Scottish Bank splashing out on New Zealand & Australian property

  Bank of Scotland has shown its confidence in the New Zealand and Australian property markets by funding New Zealand's largest ever residential property development. The Banks subsidiary Bank of Scotland International has also recently funded the purchase of four hotels in Australia.   New Zealand property Bank of Scotland International is branching out into international property and it is...

Cheap property in Romania but for how long?

  Overseas property investors looking to get into a property market while prices are still unbelievable cheap will need to get their skates on after Romania joined the European Union on 1st January 2007.  17 years after the fall of the communist regime the new partner in the European Union is set for increased demand for its cheap property     Property investors and those with a...

Concerns over Property prices in China

Overseas property investors were lining up to invest in property in China until government concerns about foreigners pushing up property prices sparked increased regulation. Now it is clear that ordinary Chinese property buyers are deeply concerned by the countries property price rises. Forbes reveal that the definite winners in the Chinese real estate market appear to be Chinese property...

International real estate & the top 20 places to buy property abroad

A Place in the Sun Magazine which is published 13 times a year by Brooklands Media Ltd in the UK have announced the result of a survey which gives the top 20 places to buy property abroad.   Matt Havercroft editor of the overseas property magazine writes’ The idea was quite simple , really to conduct a survey among our readers and visitors to the A place in Sun Live property exhibitions...

Property in Czech Republic investor warning for 2008

The Czech Republic is being tipped as one of the best places to buy in Central Eastern Europe’s however investors need to take action in 2007 to avoid the huge increase in VAT set to take place at the beginning of 2008.   Czech Capital Prague is a city to invest Overseas property investors looking for hard evidence that Czech Republic is a great place to invest need to follow the path of the...

Malaysia attracts overseas property investors

Overseas property investors are facing an international property market bending over backwards to attract them to their shores. Investors who have made their minds up on where they should invest in 2007 may have to think again. Recent announcements by the Malaysian government now make the region an attractive place to buy real estate.     Changes in process and procedures like currency...

Property in South Africa one is just not enough

Property in South Africa has become so popular that buyers are not settling for just one property. The South African property market is experiencing a five year boom and it has seen a significant increase in first time buyers.     Recent reports and observations of the South African real estate market indicate that many South Africans are buying property for investment. The trend appears to...

Scottish property attracting property millionaires

  Scotland is attracting millionaires who are buying luxury property in Scotland  at the same time Scottish house builders plan to build for millionaire home buyers.   Earlier in the year Donald Trump offered plans for a golf academy and two championship-standard courses on a 1,400-acre site near Aberdeen in the north-eastern part of the country. Donald Trump plans include the...

Nicaragua investment property is it a bridge too far?

Overseas property web site Homesgofast.com is now listing properties from Nicaragua! Is this a bridge to far for those looking for property abroad?   Many people will know Nicaragua as a place of war and tension and not as an overseas property hot spot. It is true that Nicaragua is probably best known for its lengthy war in which a popular uprising was suppressed by a US-backed government. ...

Florida real estate a silver lining from overseas property buyers

   The talk of London Town is the Christmas bargains on offer in stores across the shops in New York and in other cities across the USA. Surely this must mean a real estate bonanza for overseas property buyers looking for investment property overseas. The UK housing market has a shortage of homes for sale leading to constantly increasing property prices. Investors are not getting value...