Archive for November, 2006
Blog: Azure del Mar development launches dream Bulgarian properties
City based Berkley Square Trading has today unveiled the prestigious Azure del Mar development, a mega pre construction apartments and villas project designed to offer bulgarian property buyers a sumptuous vacation property option from just £27,000 at phase one launch prices. During the launch period a net 7% guaranteed rental deal is on offer for the first two years. Azure del Mar launch prices are being offered at well below market value, this together with the developments great concept are major selling points, particularly as the project is in an emerging area.
According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), over 125,000 hotel stays were recorded in Cape Verde in the first six months of this year, representing an increase of 33% over the same period in 2005 and a total bed occupation rate in the first half of 2006 stood at 43% . Hosting 66.8% of all hotel check ins registered, Sal island remains in highest demand followed by the islands of Santiago (16.5%) and São Vicente (8.4%). Of those recorded only 7.4% were attributed to Cape Verde residents indicating the growing amount of international tourism ... 
In Nubricks Overseas Property Podcast 20, Adam Samuel is joined in cyberspace by Guy King, editor of RTÉ House Hunters in the Sun Magazine, Ireland’s leading international property publication. With Guy, we talk Irish property investment both home and abroad first touching on his decision to buy a 2-bedroom apartment in Derry, Northern Ireland. He quotes that Northern Ireland property prices increased 25% last year and in some areas prices have risen by up to 30% making it the closest current property hotspot in the vicinity of Great Britain. Property is mainly on the up ... 
continues to be the most popular choice for British buyers. According to recent figures in a report by Assetz Finance, in addition, the number of British individuals taking out French mortgages is on the up rising from approximately 33% in 2005 to 50% in 2006. As mortgage rates rise in the UK, people purchasing a second home in France are beginning to realise that financing within France is a much cheaper option than utilizing UK financing by almost 1-1.5%.
We upped the stakes this week and bagged ourselves an exclusive celebrity interview for this latest instalment (Podcast #19) of the Nubricks Property Podcast series, Adam Samuel talks to none other than US Realtor, Entrepreneur and Winner of The Apprentice USA, Kendra Todd. Kendra explains how she got herself ‘Hired’ by Donald Trump and her time with Trump International, reveals her own real estate investment strategy, the importance of taking calculated risk, the increasingly visible role of women in property, why Britons should invest in Florida and the let’s us in on her top 5 ... 
Speaking Spanish fluently myself, I have found it an eye opener and at the same time disappointing, the number of people when travelling overseas who fail to learn so much as a ‘good morning’ or ‘thank-you’ in their destination language. What are worse still, are the many individuals that choose to buy a property abroad to make their second home and still fail to learn even a few phrases of local lingo.
Marrakech is Morocco’s premier destination and has built a reputation as an travel destination offering visitors an exotic blend of history, culture and an overseas experience in one of the worlds most colourful and striking locations.
The 18th arrondissement is one such zone with planned regeneration in the pipeline but buyers beware! Whilst the 18th does have one of the lowest prices per m² (4671€/m² in stark contrast with the most expensive, 6th arrondissement almost double at an average of 8088€/m²), the area is still home to certain neglected neighbourhoods ...