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The political crisis surrounding the US debt problems is causing volatility in exchange rates and providing buyers of overseas property short-lived spikes in which to buy their currency.   This week we have had the vote on measures to limit government spending, proposed by Republican Senators, delayed by their own rebels, as well as President […]

  The North Shore News has recently brought global property investors’ attention to a $40 million (£25.8 million) Vancouver property – officially the most expensive residential property listing in Canada. However, there may be one snag if you’re planning to snap up the luxury property: it hasn’t actually been built yet. Luxury estate the most

A leading Thai developer and hotel company have joined forces to announce the construction of a brand new luxury development offering superb new property in Thailand.  Developers the Tulip Group have teamed up with Centara Hotels – the largest hotel chain in Thailand – to launch the Centara Avenue Residence and Suites in an upcoming

Homesgofast.com the international real estate portal clarifies for its UK based Indian property buyers the income tax situation when purchasing  Property in India Non resident Indians (NRIs) – Indian citizens resident outside India – can buy as many residential or commercial properties in India as they like.  However, if you are considering buying a property

With prices of property in Australia set to fall over the next year, a new survey has found that New South Wales is set to be the best performing state in the country.  Prices in the state are set for only slight falls in the next twelve months whilst values slip further in the rest

New measures are to be introduced in Singapore next month to protect property buyers from rogue overseas property lawyers.  Two high profile cases in 2006 and 2007 resulted in fraud of around S$17 million (£8.65 million) and the new laws are designed to protect property buyers from unscrupulous overseas solicitors. New law aims to protect

  A leading estate agency has reported that the prices of winter and ski property in Bulgaria are continuing to fall.  With demand for fully furnished property in Bulgaria’s three largest winter resorts remaining low, prices have fallen by a fifth over the last quarter with not even ‘extremely low’ prices tempting foreign buyers. Weak

While the sales of property in Spain might be continuing to fall, sales of luxury homes in the country are buoyant.  Buyers from Britain and across Europe are snapping up luxury overseas property – often for €1 million or more – with the quality of the Spanish property that is available attracting wealthy buyers. Luxury

New research has found that property prices in Cyprus continued to fall in the first three months of 2011 with rents on the island also slipping as landlords struggle to attract new tenants.  The fall has been attributed to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the Greek economy and a continuing lack of credit availability. Prices and

Increased investment in American property, a drop in prices in 2011 but the prospect of a recovery in 2011.  These are the conclusions of three recent pieces of research into the American property market which paint different pictures about the state of the country’s fragile housing market. Investment in property in the USA sees sharp