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Hot topics in the news Major property investment funds are looking to the Far East and Asia as the best bets in the current global economic downturn.
Read full article: [Property investment funds look East]Germany is the best country in Europe right now for property investors, especially those seeking long term prospects, according to an annual European survey.
Read full article: [Germany revealed as top property investment prospect in European real estate markets]Property investors with interests in Thailand are closely following the political crisis as the financial markets are already showing signs of being jittery.
Read full article: [Political turmoil in Thailand makes investors jittery]Western investors have cooled on Gulf property markets, probably because of global credit conditions, according to consultants.
Read full article: [Western investors look outside the gulf for property bargains]New regulations are being introduced in Cambodia to protect property investors from fraud as the country's real estate industry booms.
Read full article: [Cambodia introduces new regulations for developers and real estate agents]Russia's continued military presence military in South Ossetia has raised doubts over the future of Georgia's emerging property sector.
Read full article: [Georgia's fledgling property market hit by Russian military presence]Pessimists may worry about the property market in Dubai but the latest figures show the place is booming with 25,000 people taking up residence every month.
Read full article: [Arrival figures show Dubai is booming with developers looking to the long term]Foreign investors have spent over ten billion dollars on property in Turkey over the last five years according to the latest available figures.
Read full article: [Foreign investment in Turkish property growing]Rich Koreans are turning their eyes to the US property market and investing more money in the purchase of land and homes there to capitalize on the slump in the world's biggest property market.
Read full article: [Korean property investors see the US as offering good long term investment prospects]Cash-rich international property investors are flocking to London to snap up discounted office buildings in deals that could plumb new depths for the UK's stricken property market.
Read full article: [Foreign property managers eyeing bargain offices in London]Property development in Costa Rica is reaching out to previously inaccessible areas and offering investors different choices, according to a new guide.
Read full article: [New areas of Costa Rica opening up to property development]The Great Rift Valley in Kenya could be the key to attracting foreign investors to the African country where lack of power generation is holding back its growth.
Read full article: [Kenya seeks to sort out power problems to help investment growth]The government in Cape Verde has dismissed rumours that it was going to ban the sale of land to foreign investors.
Read full article: [Cape Verde government clarifies position on land sales]As political problems intensify in Pakistan the county's big developers are looking to the Middle East, it is claimed.
Read full article: [Pakistan developers look to the Middle East as political tension rises]International property agents are wooing the increasing number of Indian millionaires who they believe are interested in investing in the world of property.
Read full article: [Wealthy Indians targeted by international property agents]Brazil is attracting the attention of a number of leading Arab property investors and developers according to finance experts.
Read full article: [Middle East investment in Brazil attracting attention]Fewer British investors are buying overseas property due to a combination of economic factors according to a number of organisations.
Read full article: [UK property downturn means fewer British are investing abroad]Brazil, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, now has its sights firmly set on hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Read full article: [Brazil sets its sights on the 2016 olympic games]A decision by international investment bank JPMorgan to invest more than $1 billion in Asian real estate over the next three years is set to boost a struggling market.
Read full article: [Global investment bank puts its money into Asian property market]Real estate agents in Florida are so desperate to find buyers that they are touring the globe trying to boost the state's reputation abroad.
Read full article: [US real estate agents search around the world for property buyers]The Marylebone area of London has been added to the city's prime residential property market thanks to rising demand from affluent buyers, outstanding food and retail facilities and new high quality developments.
Read full article: [Affluent buyers help push Marylebone onto London Prime Property Index]The residential property market on the Balearic Islands is holding well despite the downturn in the rest of Spain, according to a new report.
Read full article: [Ibiza and Mallorca property market weathering the downturn well]Property prices in Crete are increasing and offering new opportunities for investment thanks to a number of luxury developments, it is claimed.
Read full article: [Increase in luxury developments attract more property investors to Crete]A sharp decline in property sales in Black Sea and ski resorts in Bulgaria has been revealed by real estate agents. British investors in particular are shunning the country.
Read full article: [British property investors deserting Bulgaria]The Olympic Games has created a myriad of opportunities for developers and investors in China, according to a new report.
