property market and leading the country’s turnaround for recovery. As the stability of the real estate market improves, Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota-Bradenton, and Lakeland-Winter Haven are all in the latest Top 10 Turnaround Town Report from Realtor.com. This is great [...]
Builders in America have been building fewer houses than in previous years, research shows. The number of new builds of homes that companies actually started in October was much less than usual. There were however, more plans submitted for the building of apartments; a clear sign of the times when it comes to the American [...]
It could soon be possible to buy property in Turkey without stepping foot in the country thanks to an initiative that will make it possible to complete a property transaction at the Turkish embassy in London. A pilot scheme by the Turkish Government will set up branches of the Turkish Land Registry Directorate (TKM) in [...]
There has reportedly been a soar in demand for restoration projects abroad. Overseas buyers are looking to build their ‘dream home’ which has meant that demand has risen by 15%. In previous years, it has been Italy and France which saw the highest number of renovations, but rural Spain is now a focus for those [...]
It has been revealed that more and more people are opting to rent aparthotels when they stay in Portugal. An aparthotel is what it sounds; a cross between an apartment and a hotel. Travellers choose from self caters apartments or rooms which are rented out but are located within actual hotel buildings. In fact, [...]
More than 6,500 Brits were granted residency in New Zealand in the year ending July 2011, making the UK the top source country for immigrants there. Of the 40,737 migrants granted residency in New Zealand last year, 6,549 were from the United Kingdom, followed by 5,262 from China, 4,218 from India, 3,396 from South Africa, [...]
Wine-loving Brits who crave vineyard views from their French home historically would have moved to Bordeaux but now another region is gaining a reputation as a great place for wine aficionados to live. Languedoc-Roussillon in the South of France, with its stretch of Mediterranean coastline and rolling foothills below the Pyrenees, is already deemed [...]
Property owners in Barbados have reportedly been reducing their asking prices by up to 10% in a bid to sell their property before the traditional ‘selling season’ comes to an end. These reductions are not by a few thousand pounds either; with Barbados being one of the most expensive countries in the world, reductions are [...]
Anyone who bought in Bulgaria before 2008 and by setting up a company could be in danger of losing their property if they haven’t re-registered their company by the end of the year. All companies set up in Bulgaria before 2008 are required by law to have been re-registered on the country’s new online Trade [...]