The Nicaragua of the 21st century is all the things that most people probably thought it wasn't - safe, affordable, peaceful, culturally diverse, environmentally stunning and teetering on the edge of a property boom fuelled by foreign interest.

Jo Sinnott, the lively and personable presenter of Real Estate TV's hugely successful 'Next Big Thing' series as well as a regular presenter on Sky Travel, took some time out from her hectic schedule to speak to Rhiannon Davies about her new series, the places she believes people will be investing in property in the future and where she would ideally like to own a home abroad.

Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, continues to energise one of the best beach destinations on the North Coast with its Marassi resort project in Sidi Abdel Rahman Bay.

Every rule must have its exception and in terms of the Spanish real estate market that exception is Jerez.  Whilst much of Spain is feeling the heat of a major slowdown, this Andalucian city is sitting pretty, smugly languishing in the knowledge that its property prices are only going in one direction, and that's up.

It's become something of a well-known fact that the traditional 'fly to let' rental market in Spain is suffering from over saturation.

Tamweel PJSC, the largest real estate finance provider in the UAE, announced today that it expects 2008 revenues and net profit to continue to grow in line with growth recorded in 2007.

Emaar Properties is hosting an exclusive sale of eight prestigious projects from its diverse portfolio on 08/08/08 to build on the appeal of the once in a lifetime date.

Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World, and Nakheel, one of the world's largest and most innovative real estate developers, today announced that both companies have together acquired a 20 per cent stake in Cirque du Soleil, the world's leading live entertainment company providing high-quality artistic entertainment.

Tamweel PJSC, the largest real estate finance provider in the UAE, announced today the commencement of its Egypt operations during a special ceremony held in Cairo. It was attended by senior government officials including Osama Saleh, Chairman, Mortgage Finance Authority of Egypt.

The Address Hotels & Resorts, the new hotel brand launched by Emaar Hospitality Group (EHG), will assume the management and operations of The Palace, The Old Town hotel within Downtown Burj Dubai. The five star hotel was earlier managed by Sofitel, the hotel management brand of French Accor Group.