Read full article: [Olympic games brings huge opportunities for developers and investors in China]Property prices in Florida are continuing to fall but experts are divided over whether it is a good investment or not for overseas buyers.
Read full article: [Property bargains in Florida may not be all they seem]Canada is seeing an increase in the number of European property investors as buyers see the North American country as less risky than emerging markets and with good profit potential.
Read full article: [Investing in pre-planning development land in Canada promises high profits]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.
Read full article: [Property market reviving in Nicaragua as worries over political regime subside]Most property investors who buy abroad are not put off by the rising cost of travel and are looking further afield to buy, according to a new report.
Read full article: [UK overseas property investors increasing]Oman is to introduce a regulatory blueprint to protect all regional and international investors in its property and tourism sector as part of its Vision 2020 plan for the future of the Gulf state.
Read full article: [Good tourism growth rates prompt Oman to fast track property projects]A decline in foreign property investment in Fiji is being blamed on the sluggish New Zealand economy which has resulted in fewer inquiries on the Pacific islands.
Read full article: [Fiji property market sluggish as Kiwi interest drains]While some Eastern European countries are seeing falls in property prices the market in Prague has a new side to it – luxury apartments.
Read full article: [Luxury property market emerging in Prague]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.
Read full article: [Tunisia emerging as the next property market to take off]Millions of pounds worth of pre-launch, off-plan and under construction property will be showcased at this weekend's luxury property expo in Malaysia.
Read full article: [Asian luxury property expo also available on-line]Argentina is the latest property market to see land emerging has having investment potential.
Read full article: [Land in Argentina tipped as having potential for investors]Americans and Brits are showing most interest in investing in the world's first pre-fabricated revolving tower in Dubai.
Read full article: [US and UK investors reserving most apartments in Dubai revolving tower]Rich Russians are 'raiding' the US property market and buying real estate at an astonishing rate, according to agents.
Read full article: [The Russian bear growls across the Atlantic]Bulgaria is the latest country to report rising prices for agricultural and development land which offers investors another possible profit stream.
Read full article: [Agricultural land prices rising in Bulgaria]Property investors who feel the residential market is too risky at present might be encouraged by the latest figures on the growth of retail investments.
Read full article: [Eastern Europe retail investment sector reports good growth]Mexico is the new frontier with increasing numbers of Americans and Canadians investing in property according to one of the leading estate agents.
Read full article: [Mexico property market attracting more interest from US and Canada]Agricultural land is the new 'gold' of the property market as prices soar and experts predict it will become a safe investment.
Read full article: [Farmland a good investment as prices soar]If you believe the headlines then the US and the UK are places to avoid investing in right now. But New York, Washington and London are the best locations according to new research.
Read full article: [Global investors still opt for safe and transparent property markets]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.
Read full article: [Trade boost for Cape Verde]The real estate market in Vietnam is slowing as rising interest rates and banks cutting lending opportunities begins to affect activity.
Read full article: [Banks blamed for chronic lack of investment in Vietnam real estate]Property investors fed up with the world economic downturn and the credit crunch might just like to look elsewhere - to the moon.
Read full article: [Moon property investment growing according to leading lunar organisation]New tax incentives are underway in the Bahamas in order to entice potential investors to the Caribbean islands made famous in the James Bond movies.
Read full article: [Newly introduced major tax incentives aimed at reviving 'tired' Bahamas]Major investment and development in the Dominican Republic is set to boost the Caribbean islands tourism and property investment industries.
Read full article: [Investment boost in Dominican Republic points to property surge]Evidence is emerging that British property investors are increasingly taking advantage of bargain prices in the US.
Read full article: [Brits taking advantage of low property prices in the US]Over development in Bulgaria is having a serious effect as various projects are being halted over concerns about quality, standards and a lack of planning and vision.
Read full article: [New construction banned as concerns about over development in Bulgaria increase]Direct flights from Europe to Belize from next year are expected to boost the value of property on the former British colony.
Read full article: [Former British colony poised for growth when Euro flights arrive]London is emerging as the key centre for Islamic finance outside of the Middle East as financial institutions clamber to become part of a growing market. Currently it is estimated that Islamic banking manages funds of $200 billion. It is predicted to increase by up to 15% a year and be worth a trillion dollars by 2010.
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