The so-called ‘Ryan Air effect’ is coming to Italy, thanks to the implementation of the country’s new high speed rail system. The term refers to the piece-by-piece real estate surge experienced as countries and regions formerly deemed inaccessible are put on the travel map thanks to cheap and simple transport solutions.

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Lying on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the seaside resort of Belek (a testament to Turkey’s tourism success) was first developed as a purpose-built resort in 1984, and was recently elected by the Tourism Ministry as the blueprint for Turkish tourism development today and for the next thousand years.

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With the news that higher numbers of us than ever before are seriously thinking of purchasing property abroad, it seems that too many of us are neglecting to do our homework and are, as a result, being crippled by unplanned-for punitive fees.

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France is one of the established overseas property destinations and still proves very popular today. Many estate agencies operate in this established french market, so how do you know who to look after you on your quest to find the best french estate agent? We have listed below some popular estate agents in France, if you know of any others or would like to recommend a company that you have worked with please feel free to leave a comment at the botttom of this post. Continue reading ‘Popular Estate Agents in France’

Amidst the furore which erupted following the decision last week to deny US property magnate, Donald Trump, the chance to ‘return to his ancestral roots’ by building his planned £1bn ($2.05bn) golf resort in Scotland, some in the industry are voicing concern over whether the link between golf and property development in the country has gone too far.

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It’s official: the world is going online and, what’s more, its happening faster than we think. The latest industry to be hit hard by the online craze is international property investment and domestic residential purchases, with higher and higher numbers of buyers staying at home and trawling the portals rather than the high street agencies.
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Cape Verde just keeps on getting more and more attractive, its potential escalating from punt in an emerging market to bona fide investment opportunity. Now, the domestic market and overseas investors alike are set to reap massive benefits following announcements that large scale infrastructure improvements are to be made across the country.

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