MTV Cribs Selling Celebrity Houses

29/11/07 London-MTV Cribs a TV show that allows anyone interested in celebrity lifestyles to see how their favourite stars live is now being used as a marketing tool to sell property. Successful rapper 50 Cent is going to use the show as a platform to help sell his luxury home. The multi millionaire is selling his mansion after owning the home for only 3 years at a cool $18.5 million price tag   The 19...

I am a Celebrity Get Me Out There

London 28/11/07-  The Dubai property market has been consistently active over the last few years with huge numbers of overseas property investors buying in the region. The Emirate has also been revealed as the latest celebrity holiday home hotspot by foreign exchange specialist, Moneycorp.  Footballers such as David Beckham and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson now own second homes there. Celebrity couple...

Russian Big Spenders To Change Overseas Property Market

London 28/11/07-The UK overseas property industry magazine Overseas Property Professional (OPP) reports on the new bread of international property buyer that is set to make a huge difference to the industry in 2008. These new buyers are Russian and they have already turned the London housing market on its head.   OPP report that Kim Waddoup who is the managing director of aiGroup will be the first...

Ionian Islands Tops with British Overseas Buyers

Lured by beautiful beaches, breathtaking scenery and reasonable prices, overseas property investors have been turning towards the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece. These islands – which include Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Cephalonia, Ithaca and Zakynthos - are not nearly as populated as the islands in the Aegean and aren’t overrun with the tourist resorts or major developments of many other...

Middle East Buy-to-let Property Investing Report

The Middle East could be the place to invest in overseas property according to a detailed report released by Prince Christian Cruz, Senior Economist at Global Property Guides. With the US and European housing markets slowing, investors are now in search of property overseas that can provide good capital growth. However the report reveals that the Middle East’s housing markets offer both opportunities and...

Paris Buy-to-Let Market is Strong

One of the more popular overseas investments in real estate is buying-to-let property in Paris. Long a favorite for both businesspeople and holiday travelers, Paris has many attractions that will help those who want to earn rental income. Paris is currently short of accommodation for short term visitors, particularly those who need to stay for business or an extended holiday. It also has many well-known...

Brazils Latest Overseas Investment Opportunity

A new resort is called Jacuma Beach; Rio Grande do Norte Brazil has been launched offering overseas property investors opportunities to enter the hot Brazilian real estate market. The development is located on one of the more popular areas for international investment in the northeast coast of Brazil in Rio Grande do Norte. With over 400 kilometres of beaches, 365 days of sun a year and the purest air...

Edinburgh House Prices Fall, Scottish Market Still Strong

London 26/11/07-House prices in Edinburgh have fallen by 5.6% for the past three months, but that’s the only part of Scotland that has had a drop in prices over that period. Although prices have fallen, over the past year they have still grown substantially. At the beginning of November, prices in Edinburgh were 18% higher than a year ago, and they are the highest in Scotland with an average price of...

Foreign Currency Market Update

26/11/07 London- Last Monday's $2.0450 opening level was the low of the week. With the exception of Friday's spike above $2.0750 Sterling spent most of its time between $2.05 and $2.07. When the London market opened this morning it was close to the top of that range.Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday was not celebrated by the Dollar. It had little indeed to be thankful for other than micro-improvements in a...

Joe Calzaghe & Overseas Property

Boxer Joe Calzaghe is into overseas property in a big way with the help of UK based agents The Right Move Abroad. The undefeated world super middleweight boxing champion knows a bargain when he sees one and has bought in numerous places abroad   The 35 year old Welshman is slowly building up an overseas property portfolio he has property in Turkey, Bulgaria and Egypt. In an interview with the Daily Mail...