The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners of its regional “2009 Tall Building Awards.” The four buildings are Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg, Canada for the Americas region; The Broadgate Tower in London for Europe, Tornado Tower in Qatar for the Middle East and Africa and the Linked Hybrid Building in Beijing for Asia and Australasia. Of these four buildings,...
International buyers are being attracted to some of Scotlands most impressive properties in the year of Homecoming Scotland 2009, a year long event that marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns, According to Matthew Sinclair, Director of high-end property search agent Saint Property, the company has seen an increase in interest from buyers outside of Scotland by...
Turkey and four European Union countries recently signed an agreement to construct a new natural gas pipeline across Turkey. The pipeline will bring gas from the Caspian Sea region and Central Asia to Europe. The aim is to reduce the continent’s energy dependence on Russian gas. The four EU governments that signed the pact are Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria, and European Commission...
Australia comes out on top of the list of best countries in the Australasia Region for property investment, with China and Japan right behind it. The Investment Intentions Asia Survey, conducted by the Asian Real Estate Association, the European Association of Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate, and the Pension Real Estate Association asked potential investors what markets in the region they like the...
Cidade Velha has become Cape Verde’s first UNESCO World Heritage site. The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features some of the original street layout and impressive remains including two churches, a royal fortress and Pillory Square with its ornate 16th...
The dynamic city Recife on the Atlantic coast is undergoing a building boom as thousands of overseas investors and expats have discovered it is a great place to buy property for a holiday or retirement home.Sun, sandy beaches, year-round warm weather and friendly people await those who visit or buy property in the northeast Brazilian city of Recife. Recife takes its name from the many offshore reefs...
The UK based overseas property website Homesgofast.com which carries over 200,000 listings announced that Brazil is the firm favorite with international investors. CEO Nicholas Marr confirms the demand with international real estate investors relating this to the uncertainty in the banking system and numerous positive indicators for the region. One of the indicators that seem to point favourably to...
The opening of the Burj Dubai tower in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, has been delayed by three months until December, 2009. The National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates reports that two contractors involved in the project said work still needed to be completed both inside and outside the building before it will be ready for opening and the new deadline is December. Originally, speculation...
Retired ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 looks to be headed for South Africa as a floating hotel for next summer’s football World Cup. The current owners, Nakheel, a subsidiary of Dubai World, planned to refurbish the QE2 and have it berthed at the man-made Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, but the recession has hit the company just like many others. As a result, they are looking for ways to make additional...