Germany is the best country in Europe right now for property investors, especially those seeking long term prospects, according to an annual European survey.

Professional buy-to-let property investors in the UK are predicted to keep buying and to ride out the credit crunch, according to a survey of mortgage brokers.

Western investors have cooled on Gulf property markets, probably because of global credit conditions, according to consultants.

Property prices in the US are still falling despite the economy performing better than expected in the second quarter of 2008.

Times may be hard in the property industry but a major Irish developer is undertaking Ireland's biggest single property investment with a €1 billion expansion to a north Dublin shopping centre.

The New Zealand Government should ban foreign property investors from buying, a political party is claiming.

As the Olympic Games close in Beijing all eyes on China are moving to Guangzhou, the city a thousand miles away that is to host the 2010 Asian Games.

The government in Cape Verde has dismissed rumours that it was going to ban the sale of land to foreign investors.

Fewer British investors are buying overseas property due to a combination of economic factors according to a number of organisations.

Brazil, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, now has its sights firmly set on hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

Despite reluctance among some property investors to risk looking at emerging economies Albania has a bright future with sustainable growth, according to property experts.

Property brokers and investment bankers in Europe are tightening their belts as major job losses are predicted a year after the credit crunch started.

Property prices in Dubai are likely to fall 10% by 2010 as the supply of real estate outpaces demand, according to a new report.

Economists are divided over how quickly UK property prices will recover when the current downturn is over.

The property market in Northern Ireland rose faster than anywhere else in Europe and now it is crashing just as fast, according to the latest analysis.

Once the economic outlook improves in the UK property will resume its previous upward trend, it is being predicted.

Sao Paulo in Brazil tops a new poll of the most unaffordable cities in the world. It has become more expensive faster than anywhere else on the planet according to the influential Forbes Group.

Property investors from the US are no longer buying in Nicaragua because of the economic downturn and concerns over the political regime, it is claimed.

Russian banks need to tighten their risk management to avoid the credit crunch in which global banks have so far declared more than $160 billion in mortgage related losses, finance experts are warning.

Major Middle East developers are investing in Tunisia which property analysts believe is the new emerging market set to make an impact in the next five years.

Albania and Panama are the top two locations for long term property investment according to the latest research from international analysts.

The amount of mortgage finance in Egypt is expected to double in the next year as it catches up with the country's booming property market.

China's breathtaking economic growth is unlikely to be de-railed by the global credit crunch making it one of the best places for property investment funds to consider, it is claimed.

The economic development of Cape Verde, one of the fastest growing emerging property markets, takes a step forward later this month when the country become a member of the World Trade Organisation.

The world's biggest shopping mall opens in Dubai next month amid predictions that it will create new investment in the high growth retail sector.

Major investment and development in the Dominican Republic is set to boost the Caribbean islands tourism and property investment industries.

It is only accessible twice a week, but the Fijian island of Koro is expecting to see annual capital appreciation of at least 30% over the next two years.

Andorra, a tiny country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain is set to buck the downward property price trend this year and see a 5% rise according to agents.

Asia is showing signs of its property boom coming to an end according to financial experts.

Consumers in the US are optimistic that real estate will recover sooner rather than later, according to a new survey.

Coastal cities in Brazil offer the highest returns for property investors according to a new guide to buying in the country.

The property market in Spain is 'dead' and unlikely to improve in 2008, according to two experts.

The four largest emerging economies in the world are likely to continue to with soaring property prices for the foreseeable future, according to financial experts.

The government and tourism officials in Cyprus are to spend extra money attracting visitors and investors to try to boost the island's property market.

Property prices in many parts of France are slowing, according to a land agency report, but popular areas are still doing well as overall average prices are predicted to stay strong.

Developers and real estate businesses are flocking to Brazil, forced to seek more optimistic outlooks because of the economic downturn in the US, stagnation in countries like Spain and the general slowdown in Europe.

As India is tipped to become the world's second biggest economy after China, more and more Indians are investing in international property.

Property investors in New Zealand are facing a double whammy - prices and rental yields are falling.

Owners of rental property in South Africa are benefiting from a strong tourism sector and as prices start falling more interest is anticipated.

Investors should take advantage of the downturn in UK commercial property prices to snap up bargains, according to a leading Middle East bank.

While most of the Western world is protesting about the price of fuel, oil is helping to boost Margarita's potential for property investors.

Cambodia's national airline which was scrapped with massive losses in 2000 is to be re-launched at the start of a push to encourage more international interest in the country.

Emerging property markets may not see as much growth as anticipated next year as food and fuel costs adds to the financial woes of would be investors, according to the latest analysis.

US economic woes are affecting a key sector of the Philippines property market but it is hoped the shortfall will soon be picked up by increasingly affluent Filipinos seeking investment opportunities as well as new overseas investors.

Encouraging words about the future of the economy in Cape Verde are expected to add to the increasing interest among property investors for this former Portuguese colony.

A deal that allows Iran to supply gas to Europe via Croatia could help make this former part of Yugoslavia an investment goldmine, it is claimed.

The Abu Dhabi rental sector is booming with occupancy rental rates in villas close to 100% making it the fastest growing region for property investment in the United Arab Emirates, it has been revealed.

Interest in luxury property in scenic locations in New Zealand, fuelled by the success of the Lord of the Rings films, is facing a downturn.

New credit ratings for South American countries points to economic success that will boost their attractiveness to foreign investors.

Albania is set to become an attractive place for overseas property investment in three to five years, according to industry experts.