Gibraltar’s Ocean Village Development recently won three international awards for the design of its buildings from CNBC. The complex won for Best High Rise Architecture, Best Interior Design and Best Apartment in the Europe and Africa Property Awards for 2008. The awards will be presented at a celebration in London on September 27 at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, and will make Ocean Village eligible for...

The Dubai property market has consistently been attractive to investors and one aspect of this is the ability to flip property. This concept simply means buying property and selling it very quickly for a profit. This practise could soon become history with developers and the government seeking ways to stop investors flipping.   Marwan bin Ghalita, chief executive of the Dubai Real Estate Regulatory...

Tamweel PJSC recently began operations in Egypt during a special ceremony held in Cairo. Tamweel is the largest real estate financer in the UAE and seeks to provide Sharia-compliant financing for those who want and need to purchase property. The announcement was attended by senior government officials including Osama Saleh, Chairman, Mortgage Finance Authority of Egypt.   The company will operate under...

On the Aegean coast of Turkey is the resort destination of Altinkum, a property hotspot for investors and holiday travelers. This popular town is convenient to get to, has spectacular year-round weather and offers more to do than you can imagine.   Altinkum, whose name is translated as Golden Sand, sits on a peninsula that juts into the Aegean, and has plenty of beaches, which are the most popular draw...

Not far from Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport and near the new South Point resort is a fantastic new residential building called LOFT 5. Inspired by the elegant lines of minimalist design, LOFT 5 combines the evolution of modern architecture with upscale amenities for an unparalleled lifestyle.The designer homes will be attractive to sophisticated overseas buyers who will also benefit from a weak US...

The UK mortgage market has clearly slowed for most lenders however one bank seems to be immune announcing an increased share of mortgages in Britain. Abbey reports that it now has a 35% share of Britain's new mortgage market.   Santander the Spanish owned bank who own Abbey seemed to have helped Abbey Abbey's first half figures indicated that its share of net mortgage lending was 26% compared with...

The Australian REA Group appears to be going from strength to strength with further purchases of established UK property websites. April 2008 saw global online property group buy Hotproperty.co.uk and most recently the purchase of UKpropertyshop.   Launched in 1999, ukpropertyshop.co.uk is one of the UK’s most comprehensive estate agent directories, listing the details of 17,000 UK agent offices in...

International buyers at the international real estate website Homesgofast.com are being attracted to the north side of Austin, Texas. Here the Stoneleigh Condominiums are proving to be one of the area’s hottest condo projects. The Austin area is one of the most popular in the country, and is a high-tech and educational center for the state. This fantastic project offers great living in a great area...

Just 2 hours from Rio de Janiero, the coastal town of Buzios is an international investors’ dream location. This town has hosted stars and celebrities, as footballers Ronaldo and Romario, and pop-stars Madonna and Michael Jackson have been sighted hanging out in recent years. With over 20 beaches here, this popular fishing village has a bit of everything.   Brigitte Bardot helped to make this little...

High rise developments in the Thai resort town of Pattaya are seen as an increasingly popular investment, according to a recent research report from CB Richard Ellis. High rise properties with good views and high-end amenities are the most popular places for buyers, and there have been a number of new launches over the past year. The second half of 2008 is set to see even more high-end properties begin, so...