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The small seaside village of Yamba along the northern coast of Australia’s New South Wales has been named Best Town in Australia by a panel of tourism and travel experts. The survey was conducted by Australian Traveller magazine and listed the top 100 tourism hot spots in the country. The small town was a surprise […]

The home building sector in New Zealand is still showing no signs of rebounding in the current economic crisis, according to the latest report from the island nation. Statistics New Zealand reported that in February, 2009, there were 1059 dwellings authorized in the country with 193 of those being apartments. In the same month of

A new center dedicated to Florence’s artisans is getting ready to open in the Oltrarno neighborhood, where these trades have been practiced for centuries. The new Spazio-Arte e Meistieri (SAM), located in the Conventino, will have some 3,500 square meters of space for a range of artisans and their workshops.   The new facility will

The Bank of Spain recently decided to take over the Caja Castilla la Mancha, a regional savings bank. The move was the first bank bail-out in Spain since the global economic crisis arose last year, and is the first large intervention in Spain since 1993. The action comes after the bank failed to find a

A new study released by Hotels.com shows that Portuguese hotels are the cheapest of any major destination in Europe. With the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, Portuguese hoteliers acted quickly and lowered their rates. The average rate during the fourth quarter of 2008 for a hotel room in Portugal was 77 euros

Signs that the UK property market may be heading for recovery come from figures released by the Bank of England. The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases were up by 19% in Feb 09 indicating that home buyers were back seeking to buy property in the UK The Bank of England figures show a total

A 78-acre vineyard and winery is for sale on an island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The property has a restaurant, four-bedroom house with its own swimming pool and spa, and a 66-foot boat dock. This Canadian estate is located on Saturna Island and has 45 acres of mature vines, from which the

Noho Square, once one of the highest profile luxury and mixed used developments proposed for London, has been sold. The troubled project has some new hopes now that control is being acquired by development company Stanhope, according to the Financial Times. Icelandic bank Kaupthing teamed up with property developers Nick and Christian Candy several years

The Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande, once owned by the late Paul-Louis Weiller, is now up for sale. The Parisian landmark was constructed in the late 1650s for the Amelot family and was originally called the Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil. Mr Weiller was a World War I hero and successful businessman, and he purchased the

Demand for Jamaican property appears to be on the up with overseas property website Homesgofast.com reporting a 30% increase in enquiries for its Jamaican property listings compared to February 2008. According to the international portal the two countries that seem to be driving this interest are the UK and Canada   CEO Nick Marr Homesgofast.com