When you’ve invested in real estate in Chicago, Illinois, you already know what kinds of benefits you’re getting. It’s a great city with lots to do, excellent restaurants and exciting sporting events. You can live near the water without the problems of hurricanes
With the cooling UK real estate market and a dramatic increase in housing prices, those looking to sell property in the UK are having a hard time deciding what to do next. Interestingly enough, housing prices have increased by 5.3% in November 2006, while the preceding months of Septemb
Bulgarian property has been attracting the type of property investors who may have never considered buying property abroad. Snooker star Willie Thorne is one such potential buyer , he has recently set his heart on buying a house in Bulgaria. "Mr Maximum", as he is known in the snooker
The currently unregulated overseas property industry has seen some positive moves towards self regulation. One of these was the launch of The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) .The aim of the organisation was improve standards of professionalism in the internationa
The Florida Association of Realtors recently released numbers indicating that Florida’s home sales for the year slowed significantly, when compared with figures from the year before. As the sales decreased, so have the purchase price of homes. In third quarter of 2006, Florida's hous
Moneycorp the London based foreign exchange currency specialist has announced a new online money transfer service & an incentive that will benefit the BBC Children in need charity. Money transfer system Overseas property buyers and those making regular money transfers abroad are increa
Bank rate rises are always big news and the latest quarter point rise in interest rates to 5 per cent puts interest rates at their highest level for five years. Inflation figures which are hanging round the 2.5% have seen the Bank of England act to keep inflation under control, with a target rate of
The British are not only buying overseas property for holiday homes but increasingly to enable them to leave the UK and live abroad. The UK housing market has been kind for many home owners giving them large amounts of equity to spend on a home overseas. The prospect of
Living in a cube or ‘living pods’ sounds like something from the future something you might see in a science fiction movie or on space station. For London students compact living pods are set to become reality by September 2007. A huge development called Nido (Italian for nest) i
The UK overseas property industry will be heading for London for its annual business to business overseas property exhibition and conference. The event called OPP Live06 is taking pace on 7th and 8th December 2006 at Alexandra Palace London. Industry professionals will be reflecting on the hot
Carol McDonald