The European Commission recently took the Spanish Government to the European Court of Justice over the country’s notorious land grab laws. Valencia has been the main focus of the laws, where property was taken without fair compensation and many UK citizens and others have lost their homes. Under the laws in Valencia, which were passed in the 1990s when Spanish property was just beginning its boom...
A short drive south of Mexico City is Cuernavaca, the City of Eternal Spring. The climate here draws many of the country’s elite, including actors, politicians and businessmen. The city is also known as a place for second homes and retirement villas for international investors. Most of these are from the United States and Canada, although Europeans are beginning to discover its charm as well. With some...
The British millionaire businessman Christopher Foster who still remains missing along with his wife and daughter after their house burned down in Shropshire England owned a portfolio of overseas properties located all over Europe. The mystery of the debt-ridden millionaire and his family still continues after two bodies were found by police officers searching the in the house today. The fire which took...
Overseas property agents and real estate developers will have access to a team member of the Dragons Den in a forum arranged by the UK’s National Association of Estate Agents. The event that takes place on October 9th 2008 and will feature multi millionaire James Caan and the US property expert Michael Saunders The BBC Dragons Den programme success is seen in part owing the personalities involved in...
Cape Verde is one of the world’s most popular real estate markets, and the government has issued a statement that it hopes will calm any investor fears and keep the islands growing. The African islands have a wonderful environment and that has helped to spur growth in recent years. But it has also led to fears that there may be too much of a good thing, and there have been worries that the government...
Sales of existing homes in two south Florida counties are up, and that’s in large part due to significant price reductions. Sales for Palm Beach and Broward Counties, both north of Miami along the Atlantic Coast, were up in July over the previous year. According to the Florida Association of Realtors, buyers purchased 652 houses in Palm Beach County and 581 houses in Broward County. For Palm Beach...
Fingal, Ireland is about to have a major construction project on its hands, as new residents and visitors are expected to drive business to this suburban town and its main shopping center. The Swords Pavilion shopping center outside of Dublin is set for a major expansion when the developer’s plans are approved. Plans include two new major department stores, expected to be Marks & Spencer and House...
On the very eastern edge of Russia is the formerly secretive city of Vladivostok. Once known mainly as the end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the home of the Soviet Union’s Pacific Fleet, this city is now thriving. The port is open to travelers and is home to a booming fishing business, and the hillsides of the town have many large mansions and homes that show off the country’s newfound...
Situated in Cologne, Germany is the German Sport University, the largest school of its kind in the world. It is the only German higher education institution devoted entirely to sport, and one of only a few of its kind in the whole world. Lying in the midst of the city’s green belt next to the soccer stadium, the university has attained international recognition for its range of courses and research into...