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The first quarter of 2009 saw Florida home sales rise, a trend which continued into April. That good news was driven by the fact that home prices across the state were down significantly. The new $8,000 tax rebate for first time homebuyers was also a factor in increasing sales.   For the month of April, […]

A new secure online system is making it much easier to do business in and with Cape Verde. The new system makes it easier to conduct business in several ways. For island businesses, the most important benefit is perhaps in easing the process of registering a business in the African nation. Prior to the new

  The city of Marbella, Spain is set to become a venue for cruise ships, according to news from the Costa del Sol. The idea is to enlarge the Marina-La Bajadilla port so that medium sized cruise ships can dock there. The plan has been on hold for several years, but it looks as if

The second movie in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, is currently filming in Italy through the end of May, according to fan sites and news releases. The movie, based on the Stephenie Meyer book of the same name, is filming several scenes in the Italian town of Montepulciano.   Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and

Morocco has received a $219 million loan to finance several infrastructure projects, Moroccan officials announced recently. The Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has loaned the money for two highway projects and a dam for the country.   Part of the money will be for two key highways, one of which will link

A popular investment opportunity in Argentina called Greengold has led to a new program called SCS Farmland. Project Greengold was launched in 2007 and there have been four investment programs since then, each of which has sold out. Despite the global downturn in 2008, the latest phase of Greengold still sold out and investors wanted

The National Association of Real Estate Agents reports that more homes were sold in April, 2009 than in the previous 18 months. The average agent sold ten properties in April, up from eight in March and well above the low of five, which came in August, 2008.   The increase in sales is a positive

The DubaiInternationalFinanceCenter continues to maintain its status as the premier commercial property development in the emirate even as other areas suffer. The DIFC is home to many corporations and their regional offices as well as the Dubai Stock Exchange. Rents in this part of the city have been relatively stable and high, particularly when compared

Residential property markets in Bulgaria and Romania are not quite at their lowest point and could see more declines in 2009. That’s the latest from property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle, which predicts prices in Sofia to fall by 12 percent and in Bucharest by 20 percent in 2009.   The firm expects the downward trends

The Greek town of Lakkoi, located on the island of Leros in the Dodecanese, offers a unique display of early 20th century modern architecture. Most of the planned town was erected by the Italians, who occupied the island from 1912 – 1943. Several islands and towns in what are now Greek islands were made over