12/06/08-The organisers of EPEX 2008, the Exclusive Property Exhibition, have made an open invitation at this years exhibition where visitors can see what is on offer with absolutely no entrance fee. The event takes place at the National Hall, London Olympia, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2008.   EPEX, which is sponsored by the Financial Times, is unique in that if focuses purely on the most...

American Idol and X factor judge Simon Cowell has still not moved into his house in Beverley Hills despite having bought the home back in 2006. Even at a price tag of USD$8 million the home was not exactly what the multi millionaire wanted. Mr Cowell demolished the existing luxury home to build his own dream home which today still remains unfinished.   Simon Cowell shot to fame after his unique and...

According to international real estate news service Propertywire, there are some 70 million tourists who visit Brazil each year, and about 5% of them want to buy a second home there. In the northeast part of the country, it is estimated that over the next few years there will be 80,000 new properties constructed, both homes and apartments, just for foreign buyers.   As the economy in the United States...

British architect Sir Norman Foster and his firm, Foster + Partners, are working on a new, mixed-use development for Moscow called Crystal Island. When completed, this city within a building will house the largest area within one structure anywhere in the world. It will hold apartments, hotels, an international school, movie theatres, sports complex and more. It is schedule to be completed by 2014 and will...

The Dubai Pearl, a self-contained living and working city within a city, has been redesigned and is now under construction once again. This project is one of the freehold developments with the Emirate near the coast at the entrance to the Palm Jumeirah Island and is the largest private development within Dubai.   The project was originally begun by Qatar’s Omnix International, but stalled and was taken...

9/6/08 -The emerging property hot spot Cape Verde sees the first true 6 star development on Boa Vista Island the furthest east of the Cape Verde archipelago. Cape Verde which is located, off the horn of Africa, are the closest tropical islands to the UK and are becoming a popular destination for holiday travelers and international real estate investors. The resort at Palm View is one of the world's few 6*...

Damac properties global expansion does not seem to be showing signs of slowing. The luxury property developer which started life in Dubai as a catering company announced its newest project in Kurdistan. The first phase of the project in the region will be Tarin Hills Development covering 170 million square feet in Erbil and estimated to cost $4.5 billion. The project will start by the end of this year and...

The Secret Valley Golf Resort is one of the most popular golf clubs on the island of Cyprus and is currently developing itself into a complete holiday resort. Located 18 kilometers east of Paphos, on the western end of the island, the resort is convenient to the city and international airport. It has one of the best courses on the island and will soon have another one to complement it.   Secret Valley...

The island of Ciova on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is quickly becoming a very hot area for international property investors. The island is 30 kilometers by way of road from Split, the largest city along the coast. It is near to the Split Kastela/Resnick International Airport (SPU), just a 15 minute drive, and has several popular resort areas for tourists. It also boasts a number of new developments, so...

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which serves as the country’s national housing agency, is predicting an 8% increase in home prices for the metro Vancouver area. That’s in comparison to an 11% increase for all of 2007, and will still leave the city with the highest prices in the country. "What we're expecting is a bit of moderation," said Robyn Adamache, senior market analyst with the...