Archive for January, 2008
Bag Yourself A Florida Property For Next To Nothing
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Property auctions have been around for sometime. Just a quick visit to web’s best known auctioneer Ebay, lists a myriad of real estate available to buy through auction online. It is often perceived as a marketing gimmick used by desperate sellers hoping that by auctioning rather than selling, it might spark enough interest in their property to finally close a sale. Florida developers it seems are no different, in these tough times, the US credit crunch calls for desperate measures and not one but two of Florida’s top real estate developers are putting scores of their properties on auction with NO reserve on January 19th.
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Israeli Diamond Magnate Buys 35 million Pound Bullet-Proof London Mansion
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London property maybe expensive but its tax rates are most definitely not and the reason Lev Leviev, Israel’s richest man, emigrated to Britain, where wealthy foreigners are not asked to pay tax on income earned overseas.
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Vietnam is ‘Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year’
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It seems that 2008 will be a pivotal year for Vietnam, thanks in no small part to its growing golfing industry. An increasing number of high-end golf courses, as well as the formation of the Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail Continue reading ‘Vietnam is ‘Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year’’
Side Property Turkey
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The resort town of Side is located on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast dubbed the jewel of the Turkish Riviera and is steeped in history, home to some of the worlds most notable ancient ruins. Today Side has not only prospered as a popular holiday destination but demand for property in Side has been growing year on year as buyers of second homes are tempted by low Turkish coastal real estate prices and 10 months of annual sunshine.
Crystal Island Moscow To Be World’s Biggest Building
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Moscow is showing the world who’s boss of the biggies: its preliminary planning permission to build the Norman Foster designed, Crystal Island, set to be the world’s largest building, has just been granted pipping the likes of Dubai and Kazakhstan Continue reading ‘Crystal Island Moscow To Be World’s Biggest Building’
New easyJet Destinations
Comments (0)easyJet’s takeover of GB Airways has led to as many as 21 new destinations now being available. The low-cost airline will take over 32 of GB Airways’ routes; 11 of these are already served by easyjet. In a list that reads like a whose who of overseas property resorts, the airlines new management of these routes abroad should bring a welcome boost to local property markets.
Where To Buy Abroad in 2008
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It’s a pretty safe bet that, if you have a pulse, you’ll be familiar with the terms ‘credit crunch’ or ‘sub prime crisis’, even if you are not entirely certain that you know what they mean, let alone imply for the global housing economy. In a year that saw the unthinkable happen – Ireland, Spain and the US face property market doom – we nonetheless begin 2008 on a definite up: a new and growing breed of savvy investors are increasingly discerning about how and where they want to invest their hard-earned cash. Information is power, after all. Let’s take a look at where’s hot and where’s not, for 2008.
