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9/6/08 –The emerging property hot spot Cape Verde sees the first true 6 star development on Boa Vista Island the furthest east of the Cape Verde archipelago. Cape Verde which is located, off the horn of Africa, are the closest tropical islands to the UK and are becoming a popular destination for holiday travelers and […]

Damac properties global expansion does not seem to be showing signs of slowing. The luxury property developer which started life in Dubai as a catering company announced its newest project in Kurdistan. The first phase of the project in the region will be Tarin Hills Development covering 170 million square feet in Erbil and estimated

The Secret Valley Golf Resort is one of the most popular golf clubs on the island of Cyprus and is currently developing itself into a complete holiday resort. Located 18 kilometers east of Paphos, on the western end of the island, the resort is convenient to the city and international airport. It has one of

The island of Ciova on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is quickly becoming a very hot area for international property investors. The island is 30 kilometers by way of road from Split, the largest city along the coast. It is near to the Split Kastela/Resnick International Airport (SPU), just a 15 minute drive, and has

Many old Berlin factories are being turned into residential properties and lofts are the designer’s choice. One of the largest conversions in the city has been the Paul-Lincke-Höfe project. This is taking an old factory in Kreuzberg, right in the heart of the city, and converting it into 116 lofts ranging from 80 square meters

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which serves as the country’s national housing agency, is predicting an 8% increase in home prices for the metro Vancouver area. That’s in comparison to an 11% increase for all of 2007, and will still leave the city with the highest prices in the country. “What we’re expecting is

In its most recent survey, Forbes.com has Spain at the top of its list for second homes in Europe. The Costa del Sol on the southeast coast along the Mediterranean Sea, centered around Malaga, provides a bit of everything and is the number one choice for second home buyers, according to Forbes.   European holiday

The central Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is becoming a popular tourist site in one of Eastern Europe’s most popular countries. International visitors and second home purchasers are looking for more and more homes and destinations in this country. In 2007, Bulgaria experienced one of the highest growth rates of tourism in the world, according to

A rise in tourism and international airline flights has helped to increase the sales of property in Thailand, according to a new report. Real estate firm CB Richard Ellis, the nation’s largest international provider, notes that soaring investment in Thai property is, in large part, attributable the popularity of the country as a tourism destination. 

Vietnam’s National Assembly recently adopted a resolution that permits foreigners who live in the country to purchase apartments. This will aid the country’s real estate market and give a boost to international companies who do business in Vietnam, and particularly their employees who live and work there.  Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is the