Southern Italy is looking like a good option for buyers in 2009 despite the current global credit crunch. Italian property specialist, InCalabria Ltd says the future’s looking just fine for property buyers in 2009 with plenty of options across the region.Speaking as the company announced the addition of three high quality developments to their property portfolio, InCalabria Ltd Director, Dennis Onstenk,...

David Beckham is heading to Italy with his latest club, A.C. Milan. Not only will he be playing at the home of the 7 time European Champion and the storied San Siro, he and his family will be living in the fashion center of Italy. Some are already speculating that he is house hunting around Lake Como and certainly you cannot get a more stunningly beautiful region in which to buy a property.If Victoria...

While the Flamingo Coast of Mexico has traditionally been overlooked by those who want a holiday or retirement home, it is quickly becoming a hot destination. This stretch of white sandy beaches is located along the northern Yucatan coast with the town of Progreso as its main tourist destination. This port city is becoming a popular cruise ship stopover, and the old city of Merida is only 20 miles to the...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced in the Queen’s speech that his government is introducing plans to help borrowers struggling to keep up with mortgage payments. The plans are aimed at middle-income borrowers and it is hoped that they will stem the rising tide of repossessions that is hitting the country. Through September there had been more than 30,000 homes repossessed in the country, which is more...

Home Reports have been introduced in Scotland, allowing potential home buyers to get additional information on their purchases. James Sherwood-Rogers, Managing Director of Landmark Legal and Financial comments: “The introduction of Home Reports in Scotland will hopefully make the process of buying a house faster and more transparent. However, homebuyers need to be aware that much of this report is based...

Thousands of anti-government protesters have been leaving Bangkok’s two airports and allowed the first flights since taking over the facilities last week. Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has been closed to passengers for over a week, though the protesters began allowing empty planes to leave recently. The first flight back into Thailand’s major international airport flew in from Phuket. The reopening of the...

The Egyptian tourism rate has slowed somewhat in the second half of 2008, according to analysts. The global credit crunch and economic slowdown is taking its toll on one of Africa’s best economies, but growth is still expected to be strong in the coming year.   Egypt has weathered the financial crisis better than many countries so far, but it is still expected to experience a further slowing of its...

The Chinese property market has stalled and is one reason that economic growth in the world’s most populous country has slowed. However, some analysts believe that the government is making good policy changes and the market will start to recover in 2009.   The World Bank has lowered its 2009 growth forecast for China because of a depressed real estate market and slowing exports. Property prices have...

Portugal’s Praia D’el Rey golf course is becoming an eco-friendly destination for golfers. Ranked 13th in Europe by Golf World magazine, the golf course at the award-winning Praia D’El Rey Golf & Beach Resort on Portugal’s Silver Coast is the first course in the region to start implementing ISO 14001, the environmental certification program now recognized all over the world. The 9th of December...

After a decade of great growth, Irish property has hit its lowest level in a number of years. Not long ago, five of the ten counties with the highest house-price growth in the UK over the past decade were in Northern Ireland, with County Armagh's prices more than trebling.Irish commercial property prices fell for the first time in five years during the first quarter of this year in what has been termed as...