A lucky few of us will one day move into our 'dream home', complete with those features we always wanted. Then again, not all the features of our dream homes are all that unusual - as new research shows. Research by Ocean Mortgages, who provide this article, found that the most commonly desired feature of a 'dream home' is an indoor swimming pool - with 36% of respondents to a survey saying they'd like...

Europe's first Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender active retirement village nestled in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of South West France is being built by Kingspan Tek who constructed the London Olympic Stadium, The village is set to solve the solution of an ageing population that seek to leave isolation in the UK. A recent report from Demos has claimed that millions of pensioners face growing old...

New figures have revealed that the demand for overseas property is still strong, as mortgage enquiries rose by 62 per cent during August. According to easier.com, overseas mortgage expert Conti has found that British property buyers still prefer to purchase properties in France and Spain. France was the most popular destination choice, with 43 per cent of enquiries this year belonging to French...

Investing abroad opens opportunities and security that is not possible by staying on American soil. With the world economy finding it’s way back up, foreign properties are becoming more lucrative than ever. So if you are considering venturing aboard, here are a few good places to start looking. Hong Kong If you are looking to invest in commercial properties, Hong Kong is the place. This is...

Detroit, Michigan has long had a reputation for being an economically ruined city. In recent years, however, there has been an upswing in the market. It is currently one of the best cities in which to buy property. According to MLive.com, Detroit was recently named the 7th most impressive turnaround town in all of the United States. In the same survey, Detroit was called "most noteworthy" because, in spite...

France's Poitou Charentes was named as the only region in the country to see foreign property investment rise last year, propertywire.com reports. Many investors have exercised caution in the French property market, with the number of non-residents making a purchase falling by 29 per cent overall in 2012, a newly-published report by international bank BNP Paribas has claimed. This average figure...

A strong pound against the euro has made it a great time for Brits to find homes for sale on the continent, portugalbuyingguide.com reports. Minor fluctuations in the foreign exchange market can have large-scale impacts on property prices, with the higher values meaning it could often make the difference of thousands of pounds. This has been the case in recent weeks when a strengthening British economy...

Two new surveys have shown that house prices in China during August increased faster than they did in July. According to worldpropertychannel.com, a survey from E-House showed that house prices in 288 cities rose by 1.1 per cent in August and the China Real Estate Index System (CREIS) reported that prices in 100 cities had increased by 0.92 per cent, resulting in an increase of 8.6 per cent compared to...

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A Corsican politician has come under fire for claiming that island homes should be reserved for natives, property-abroad.com reports. Paul Giacobbi claimed that non-residents should be banned from buying properties in Corsica and France as a whole. This, he claimed, was because current procedures are taking their toll on local people, often forcing them out of their own market. His claims have drawn fire...