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International buyers are being attracted to some of Scotlands most impressive properties in the year of Homecoming Scotland 2009, a year long event that marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns,   According to Matthew Sinclair, Director of high-end property search agent Saint Property, the company has seen […]

The opening of the Burj Dubai tower in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, has been delayed by three months until December, 2009. The National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates reports that two contractors involved in the project said work still needed to be completed both inside and outside the building before it will be

The UK based overseas property website Homesgofast.com which carries over 200,000 listings announced that Brazil is the firm favorite with international investors. CEO Nicholas Marr confirms the demand with international real estate investors relating this to the uncertainty in the banking system and numerous positive indicators for the region.   One of the indicators that seem

The dynamic city Recife on the Atlantic coast is undergoing a building boom as thousands of overseas investors and expats have discovered it is a great place to buy property for a holiday or retirement home.Sun, sandy beaches, year-round warm weather and friendly people await those who visit or buy property in the northeast Brazilian

Cidade Velha has become Cape Verde’s first UNESCO World Heritage site. The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features some of the original street layout and impressive remains including

Australia comes out on top of the list of best countries in the Australasia Region for property investment, with China and Japan right behind it. The Investment Intentions Asia Survey, conducted by the Asian Real Estate Association, the European Association of Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate, and the Pension Real Estate Association asked potential investors

An agreement with striking workers means that construction work on the 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums is back on. The SA Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, (Safcec), the employer body, and the unions representing the workers signed the agreement after a week-long strike had brought all work on the stadiums to a halt. Also affected

Retired ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 looks to be headed for South Africa as a floating hotel for next summer’s football World Cup. The current owners, Nakheel, a subsidiary of Dubai World, planned to refurbish the QE2 and have it berthed at the man-made Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, but the recession has hit the

New York Yankees star Derek Jeter is in the process of building a very large house along the TampaBay waterfront just outside of Tampa, Florida. The size of the yet-to-be-completed house is drawing the attention of both neighbors and the New York City press, with a recent article about it in the New York Post.

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