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Dubai is becoming well know for having the largest of everything real estate but it seems aftyer each announcement proclaiming world records a developer some where will try and beat it. It seems hard to imagine that the latest project by Emaar will be beaten.

Dubai’s Burj Dubai Tower has reached a new record height of 688 meters, according to the developer Emaar Properties. The building became the world’s tallest structure after surpassing a TV tower in the United States earlier this year, and is well on its way to becoming the tallest structure in the world in several categories. It will be the tallest building, have the highest occupied floor and the tallest top point.

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90 minutes north of Boston along the shores of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee is the luxury gated community of Meredith Bay. Nestled in the town of Laconia with great views of the lake, this 410 acre private community offers a bit of everything for outdoor lovers.

Residential home sites are available for those who want to design and build their own house. The resort will be developed in several phases and have its own beach club and marina on the lake. There will be single family homes, a retail area with shops and restaurants, condominiums and more.

New Hampshire’s Lakes Region offers four seasons of outdoor fun and beauty and is just a short drive up from Boston. There is skiing in the winter, hiking, biking and boating in the summer and gorgeous autumns as the hills come alive in a blaze of colors. There are also many small towns and villages nearby that are just waiting to be explored. For those who love the outdoors and New England, this is a great place to settle down.

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Kingsbury Hollow offers 4 bedroom homes constructed on a 43 acre site in Carver, Massachusetts, not far from Boston and just west of Plymouth. This community of 21 homes is designed to be eco-friendly and celebrate the land on which it sits. There is a functioning cranberry bog adjacent to the property, underground utilities and the convenience of being near Plymouth and just an hour south of Boston.

The first phase of Kingsbury Hollow consists of eight homes, all with four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Each home is energy efficient and features gas heat and air conditioning, environmentally friendly building materials, and Energy Star approved ratings. There are several designs from which to choose, so you can get exactly what you want.

Carver is nice small town with a great school system and plenty to offer residents. There are 15 miles of bike trails, 35 miles of equestrian trails and 13 miles of hiking trails. Nearby is the Edaville Railroad, which takes you on a trip through the cranberry bogs on vintage trains. Each fall is the Cranberry Harvest Celebration, with cooking demonstrations, competitions, pony rides and tours of the bogs. This development is a great place to settle down in a nice New England town.

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Gaylord Entertainment, which owns the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN and has several Gaylord hotels and resorts in the United States, has announced plans to build a new hotel in Mesa, east of downtown Phoenix. The company plans to develop its fifth Gaylord resort and conference center on 100 acres of land in the East Valley. It will be the largest hotel in the state when complete.

The project is expected to be ten stories tall, have 1,200 - 1,500 rooms, 400,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, several restaurants and other resort amenities. Plans are to have the new resort open and welcoming guests in 2012.

“This will be much, much bigger than any convention center hotel in the Valley,” said Gaylord CEO Colin Reed, who was also excited about the views of Superstition Mountain and the valley, which will only add to the draw of the new hotel.

The Gaylord project is anticipated to bring thousands of jobs and ancillary business to the area. The land is adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, and Mesa city officials and leaders have been pushing for high quality jobs in the area around Gateway airport. Reed expects the hotel itself will generate some 2,000 jobs in its construction and operation.

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Croatia is causing a stir amongst those who like a sophisticated place to holiday comparisons to Tuscany Italy but at half the price have made Croatia a popular place to visit and buy property.

One place that Croatian property buyers may want to consider is situated along the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia an island called Hvar. It offers activities for everyone, is great to visit year round, and has plenty of apartments, homes and villas for purchase or rent.

The main towns on the island are Hvar Town, Stari Grad Brboska, Jelsa and Sucaraj, with the island’s namesake village being the main focus of activity. The main form of transport to the island is the ferry, which comes in to Hvar Town from Split.

Hvlar offers a number of cultural and historical sites, including the Fortezza Spanjola overlooking the town. Stari Grad is a nice old village with a maze of streets, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral is a popular place to visit as well.

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Office space that is sold, not leased, is becoming a popular investment in Seattle, according to a recent article in the city newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Office condos have a number of benefits; they allow owners to build equity and appreciate in value, offer tax benefits, and eliminate negotiations over leases and services.

As an example of a condo office, real estate firm Wright Devco noted that it has a 12-unit building, Ship Canal Office Center. It is currently 15% sold with 10% under negation, with the going rate of $400 per square foot. Financing for such space is widely available from most banks.

Another new entry into the office condo market is Salmon Bay Landing, a set of three story buildings near Fisherman’s Terminal in Ballard. One of the buildings is currently under construction and is due for completion this fall. Spaces available range from 2,500 square feet to 10,000 square feet, and are selling from $400-$500 per square foot.

Another building planned for office condos is the Terminal Sales Building in Seattle’s central business district and has 82,000 square feet of usable space. It is being converted to office condos and is 45% sold already.

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