After the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and the Qatar Masters the last of three straight tournaments in the Gulf region, The Dubai Desert Classic gets under way from February 1 to 4, later this week.

The first regular European Tour event in the Middle East, The Dubai Desert Classic was inaugurated in 1989 and is now an annual professional golf tournament which is played on the Middle East’s first grass golf course “Majlis” at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Heavily supported by many of Dubai global real estate big hitters, tickets for ...

Dubai Property

The last census carried out in 2004 by the Insee statistical institute showed the number of British people who live permanently in France doubled in the past five years to 100,000 people, unsurprising considering all things French continue to gain in appeal from a morning croissant and coffee to an evening glass of wine.

The standard of living, education and healthcare coupled with a stress-free way of life made easier still by local airport connections, fast trains and new motorways means its no wonder that Brits continue ...

French Property, New Developments, Property Polls

A construction project of a multifunctional business center which is developed by Storm Properties has successfully passed Regulation Commission (Reglamentnaya Komissiya) chaired by A. Kuzmin, Chief Architect of Moscow.

On 28 December, 2006 a project of a multifunctional business center construction which will be carried on at 8 Prichalny proezd on the site belonging to Moskovsky Zhirovoy Kombinat, part of Buket Group of Companies has got an approval of the architectural design during the Regulation Commission meeting presided by Chief Architect of Moscow. Members of the Commission have considered ...

City Property, Moscow Property, New Developments

As we reported back in June, the popularity of property in Brazil as an emerging real estate investment is clearly on the rise, according to the views of 3,000 overseas property investors who participated in an online survey managed by Vizu.com. When questioned as to their opinion on which countries would provide the best returns over the next 5 years, Bulgaria, Brazil and Dubai emerged as favourite property investment destinations for the next 5 years.

Brazil Property, Overseas Property News

British villa owners in Thailand face uncertainty over the legal status of their properties, and might even lose control over their homes following a controversial change in company law by the country’s military appointed government.

With its low property prices and reputation for “sun, smiles and entertainment”, Thailand has been one of the most popular of the “emerging” markets. But it has not been all smooth going for the thousands of Britons who have already taken the plunge. In recent months, the Thai property market has been unsettled by a string of negative news including the imposition of capital controls, restrictions on tourist visas, a military ...

Overseas Property News, Thailand Property

 Mangal Kapoor has written two articles recently on the Argentinean property market and paints a picture worthy of further inspection:

Argentina may have been in crisis a mere five years ago, but today it is a property hotspot, writes Mangal Kapoor. Transaction volumes are rising fast – up 37% between September 2005 and September 2006 in Buenos Aires – and so are prices. This should continue. A stable parliamentary democracy is in place, and a strong police presence on the streets inspires a confidence not shared by Argentina’s neighbours, Brazil, Peru and Chile. Investment in tourism has also ...

Argentina Property

NASSAU, Bahamas, Today, Baha Mar Resorts Ltd. announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement with the world’s best-known gaming and hospitality company — a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) — to create and develop Baha Mar, the Caribbean’s largest single-phase destination resort. The joint venture partners have also signed management agreements with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) . Establishing a new blueprint for resort development, Baha Mar represents the largest, single hospitality investment in the region and a one-of-a-kind destination resort experience with a range of top-shelf accommodations, services and amenities, and true-to-The Bahamas setting and design.

According to the joint ...

Caribbean Property, New Developments

The largest growth in purchases of Israeli real estate by Diaspora Jews in 2006 was neither French nor Americans, but apparently the unassuming British. An amendment to British pension laws has the potential for much greater investment, and possibly not just from British Jews.
Many contractors, apartment owners, and brokers in Netanya, Herzliya Pituah, Tel Aviv, and Eilat have been well aware of the British invasion in the past two years, but it turns out that a dramatic change in UK law may expand the mandate, and give Israeli developers real opportunities to offer their wares to British citizens who are not Jews.

In an interview ...

Overseas Property News

Ski resorts in the Canadian Rockies are experiencing record snow levels.

Sunshine Village has received a dump of 50cm over the last eight days, Norquay 26cm in the last week and Lake Louise Mountain Resort has been blanketed in 35cm.

At Marmot Basin, 42cm of snow has fallen over the last week and more is forecast.

But although snow conditions are excellent, temperatures are around minus 20.

Meanwhile, Europe has not seen major snow fall since the first week of January.

“It has been a bit warm, producing spring conditions,” said Al Morgan from the Ski Club of ...

Canada Property, Overseas Property News, Ski Property

Following on from the Welcome to Bulgaria podcast recorded by Bulgarian Dreams last summer, this in depth tour of Bulgaria’s principal cities and resorts continues with a focus on Bulgaria’s Northern Black sea coast with its craggy cliffs and wild beaches which remains largely unexplored.

This, the second in Bulgarian Dreams podcast series

Bulgarian Property, Overseas Property News