Brazilian football/soccer star Ronaldo defied predictions once again to make his latest comeback, this time for Corinthians in Sao Paulo. The 32 year old former world footballer of the year has played for some of the most well-known clubs on the planet, including AC Milan and Real Madrid, and won the World Cup with his country. He has been out of the game for a year due to injuries he suffered while...

Falling rents in Dubai are helping some residents to move into more spacious apartments, according to a recent poll by the Khaleej Times. Many of these renters are expatriates and are moving from small and cramped flats in older parts of town to the newer and more spacious accommodations.   Musham Khan, the manager of Dubai-based Geometrics Real Estate, was quoted in the article, noting that many local...

The Algarve Portugal has consistently been popular with both life style property buyers and overseas property investors. It has now a new appeal with investors in the form of a brand new race track at The Autodromo International de Portima   The complex can hold a total of 150.000 spectators when fully completed. The circuit has been constructed by studying and visiting various racing circuits across the...

A new leaseback opportunity has just become available in the French Alps. This plan has a guaranteed net yield of 5.5% and prices begin from an astoundingly low €92,000. Leaseback property is an ideal opportunity to make money on international real estate and have a holiday home for a few weeks a year.   This particular property at Les Balcons D’Aix is located in the French Alps not far from La Feclaz...

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are visiting her hometown in Brazil, according to news reports. The model and American football star are in the southern Brazilian town of Horizontina for the 83rd birthday of Bundchen’s grandfather and so that he can meet her family.   Some news reports are noting that the couple, who were reportedly married in February in the United States, are using...

Those seeking to move to Canada and take advantage of low Canadian property prices will be reflecting on the latest house prices news issued by Canadian Real Estate Association which shows a mix of house prices rises and overall prices falls. Existing home sales in Canada were up 8.6 pct from last month which was the first month-on-month rise since September 08. The surprising figures come from the...

Tourist arrivals to India for February jumped up to over 500,000 entries for the month, compared to less than 490,000 for January, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Tourism is still down somewhat, thanks in large part to the attacks in Mumbai last year, but the upward trend is a good sign that things are beginning to return to normal.   Secretary Sujit Banergee recently told reporters in India that...

Foreign tourist arrivals in Bali for January, 2009 broke the record for best January every, with a total of 164,643 arrivals for the month. That is 17.71 percent better than the same month in 2008, which was the previous record for January at 139,873 foreign visitors to the island.   Australia became the number one source of foreign entries to the popular resort island, with nearly 28,000 arrivals during...

New construction in Canada has fallen for the sixth consecutive month, and some analysts are expecting the slowdown to continue to the end of the year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its figures for February, with 134,600 starts on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from the 153,500 units in January. That is well below the expected rate of 145,000 starts for the month.   New...

Recently, architectural and construction firm Gensler broke ground on what is set to be the tallest building in China, the Shanghai Tower. Located in the Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the building broker ground in December and will be ready for its new occupants in 2014. This region will become China’s first super tall building district and is located next to the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World...