The dollar this week fell to a 26 year low versus the pound sterling, according to leading UK foreign exchange company Moneycorp . The dollar has been hovering at just over $2 in recent weeks and has gone as high as $2.05. For those who are looking to invest in property abroad, particularly in the […]
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UK based overseas property magazine “A Place in the Sun” and Bank of Scotland International all highlight the desirability of French property as an overseas property hot spot. “A Place in the Sun” Magazine published by Brooklands Media Group features France in its August edition reporting on the house price rises in Languedoc-Roussillon. It reveals that
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Dubai has some of the largest construction projects in the world under way, but one of the most popular places for international real estate investors is Business Bay. Business Bay is a freehold construction zone near downtown Dubai that is a mix of business, residential and retail space. The ability for businesspeople to work
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Millionaire home buyers buying property in London are responsible for continuing strength in high end house prices in London. Despite recent interest rises the luxury home market is not showing signs of slowing. It seems the rich may be immune to such attempts to dampen the market and it appears that two of the
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Overseas property investors don’t come much bigger than celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham. Posh and Becks like many Brits love to buy property abroad in fact the UK Office of National Statistics indicate British expatriate numbers increase annually and have been doing so for the last 10 years. The British buy property abroad
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A recent survey commissioned by IDIP the legal due diligence company indicates that investors buying off plan property abroad without formal background checks on the property developer are worried by their investment. The online survey asked 2500 investors about undertaking due diligence before investing abroad. It found that 90% of investors stated that they
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Barbados is one of the most popular Caribbean islands for international real estate investors. Recently launched off plan properties prove that it is not only for the rich and famous with properties priced under £150K. Barbados is an Island of paradise where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean which means it has reasonable temperatures
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The world of International Real Estate has seen some huge acquisitions by some of the worlds largest real estate companies including Colliers International and Morgan Stanley Real Estate. Colliers International, commercial real estate services, announced the purchase of Torode Realty, Ltd., a leading commercial real estate firm specializing in industrial real estate
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Selling property privately online has again caused controversy amongst estate agents in the UK not happy with the competition offered by online property website at Tescopropertymarket.com Unlike the US where realtors work in competition with for sale by owner websites UK estate agents have a virtual online monopoly with all the UK’s major
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The housing market in the southern Australian state of Victoria is very hot and Melbourne is leading the way. According to several recent articles in the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper (www.news.com.au/heraldsun ), home prices are set to rise by 150% or more over the next 10 years. One set of projections cited in
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