Property in Dubai investors rush to Damac Properties

From free Jaguar motor vehicles  to a chance to win a private Jet Damac Properties have pulled out all the stops to reach its sales targets. The Dubai based company announced on Monday that it sold more than 545 units to date during its special Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) promotion.     About Damac Properties In just over two decades, Damac has grown from a local catering company to a...

Overseas property portal features podcasts

  Leading overseas property portal Homesgofast.com have made researching overseas property a more enjoyable experience by offering  downloadable radio shows and shorter ‘podcasts’ to its website visitors after teaming up with BuyAssociation, which provides impartial advice on buying a property abroad.   Podcast definition at  Wikepedia   BuyAssociation’s...

Property in Egypt from £17,600

    UK investors have been flocking to an investment property offered by EquityBuy Ltd which offers investors property in Egypt for £17,600. The off plan property is at Desert Pearl Beach Apartments Hurghada Egypt.       Property in Egypt The deal is made more attractive as the developer is happy to arrange mortgages of 60% on his properties...

Florida property owners get cheaper home insurance

Florida property owners will be thanking their lucky stars as officials announce big cuts in home insurance and helps secure the future for the Floridian real estate market.   Florida home owners pay some of highest home insurance premiums in the US & what has made things worse was the anticipated increases this year of up to 80%. This would have left many Florida property owners in a...

Brazil property the darling of overseas property investors

A survey which sought the views of over 3000 overseas property investors who visited an overseas property blog web site reveals that Bulgaria, Brazil and Dubai are the darlings of the overseas property investor.   The survey which was managed by online survey company Vizu.com for Overseas property-advice.com asked visitors to the overseas property advice site which countries they thought would...

Big brother data protects homes in Smart Water

Making your home secure can be a key selling point when selling your home. Police in the UK have unveiled their latest crime-busting weapon called Smartwater which is a DNA-style spray rigged up to trap burglars targeting homes in Cumbria UK.A Big Brother central database keeps a record of where it is registered, so criminals caught with the substance on them can be traced back to the scene of...

London house prices linked to selling property online

  Rising house prices means bigger payouts for real estate agents in London UK where property experts say there has been a huge increase in the number of people selling property online. The trend is being fuelled by rising house prices and homeowners' growing disillusionment with estate agents and their large fees. Despite recent rate rises in the UK house prices are still expected to rise in...

Good news for Buy to Let mortgage property investors

Independent mortgage broker USHE Financial have found a solution for frustrated UK buy to let investors who are stuck with equity in their rental properties that cannot be released.  The development could see property investors expanding their UK property portfolios or allowing investors to buy property overseas.                   The...

Monarch airlines make Cyprus property owners even happier

  Steady Cyprus house price increases have been putting a smile on the faces of the islands home owners and with the recent announcement by low cost airline Monarch who will be flying to the region from March 2007 means the news cannot get better.   Monarch now flying to Cyprus Monarch is one of the UK's major providers of low-cost scheduled flights from London Gatwick, London Luton,...

Barbados rental market almost to capacity for Cricket World Cup

Barbados is host to the International Cricket Council World Cup 2007 one of the world’s largest and most prestigious sporting events. The event which takes place every four years begins on March 13th at Sabina Park, Jamaica and ends with the final on April 28th at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Barbados is being used by cricket fans as a base for the event with matches taking place over 8 Caribbean...