Category: Property And Land
Cherie Blair, the Orams Case, and Cyprus Property
Cherie Blair, wife of the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has become involved in the controversial issue of British ownership of North Cyprus Property. Linda and David Orams paid around £160,000 for a detached house in Lapta in 2003. A Citizen of the Greek Republic of Cyprus, Mr Meletis Apostolides, claims that he is the
Slovenia Property for Sale – Buy Investment Property for Huge Gains With Low Risk
Slovenia property for sale, if you choose the right locations can make you huge gains and is one of the top investment property destinations in the world today. Discover Slovenia property and you may be glad you did, it could make great gains with low risk. Let’s look at Slovenia in more detail and its
St Heliers Real Estate – Will Your Property Decline in Value?
A property investor recently predicted on television that the New Zealand property market will drop in value by 10 to 15 percent because the Government removed property taxation advantages in the budget. St Heliers real estate owners can dismiss such numbers because their suburb is not prime property investment territory: the rental housing stock there
Real Estate – Investment Property in Gurgaon
Gurgaon is a millionaires’ land. It has come a long way from being a farmland of 1990s. The DLFs, Unitechs and Ansals made it real estate haven in 2000s and today it is called the ‘Singapore of India.’ In Gurgaon, you find skyscraping high-rise apartment buildings at one place while to the other end, you
How Big Is an Acre, Really?
An acre is the typical measurement of a piece of land, used by buyers and sellers to have an understanding of the size of a piece of property. Much like square footage is used by home buyers to determine the size of a house, acreage gives buyers a better sense of the size of the
Real Estate Investment – Sharp Rise in NRI Real Estate Investment Since Last Few Years
As per the survey, since last few years Indian Real Estate has been made its position very strong in stock markets. Indian realty sector achieved an average of 30% growth in last year and now India is the fifth largest economy in the world. There are many factors are (remove) responsible for that and NRI
Real Estate Investment in Stunning Cyprus
The stunning island of Cyprus lies in the beautiful warm, calm and clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea and enjoys up to 320 days of unadulterated sunshine every year. This makes Cyprus inimitably popular with holiday makers and second home hunters which in turn makes it the perfect real estate investment location for international property
Real Estate Property Investment Series: Focus New Zealand 2007
Consider this – December 2005: the world’s property experts are predicting that 2006 will be a bad year for New Zealand’s housing market because affordability has gone from the market, first time buyers are inactive through an inability to afford to buy and interest rates will have to rise to cool the overheated property market.
Commercial Real Estate Risk Mitigation Strategies for REITs
While REIT real estate investing in Canada offers many opportunities for those seeking a stable and reliable source of investment income, there are risks that must be managed. For example, economic conditions may determine whether or not tenants can pay rent. Oversupply of commercial space may erode rents. As well, governments have the ability to
A Guide to Buying a Residential and Investment Property in Thailand
So you have fallen in love with Thailand? Like so many others before you, and the thousands that will follow? For whatever reason, you have chosen to own a property in Thailand? This could be for the long term prospect of making this wonderful country your permanent home, or as a potential investment, and/or for
Real Estate Property Investment Series: Focus Northern Cyprus 2007
Cyprus is divided into the Northern third of the island and the Southern two thirds; this report deals specifically with Northern Cyprus as it has a very different real estate economy to Southern Cyprus.m In 2006 a series of unprecedented and exciting developents occurred to boost the appeal of the property market in North Cyprus
Real Estate Property Investment Series: Focus Bahrain 2007
Despite its five thousand year history, US allied Bahrain is an ’emerging’ nation and has been in a significant state of transition since the current king and former amir of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa came to power in 1999 and it’s critical that any investor examining the property market prospects in Bahrain
Sicilian Dialect Land Measurements
Whilst travelling looking for land in Sicily to build a house a little local knowledge of dialect and traditional measurements is required. It gets very complicated as different regions of Sicily use the same words for different sizes of land in Sicily. When evaluating land in Sicily always get an Italian surveyor to document its
Surveying Your Land – 10 Tips on Hiring a Professional Land Surveyor
In the nearly 25 years that I’ve been a land surveyor I’ve been contacted by thousands of property owners looking to have their land surveyed. All too often they make their decisions based on only one factor, price; which often leads to dissatisfaction with their choice and sometimes a less than quality survey, too. The