Foreign investment in Australian commercial property at 17 year high

Foreign investment in Australian commercial property is at its highest level since 1994, according to a new report from a leading property firm.  Jones Lang LaSalle has found that foreign investment is helping the Australian commercial property market to recover with increasing levels of capital available for property investment in the country. Offshore investment helping property in Australia The report...

Property in Bulgaria triples in value over last decade

Property prices in Bulgaria have increased by more than 200 per cent in the last decade, according to new data from a leading Sofia based estate agent.  This stunning growth outstrips many other European countries and is despite significant falls in values since the global financial crisis of 2008. Residential property prices grew 201 per cent on average between 2000 and 2010 Sofia based agents Bulgarian...

Russians Plan Overseas Property Spending Spree

The real estate magazine International Residence has just released their survey results taken during the Moscow International Investment Show held in March. The show attracted 181 companies from 29 countries, and just over 6,800 visitors. This was a record number of investors, for this 8th edition of the two day event.   International Residence conducted their own survey at the show, randomly selecting...

Golf Helps Madeira Buck The Trend With Property Prices

Whilst property prices in Portugal may have fallen over the last couple of years, one area of the country is bucking the trend.  Thanks to a relative lack of supply and some excellent golf facilities, the island of Madeira actually saw property prices rise in 2010. Property prices in Madeira rose in 2010 The latest figures from the National Institute for Statistics (INE) show that property prices in...

Why Property Prices in Italy Remain Stable

Recent figures from the Bank of Italy and from an independent think tank have shown that property prices in Italy were less affected by the global financial crisis than many other European countries.  And, with prices broadly the same as they were in 2008, property prices in Italy are set to take off over the next few years. House prices in Italy largely unchanged over last three years Recent figures from...

Paris Has The Best Property Prices In France

Whilst other areas of France might have seen property prices fall over the last few years, the country’s capital, Paris, is seeing booming property prices.  Residential values in the city rise by almost 18 per cent in 2010 according to new data, compared to just 1 per cent in London. Paris property prices in the up Bloomberg reports that ‘Paris property broker Kerstin Bachmann...

St Lucia More Attractive To The British As New Flights Start

Good news for both overseas property buyers and holidaymakers considering the Caribbean Island of St Lucia . From 27th March 2011 British Airways started daily flights from Gatwick to St Lucia, increasing their schedule from five times per week. The new flights are welcomed by property developers and second home owners at developments such as The Landings, a luxury marina development in the north of the...

Costa Rican Real Estate Now Easier To Buy

Overseas property buyers seeking investments or a second home in Costa Rica will find the real estatwe buying process straightforward. Accourding to information from The Costa Rica News the house buying process in the country has become remarkably similar to in other parts of the world. Ownership of property in Costa Rica open to all There is no restriction on property ownership in Costa Rica, meaning...

Activity Up Prices Down For Bahamas Property Market

Price falls over recent years resulting in increased activity for Bahamas property A leading estate agent in the Bahamas believes that falls in the value of property and increased realism about prices by vendors is stimulating the property market in the country.  George Damianos, president of Lyford Cay Sotheby's International Realty, told Tribune Business that increasing realism among Bahamas-based...