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The French property market experienced a 1.1 per cent fall in the second quarter of the year (2013), but results varied considerably from region to region. That’s according to a new report from Notaires, which confirmed that the biggest decline has been recorded in Pas de Calais, which took a dive of 10.7 per cent

The long awaited opening of a huge new theme park in Spain could boost property prices in nearby areas, propertywire.com reports. A new Paramount Theme Park – created by the film corporation responsible for Titanic, Indiana Jones and Top Gun, among many others – is set to open in Murcia, Spain, during the second half of 2015.

Istanbul is fast becoming one of Europe’s property investment hotspots. New figures released by local property consultants Universal 21 indicate that property prices in the Turkish capital jumped by more than 2.5 per cent in August. This helped the city record an average property price increase of 13.8 per cent for the year. It’s not

Comic actor Steve Martin has put his Caribbean villa on the market for the princely sum of $10.5 million (£6.6 million), businessinsider.com reports. Villa Au Soleil (Villa in the Sun) sits high up in the hillsides of popular Caribbean island, St Barts. In true superstar fashion, it offers a 180 degree panorama of the glistening Baie

House prices in Australia have increased again this quarter, marking the longest run of quarterly rises since 2010. According to propertywire.com, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals that house prices during the September quarter rose by 1.9 per cent on average – up by 7.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

New mortgage rules have been rolled out by the UAE Central Banks for those buying property in Dubai, propertywire.com reports. The rules have been rolled out in the hope of avoiding a similar property boom and bust cycle as witnessed in the mid 2000s, where prices soared before plummeting when global finances became unstable. It

Australia’s biggest cities are leading a surge in the Australian property market, with a 1.3 per cent increase in property prices during the month of October. The rising prices were largely driven by the capital city, Sydney, with significant growth also recorded in Brisbane and Melbourne. The latest Rismark Home Value Index has also shown

Anyone thinking of moving abroad should consider energy prices, inheritance laws, local politics and tax, one expert has claimed. Writing for yourmoney.com, property blogger Tahmina Mannan noted these four areas as being huge considerations for those thinking of making the move. Where energy prices were concerned, Mannan explained that cold winters and escalating heating costs

The property market in Singapore is cooling off with house prices still on the rise but the rate of growth slowing down, according to the latest report from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The data shows that the rate of growth recorded from July to September, was the slowest it has been in five quarters. These