UK property market more pessimistic, states latest RICS survey
The more optimistic outlook for the residential property market in the UK looked to have run out of steam in April as prices edged lower, according to the latest survey ...
Proposal to ban foreign companies from buying rural land in New Zealand
A new bill has been introduced in Parliament in New Zealand that would prevent foreign companies from buying land in the country. It comes as controversy rages over a bid ...
Presidents Day 2012: Controversy Engulfs Eisenhower Memorial
A rendering of the memorial. (Gehry & Partners) Along Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, an array of neoclassical monuments give tribute to the country’s leaders. But a new arrival would break ...
James Cameron Buys Land in New Zealand
James Cameron just might be looking for a more easy life…in New Zealand. The director of hit movies such as “Titanic” and “Avatar” has gotten a stamp of approval from ...
UK announces new deal on new build properties
UK housing minister Grant Shapps has this day (Thursday 26 January) hailed a new partnership between the government and the National House Building Council (NHBC) to gain a greater insight ...
Foreclosure deal with banks ‘very close’
“We’re very close to a settlement that would both fix the servicing problems, but also help over a million families around the country stay in their homes and get help,” ...
Prime country houses in the UK saw prices fall by 3% in 2011, latest data shows
UK country house prices fell 3% in 2011 but scale of change depends on location and price, the latest Knight Frank Prime Country House Index shows. Prices fell 1.7% in ...
U.S. Office Leasing Strengthens to Four Year High: Cushman & Wakefield
The U.S. office market improved in 2011 to its highest leasing level in four years, according to real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield. There was a total of 76.5 million ...
Canadian home price index flat in October
Canadian home resale prices slipped in October from September, the latest sign the country’s once hot housing market is cooling further. The Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, which measures ...
Help, How Can I Deter Armadillos?
I’ve gotten several questions about controlling armadillos and I really have no answer for them. I’ve never gardened in armadillo country. Last week I mentioned using blood meal to deter ...
Currents | Open: A Sergio Rodrigues Shop Opens in New York
Sergio Rodrigues is in the enviable position of amassing a cult following while still alive. And at 84, the Brazilian designer shows no signs of stopping. Next week, he has ...
New luxury homes tax rolled out as China continues cooling
New and existing luxury residential property owners in China’s city of Chongqing face a new tax from tomorrow as the government continues to try and cool the country’s property market. ...
‘Many reasons’ for Brits to move to Australia
There are plenty of reasons why Britons could think about relocating and buying property in Australia. This is according to Tom Blackett, a spokesman for the Australian Visa Bureau, who ...
Latino child poverty sets a record, report shows
More Latino kids are living in poverty than kids of any other racial or ethnic group in the country, according to according to an analysis of new data from the ...
World shares rally as Greece approves property tax
Equity markets rallied in Europe and the US, and commodity prices rose as the Greek parliament approved a new property tax, a key condition of gaining more financial aid for ...
3 million visitors flock to Albania this year
The number of people visiting Albania in the first eight months of this year has doubled since 2008. The country welcome 3 million tourists between January and August of 2011, ...
Has France completed Spain’s real estate reign?
Savills suggests that it has. The country’s limited house price decline gives the impression of a more stable property market, which makes it a safe bet for most buyers. “The ...
Profile in Style | Paul de Zwart
No stranger to brand building (he was a co-founder of Wallpaper magazine and Winkreative), the London-based entrepreneur crystallized the concept for his fledgling furniture company, Another Country, while searching for ...
Spain breaks tourist records for August
In August this year 7.64 million foreign tourists visited Spain, an all-time record for the country. According to reports from FRONTUR, last month saw a 9.4 per cent increase in ...
Investment Watch: Cape Verde commands August attention
The country followed up its surprise entry into the Top of the Props ranking of global property destinations with a second chart-topping success, climbing above the giants of both France ...
Expats jump on London property bandwagon
The London property scene is the world’s most international city market, with buyers from Asia now starting to jostle with Russia and the Middle East as the biggest overseas property ...
Brazil property prices ‘can be negotiable’
One expert in Brazilian real estate has pointed out that it is possible to negotiate the price of homes in the country lower by up to around ten per cent ...
‘Varied Picture’ For UK Rents
Although average rents in the UK increased during July, there are some areas of the country that registered a decline in the amount tenants have to pay for their homes. ...
Brazil tourism boom boosts housing demand
Brazil’s booming tourism industry continues to grow this year, boosting the country’s already bulging housing demand. Tourist arrivals in Brazil increased by 18.8 per cent in the first half of ...
Millionaires flock to ‘safe haven’ Scotland
Scotland’s million-pound-plus property market is bucking the trend as wealthy foreign buyers snap up prime residential homes across the country. Georgian townhouses in Edinburgh, properties within putting distance of a ...
Wall Street Fraud Watchdog calls for revamp of home buyer policy
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has urged the US congress to look again at the home buyer tax credits scheme and expand it significantly to boost the country’s real estate ...
Currents | Open: Axor’s First U.S. Showroom Opens in Manhattan
Axor, a division of the German kitchen and bath company Hansgrohe, has made a name for itself by commissioning high-profile designers like Philippe Starck and Patricia Urquiola to design fixtures. ...
On Location: A Modern Country House in Uruguay – On Location
Cristobal Palma for The New York Times Pilar Acevedo and Enrique Saulle, a New York City couple looking for a change, built a home in a remote part of Uruguay. ...
Antalya popular among foreign buyers in Turkey
Antalya has been named as the most popular province for overseas investors seeking property in Turkey by new research. Figures published by the country’s Foreigner Affairs Unit at the Land ...
Banks ‘To Dispose Of Distressed Stock Slowly’
Financial institutions in the UK will sell off the assets in their distressed property loan books gradually, which will reduce the impact that the introduction of additional stock has on ...