Chris Tarrant and his divorcing wife Ingrid have been revealed as shrewd property investors with enormous wealth. The property portfolio they have between them would be the dreams of any winner of Chris Tarrants hit TV show ‘ Who wants to Be a Millionaire’ The couple split last year over his seven-year affair with teacher Fiona McKechnie and are trying to reach a financial...

The real estate boom across the United States over the past several years slowed considerably in 2006. The slowing market has meant that in certain areas there is an oversupply of new and resale properties on the market. In one of the hotter markets in recent years, South Florida, this is quite true. For international real estate investors, retirees and those just looking for a property in the sun, this is...

 Barbados to Host Cricket World Cup Final   The Caribbean nation of Barbados is set to host the Cricket World Cup final match on April 28, 2007. The semi final matches will be hosted by Jamaica and Saint Lucia on April 24 and 25, with the winners advancing to the final in Barbados on the 28th.   Barbados’ historic Kensington Oval will host the championship match. This stadium is...

  On the West End of Grand Bahama Island a new international resort is being constructed by Ginn Resorts. This $4.9 billion development has been named Ginn sur Mer and will sit on nearly 2000 acres along the westernmost peninsula of the island, surrounded on both sides by the Atlantic Ocean.   This resort will be the largest development ever seen on the islands and will add to the...

Bulgarian real estate has been the victim of some rogue estate agents preying on British Buyers according to Quest Magazine in Bulgaria. The practices of agents selling at three times the value of its market value has caught out unsuspecting overseas property buyers and left agents with huge profits.In a bid to help Britons buy homes in Bulgaria with more confidence, a new campaign to rid the country of...

  In a remarkable move a Japanese Billionaire Genshiro Kawamato is opening up the doors to luxury living for low income families in Hawaii.  Genshiro Kawamato is dedicating 8 of his multimillion dollar homes to low income native Hawaiian families. He is allowing all the families to live rent free for up to 10 years. Kawamoto owns dozens of office buildings in Tokyo under the name Marugen and his...

  Buying property in London UK is an expensive business every sale attracts stamp duty which ranges from 1 percent to 4 per cent  depending upon the value of the real estate being bought. House prices in London have soared however the thresholds remain at £250,000 and £500,000 creating a stealth tax.   Conservative MP Justine Greening said “Despite all the warm...

  One of the UK's most popular documentary television programmes ‘Tonight with Trevor McDonald’ featured a documentary concerning US Visa scams where the majority of the victims were the British. The programme also bought into question the immigration policy where Brits who had bought Florida property and invested in the region where not guaranteed the right to live in the state. It...

  The South East and in particular London is witnessing seemingly unstoppable price increases. Primelocation.com which is owned by Daily Mail & General Holdings reports unrelenting price growth of prime London property. London house price are at record average sales prices in every region in the capital with prices up 25.8% overall.  Stock of prime London property for sale hits an all-time...

  Rightmove, Primelocation.com, Propertyfinder.com and Findaproperty are all battling for positions with high profile offline advertising campaigns costing millions of pounds. The stakes are high with the reward of lucrative UK estate agent property advertising. Rightmove has over 12,500 estate agents offices out of an estimated 15,000, Rightmove are generating more revenue by introducing banner...