2008 October | Real Estate Blog

Is This Celebrity Real Estate Porn?

By Hugo Smart ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The celebrity couple Tim McGraw & Faith Hill famous for their American country music success have their Beverly Hills mansion up for sale. Our Birdseye view of the $14,800,000 luxury celebrity home reveals what appears to be some real estate porn. On closer examination of the pool you can see what looks like [...]

Why Jamaicans See Canada as the Next Big Market

By David Novi ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Jamaica have had great success in attracting Canadians to its shores according to recent news reports. Jamaica has now overtaken Cancun as the third most popular destination for Canadians and is looking to move ahead of both the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism addressed a group of travel industry partners in Vancouver in [...]

Moving to New Zealand is this the best time to go?

By Nicholas Marr ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With a mass exodus from the UK towards Australia and New Zealand surely this has got to be the best time to move abroad? Those seeking a more relaxed lifestyle and one surrounded by a stunning natural environment head for New Zealand. Some describe New Zealand as England in the 1950s
Property prices down under [...]

Existing Home Sales Rise in Florida

By MattD ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Following the national trend for September, existing home sales rose in Florida for the month. That’s the first time in almost three years that the state has seen an increase in sales. The rise was significant, jumping 24 percent from September of 2007.

A total of 10,817 existing homes were sold across the state for [...]

California Sales Up in September

By MattD ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) reports that home sales in the state increased a whopping 96.7 percent in September, 2008 over the same period a year ago. One of the reasons for the huge jump is that prices have come down significantly, with the median price of existing homes falling 40.9 percent over the [...]

Mackinac Island, Michigan

By JPeterB ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Mackinac Island, Michigan is nestled in the Straits of Mackinac that cut the state in two and join Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The island itself is in Lake Huron on the eastern side of the Straits and can be reached by ferry from Mackinaw City on the southern peninsula or St. Ignace on the [...]