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Foreign investment in Australian commercial property is at its highest level since 1994, according to a new report from a leading property firm.  Jones Lang LaSalle has found that foreign investment is helping the Australian commercial property market to recover with increasing levels of capital available for property investment in the country. Offshore investment helping […]

Whilst property prices in Portugal may have fallen over the last couple of years, one area of the country is bucking the trend.  Thanks to a relative lack of supply and some excellent golf facilities, the island of Madeira actually saw property prices rise in 2010. Property prices in Madeira rose in 2010 The latest

Recent figures from the Bank of Italy and from an independent think tank have shown that property prices in Italy were less affected by the global financial crisis than many other European countries.  And, with prices broadly the same as they were in 2008, property prices in Italy are set to take off over the

Good news for both overseas property buyers and holidaymakers considering the Caribbean Island of St Lucia . From 27th March 2011 British Airways started daily flights from Gatwick to St Lucia, increasing their schedule from five times per week. The new flights are welcomed by property developers and second home owners at developments such as

Whilst other areas of France might have seen property prices fall over the last few years, the country’s capital, Paris, is seeing booming property prices.  Residential values in the city rise by almost 18 per cent in 2010 according to new data, compared to just 1 per cent in London. Paris property prices in the

Overseas property buyers seeking investments or a second home in Costa Rica will find the real estatwe buying process straightforward. Accourding to information from The Costa Rica News the house buying process in the country has become remarkably similar to in other parts of the world. Ownership of property in Costa Rica open to all There is no

Price falls over recent years resulting in increased activity for Bahamas property A leading estate agent in the Bahamas believes that falls in the value of property and increased realism about prices by vendors is stimulating the property market in the country.  George Damianos, president of Lyford Cay Sotheby’s International Realty, told Tribune Business that

Property prices on the island of Malta have begun to recover after some difficult years, a new survey from the Central Bank has reported.  Advertised property prices rose by 1.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2010, on the back of a 0.5 per cent increase during the previous quarter, according to the Bank’s

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Homesgofast.com have warned overseas property buyers that Exchange rates are volatile following the UK Bank of England minutes, budget & dire retail sales figures from the UK. “Small fluctuations in exchange rates can make purchasing a property abroad more expensive by thousands of pounds” States Nick Marr director of the international real estate portal. More uncertainty in