The sale of tickets for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics which went on sale today seems to have been sidelined somewhat by the furore which has been unleashed upon the London 2012 Olympic Organisers who are in the midst of a publicity nightmare. The official logo of London 2012 Summer Olympic Games was released to the public but has been nationally ridiculed as being amateur and branded everything from graffiti at a local bus stop, a multicoloured swastika to an eighties disco sign.

It’s official, tickets for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games go on sale from June 5th in Hong Kong, according to the China Travel Service, the official ticketing agent of the Beijing Olympic Games. A 3-phase ticketing sales operation is in place with 7 million affordable tickets on sale now. 75%  of tickets are to sold domestically and the rest will be available to overseas  buyers. Prices start from $200 rising to $5000 and the rush will be for tickets to the Opening and Closing ceremonies to be held at the incredible Beijing National Stadium. This ...

A Place in the Sun Live, an exhibition dedicated to overseas property, debuted at London’s custom built exhibition centre ExCel back in April 2005, supported by magazine spin-off A Place in the Sun Magazine, Channel 4 broadcaster of the hit TV brand A Place in the Sun and popular presenter Amanda Lamb. The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) recently ranked A Place in the Sun Live among the UK’s Top 40 consumer exhibitions and remains the UK’s biggest and best-attended overseas property show. To Win Free tickets to A Place in the Sun Live

Do you love Golf or Property, what about a combination?

Heralded as “the first exhibition dedicated to golf property”, the Golf Homes Worldwide show will be held on 17th & 18th March 2007 at the East Sussex National Golf Resort & Spa, a location well suited to a market whose affluence and influence in undoubted in the world of property development today. Taking place in Uckfield, just 30 mins from Gatwick airport, admission is free to all visitors.

Show founder Gerard Larkin explains, “With more and more agents and developers aiming their new products squarely at the ...

The real-estate sectors of India and China continue to grow at a blistering pace and the ongoing economic prosperity has naturally had a knock-on effect on these countries real-estate markets. However, they are yet to challenge rival market known collectively as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); the Persian Gulf region and in particular Dubai has been the real power house so far in terms of economic development growth.

Real estate developer Sama Dubai, a subsidiary of Dubai Holdings, recently conducted a straw poll at September’s recent prestigious MIPIM Asia 2006 property expo in Hong Kong. Surveying ...

Just a quick reminder that this weekend is an opportunity to attend a FREE Romanian Property Seminar courtesy of Romania Revealed.

Where:     Park Inn Hotel, Bath Road (the A4) near Heathrow, London

Just a quick note to let Nubricks readers know that this weekend Romania Revealed are running a FREE property seminar entitled “Focus on Bucharest” at the Park Inn, Heathrow Hotel in London and in Dublin the weekend of 30th September and 1st October.

Seats are already filling up fast and must be reserved on a first come first served basis.

The seminar will include advice from legal experts and financial experts. In addition, there will a number of developers presenting their latest off-plan developments and you will be able to view models of developments on show.

Sponsored by The Mail on Sunday, The National Homebuilder Design Award Winners 2006 recently took place at London’s Hilton hotel. The awards acknowledge property companies who make design excellence a priority in their new home developments. The event is an opportunity for the short-listed entrants in each of the 14 sponsered categories, judged by leading figures in the UK housing industry, to showcase their property developments to the property media world.

Central Equity’s Australian Property Info Sessions are back by popular demand from July 21st until July 30th in Knightsbridge, London.  If you are interested in property  investment in Australia then this is a great opportunity to hear “how to purchase, finance, lease & manage an Aussie property while living in the UK.” The info sessions will include tips on how to save tens of thousands of dollars in Stamp Duty, a tax charged by all Australian state governments on the purchase of real estate.

For those of you with no plans for this weekend, if you fancy dipping your toe into the world of Asian & Australian real estate, there is a choice on offer this weekend.The Australian Property Briefing is a free event which runs from Saturday May 20th through to May 28th at The Sheraton Park Tower in Knightsbridge, London. Included is the 1st international launch of the Vue Grande project in Melbourne (as reviewed April 27th) along with a series of free info sessions related to Australian Property Investment. Seats are limited so to book your place contact Central Equity.