Archive for May, 2006
Blog: Cape Verde foreign investment boom
Cape Verde has been in the press over the last few weeks due to its up and coming status on the world stage.
The Island of San Vicente in Cape Verde signed an agreement with Spain’s Canary islands and the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira to promote and operate cruises in the mid-Atlantic.
The agreement will help forge better relations with the countries and includes an exchange of information about events, carrying out competitiveness studies, statistical information management and adopting common security measures.
The benefits of welcoming cruise line tourism are tremendous with high net worth individuals ...
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Blog: The art of flipping off plan property and new homes
Definition of Property flipping: To sell on or assign a contract.
Property speculators place deposits on units before they are built (off plan), with the intention of selling them on at a healthy profit before they have to pay the rest of the purchase price. Investors buy at a discounted price when a development is launched and before construction has started. Once construction is well underway and is close to completion assigning the contract is the next priority. This saves the initial investor a substantial amount of money as they don’t need to pay all the completion costs including a mortgage.
Some pointers to note:
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Blog: Malaysian Borneo eco property development
As the environment and global warming are hot topics of the moment, investor’s interest in eco friendly property developments is on the increase. Many of us don’t associate Malaysian Borneo as a property development hotspot, but the Nexus Resort at Karumbunai may change your mind.
The resort itself is situated 30kms northeast of Kota Kinabalu and is located on 3,335acres of lush tropical surroundings known as the Karumbunai Peninsula. The rainforests in this part of the world are
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Blog: Overseas Property News Round up Week 21
We have decided to do a round up of overseas property news in the press this week. To read the full story click on the link.
Spain and Portugal are always going to be high on the list of many British buyers. Short flying times and the fact that these markets are well established puts them streaks ahead of their competition. Read More from the Independent…
Its silver surfer week and the over 50’s are embracing the Internet and in particular using the web to search for overseas property. Read More from the Independent…
Is Montenegro the next hotspot? ...
View more »Blog: Property opportunities in San Vicente Cape Verde
The island of San Vicente, Cape Verde is quietly poised on the brink of some very interesting developments that the eagle eyed investor should not overlook.
Cape Verde itself is now an investment hotspot where the landscapes on many of the islands are changing by the day. San Vicente has long been the Cape Verdian island of culture and is now quietly forming plans, which may launch it into an elite holiday destination and thriving business centre.
The West side of the city of Mindelo will become the city’s business park, surrounded by the mountain ...
View more »Blog: iNest saves buyers money on new homes in the USA
An Introduction:
Internest.com (iNest) started life in 1997 and has helped buyers and developers communicate ever since. Internest.com joins a group of real estate sites, which have been acquired by LendingTree, LLC over the past few years.
iNest has developed many strong relationships with US house builders and developers, which has helped fuel its rapid growth. The new property website has streamlined the process of buying a new home and gives buyers 1% rebate on the base price cost of the home they purchase. The client is limited to the house builders that iNest have relationships with, but with ...
View more »Blog: New Mill Developments for Sale in Budapest Hungary
As wealth increases the demand for luxury real estate is on the up, as increasing numbers of Hungarian entrepreneurs and top managers seek luxury properties. Market analysts expect prices in this bracket to mimic Paris and New York in the near future especially as people move back into the city as downtown Budapest gets a facelift.
The widespread property development trend of Mill Conversions in the UK has spread to Hungary. The latest development to hit the Budapest real estate market is Mill Lofts, a conversion of a landmark building, the former Gizella Malom (Gizella Flour Mill) is ...
Blog: Budapest Obuda island resort development to create major tourist and yachting centre
The Budapest Sun Online this week reported proof of Hungary’s ever growing stature as a tourist destination, with the news of four new airlines operating routes into Hungary. Atlanta-based Delta Airlines, will fly five times a week between Budapest Zrt and JFK Airport, New York, whilst Irish budget airline Ryanair has started three weekly flights to FlyBalaton airport at Sármellék, close to Lake Balaton and expects to carry some 40,000 passengers on the route in the first year of operations. May 1 saw Finnish scheduled airline Blue1 (owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines) launch a thrice-weekly seasonal connection with Helsinki to Ferihegy. Finally, Czech airline Smart Wings, ... View more »
Blog: Sports Celebrities endorse new home developments
New Home projects are becoming increasingly popular, so developers have to look for new ways to attract clients to view their off plan projects over the competition. Celebrity endorsement works in many other industries its turn for the new homes industry to embrace it.
Snippets of celebrity endorsement of property developments from around the globe.
Former England football manager Terry Venables
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Blog: Just Launched….New Zakopane Hotel Development in Poland
An opportunity to get in at the start of a newly launched property development in Poland’s Winter Capital, Zakopane. 131 hotel units are being development in a new 4 Star Hotel project located in Poland and Central Europe’s most popular winter holiday resorts close to the Tatra Mountain range. The Hotel is located in an established hotel area, close to the ski lifts and will have a restaurant, parking and conference facilities onsite and residents will have access to a new Aqua Park immediately adjacent due to open in 2006.The developer has real estate experience in ...