The internet has transformed the way we buy and sell commodities. Properties are just one of the many things that can be bought and sold online, and in fact, technology arguably does a better job of it than high street agencies do - particularly when it comes to buyers’ ability to research and sellers’ ability to market. So, how exactly is technology affecting high street...

Property in Costa Rica appears to be of interest to overseas buyers from the UK. According to RigthMove Overseas, property searches interested in real estate overseas have been looking up Costa Rica in the last few months. According to the company’s overseas search report for April 2016, Costa Rica is among the Top Ten Trending Searches. Specifically, Costa Rica is at number six. It is...

Millionaire celebrity homes are always a fascination to lovers of beutiful real estate,  so the international real estate website Homesgofast has looked at the best recent celeb homes stories in the media. Celebrity homes have a great way of letting people have a glimpse of the celebs true life style. We look at pop star Prince and his Turks and Caicos home, UK celebrities including Ricky Gervais and...

This weekend, Manchester United will take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. With both teams spending big bucks on new players at the start of the season, property portal TheHouseShop.com have worked out just how much real estate you could buy for the same price and created a handy infographic to match! With the FA Cup Final fast approaching, property portal TheHouseShop.com have pulled...

Recent International real estate news has centered on reports from the New York Times regarding luxury houses in Finland, coming from New Zealand’s News Hub a story about Auckland being named top city for luxury real estate. Further news from Canada’s Macleans website on how the Chinese are buying up Canadian real estate, report that proclaims the Miami is ranking high in the international real...

Sotheby’s International Realty have Marylebone’s spectacular four bedroom duplex penthouse apartment which has been newly renovated to the highest standards. Marathon House, £8,950,000, Marylebone NW1   This penthouse boasts outstanding views across London’s skyline. The immaculately presented apartment features approximately 4,079 sq ft of bright and spacious open plan...

Overseas property experts predict that Chinese Investors hungry for international real estate ownership may switch their focus from Australia to the US? Chinese investment in commercial property and land deals totalled US$3.5 billion in the first quarter of this year, down 20.5 per cent year on year, according to figures from real estate agency Jones Lang LaSalle.  The Chinese have a huge...

Scottish house prices are expected to continue to rise over the next few months after climbing in April, according to surveyors. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said demand for property continued to increase supply last month. This was despite a rise in the number of homes coming on to the market. The growth of interest in the Scottish property market bucked the trend across the...

The UK is seeing unprecedented house price growth that makes owning a home for a whole generation simply impossible. The UK heads for a generation of renters with London looking to join other cites like Berlin where renting, not owning a home is the norm. According to Home.co.uk the total stock of property for sale remains historically very low despite an uptick in supply in London. Scarcity remains the...

Spain’s property market is set to top this year’s table as it remarkably attracts more overseas investors (International Monetary Fund) UK and Sweden’s housing markets is revealed as being overvalued while Spanish property is undervalued by 26% (Organisation for Economic Development) Swedish buyers in Spain have increased by 220% in comparison to last year (Taylor Wimpey...