Chattanooga Tennessee USA is the location of one of the top 10 unusual homes in the world in a list created by private house sale website The Little House Company. In March 2008 this flying saucer house went up for auction in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Built in 1970 just a year after Armstrong landed on the Moon, the UFO home boasted three bedrooms, a bathroom, spacious kitchen, living room, and panoramic...

26/03/10 The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) were not impressed with the Budget claiming that the government has failed to sieze upon the opportunity to encourage consumers to make green choices.  The trade association for the UK’s environmental technology and services industry, has over 270 Member Companies. EIC represents the main environmental sectors (climate change, water, air,...

26/03/2010-Low cost airline has given overseas property buyers seeking real estate in Krakow Poland a boost by announcing that it has opened a new a new base, and with it, a new route to Krakow.   The new route will make it easier for people to fly from Leeds airport by connecting the city to Krakow three times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Ryanair UK, IRL and CEE Sales and Marketing...

A Place in the Sun Live overseas property exhibition which is billed as the UK's best-attended overseas property exhibition opens toady 26th March until 28 March 2010.The exhibition taking place at Earls Court London is aiming to suit all budgets with properties from £20,000.   A Place in the Sun Live features thousands of overseas properties for sale, by hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40...

26/03/2010-The private sales & online estate agents website The Little House Company anticipates a rise in luxury home owners seeking an alternative way to sell their homes after an increase in stamp duty.   The increase announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling has had been received with mixed messages. The aim of the hike from 4 to 5 % was to fund the removal of stamp duty for first time buyers up...

Malta’s largest mall, the €60 million The Point, part of Sliema’s Tigné Point development, will open at the end of March 2010 to introduce a new retail experience to Malta.   The Point’s 14,000 square metres of rentable space is to be occupied by 49 retail units, many of which are flagship stores of well-known global brands already established locally and a host of new names making their debut in...

Turkey's economy and real estate sector, though affected by the global economic slowdown, have held up well compared to others in Europe thanks in part to strong local demand and low exposure to international credit markets. The country's solid economic performance was confirmed by a recent upgrade of its credit rating by Standard & Poor, with an analyst from the global ratings company commenting:...

Crime and bad weather are to blame for the record number of over 55s wanting to leave the UK. New research from the Foreign Office divulges that more than four in ten Brits nearing retirement age are considering doing it abroad.   Each year around 200,000 Brits leave for foreign shores. Official Foreign Office figures reveal that a third choose Australia or New Zealand whilst more than a quarter went to...

France has been topping the charts in a recent survey of the top 10 winter ski resort destinations by budget airline easyJet, it seems that the British love affair with the French Alps remains as strong as ever. As expected the top ranking resorts included Chamonix, Avoriaz, Meribel and Les Arcs but according to the French ski property experts at Experience International, Sainte-Foy-en-Tarentaise, the...

The International real estate industry is set to descend on Cannes France for this years MIPIM (Marché International des Professionnels d’Immobilier) event in which 18000 participants will attend between March 16-19, 2010. MIPIM traditionally brings together thousands of investors, real estate professionals, corporate end-users and local authorities in one place at one time. This year will see Boris...