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A new leaseback opportunity has just become available in the French Alps. This plan has a guaranteed net yield of 5.5% and prices begin from an astoundingly low €92,000. Leaseback property is an ideal opportunity to make money on international real estate and have a holiday home for a few weeks a year.   This […]

The Algarve Portugal has consistently been popular with both life style property buyers and overseas property investors. It has now a new appeal with investors in the form of a brand new race track at The Autodromo International de Portima   The complex can hold a total of 150.000 spectators when fully completed. The circuit has

New construction in Canada has fallen for the sixth consecutive month, and some analysts are expecting the slowdown to continue to the end of the year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its figures for February, with 134,600 starts on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from the 153,500 units in January. That is

Foreign tourist arrivals in Bali for January, 2009 broke the record for best January every, with a total of 164,643 arrivals for the month. That is 17.71 percent better than the same month in 2008, which was the previous record for January at 139,873 foreign visitors to the island.   Australia became the number one

Tourist arrivals to India for February jumped up to over 500,000 entries for the month, compared to less than 490,000 for January, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Tourism is still down somewhat, thanks in large part to the attacks in Mumbai last year, but the upward trend is a good sign that things are

Those seeking to move to Canada and take advantage of low Canadian property prices will be reflecting on the latest house prices news issued by Canadian Real Estate Association which shows a mix of house prices rises and overall prices falls. Existing home sales in Canada were up 8.6 pct from last month which was

In the heart of Paris, plans are being made for a new mixed-use community called Hermitage Plaza. This new development will have two of the tallest towers in Europe – and the tallest in Western Europe – that are being designed by Sir Norman Foster and his firm, Foster + Partners.   The project is

Recently, architectural and construction firm Gensler broke ground on what is set to be the tallest building in China, the Shanghai Tower. Located in the Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the building broker ground in December and will be ready for its new occupants in 2014. This region will become China’s first super tall building

The UK’s Golf Monthly magazine has listed its top 20 golf courses for Europe, 2009 in its latest edition. You’ll have to buy the April, 2009 edition to see the exact rankings and why the editors chose the courses, but here is a sampling of what they consider to be the best on the continent.

After last week’s mini-collapse in the value of sterling, this week sees some major data releases which could make it a week of volatility in the foreign exchange markets. First up, Tuesday morning’s UK house price index and German economic sentiment numbers may both have an effect on the best Euro exchange rates. A larger