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2/12/09 – Natal Brazil is set for huge infrastructure improvements in preparation for the 2014 world cup and 2016 Olympics. Improvements will be see new roads hotels and increased public transport   In September the Secretary of Infrastructure of the State of Rio Grande do Norte and the Secretary of Urban Mobility of Natal had requested funds […]

2/12/2009- Data through September 2009, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index improved in the third quarter of 2009, posting its second consecutive quarterly increase and further improvement in its annual rate of return.  

Brazil’s property market is set to become one of the hottest markets in 2010. The country is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Foreign Direct Investment has increased and with Brazil set to host the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, we will see improvements in infrastructure and huge growth in the

27/11/09 – UK based Turkish property agent Spot Blue have announced a significant year on year growth in traffic to their website in the third quarter and in what we have seen of the final quarter. The announcement comes just days after an Anna Aero report detailing 22% growth in Turkish airline capacity, and that

The dates for the leading annual real estate and tourism investment event for Brazil have been set. Nordeste Invest 2010 will take place from the 10th to 12th of May, in the city of Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte. A three-day B2B event will unite the most important names in the real estate

26/11/09- Despite the current economic climate there are some signs that tourism on Lanzarote may take off again next year. AENA, the Spanish airport authority has extended the current waiver on airport charges and taxes for the duration of 2010. At the same time figures released indicate for the first time this year visitor numbers

25/11/09- The Global property market has seen a rise in commercial distressed real estate and is set to become a significant feature for the future of the sector. Eighty percent of countries surveyed saw a rise in distressed sales in the commercial property market, says Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). During the third quarter

25/11/09- British Banks that include Abbey National plc, Barclays Bank plc, Clydesdale Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and Nationwide Building Society will be pleased by the  Supreme Court judgment toady concerning unfair bank charges. The Supreme Court judgment, overturned previous High Court and Court of Appeal

25/11/2009-International housing markets in the world’s leading economies continue to recover, however many housing markets in leading economies remain distressed. Of the 27 countries which have already published their Q3 data, more countries have experienced house price falls (17 countries) during the year to date, than have enjoyed price rises (10). In addition, the house

Evidence from the research suggests that consumers are increasingly open to alternative methods of buying or selling a home. While the large majority of sellers used a traditional estate agent, more than a third initially considered selling privately, using an online estate agent, or selling at auction. There is a marked increase in interest in