Village runs on solar power
Solar power is great idea, but unless there is a serious amount of sun they really don’t work properly, there is also the cost. However, the technology has moved along so quickly that they have become more efficient and the cost effective.
This can be shown by a village in west of South Korea, Donggwang is [...]
Property slump affecting business
It would seem that the world wide property slump is not just having an affect on the value of property, but according to some companies it is actually having a serious affect of business which means that there could be even more problems building, should this crisis continue.
One such company who are feeling the pinch [...]
Green Development in Australia
It comes as no surprise that Australia where they have plenty of open space and sunshine, that they should be looking at creating new developments which are eco friendly and a project in Sydney is just one example of this growing trend towards redeveloping older sites, instead of taking land that could be used for [...]
April 18, 2008Property Portals put off agents and developers
Potential buyers of an overseas property may be losing out on some good deals when they visit an over seas property portal, this is because there are many foreign estate agents and property developers who do not use the property portals.
The main reason for this is that they find the portals too time consuming or [...]
Couple sues Google on privacy
This one has been coming for sometime and could be the start of many complaints from around the world. A couple from Pennsylvania in the States who are suing internet giant Google over images that have been taken of the house, this data is used for publishing street view images and details of property.
Google have [...]
Risky Property areas in the States
In the wake of the sub prime mortgage crisis in the states, it would seem that property prices have been taking a serious hit in values compared to the same period just last year. In the worst case the price reductions are touching around nineteen per cent, which is anyone’s book is a lot.
So where [...]
Why invest in Uruguay
South America is up and Coming County with many large corporations investing into the infrastructure, which is what, makes this country a very good place to invest in the property market.
These are the reasons what make this country very favourable:
Uruguay has a long-standing tradition of observance of the law
Doing business in Uruguay is simple
According to [...]
Population fall in Florida
Florida in the US has seen some impressive growth over the last twenty odd years, its fine weather and increasing tourism had made this US State a popular destination for people to go on holiday and indeed in a lot cases either retire or relocate to. But there has been a change around recently and [...]
March 21, 2008The top US fraud hotspot
Believe it or not there are some places that are more prone to fraud and identity theft than others, this is particularly true when it comes to the US, and they have places that would scare even the safest surfer or the most diligent of any paper work shredder.
The worst places for ID theft and [...]
Massive building to be green
For a skyline that has remained unchanged for some time, the people of Philadelphia in the States are going to get a surprise when the second tallest building in the world appears in their city. The American commerce centre will rise up into the sky for 1,500 feet, the empire state building stands at 1,250 [...]
March 14, 2008Buying a property in India
As with any property purchase there are many risks involved, but buying a property in a country like India can be a potential minefield for some one who has little or no experience of the market or for that matter culture, which is entirely different to the way that we do business here.
But as with [...]
Buying property in Egypt
Buying property abroad has been a great way of investing in property for some time, but buying in Egypt is simply not heard of that much. But this is a booming market in fact it has been one of the best performers over the past three years. It has been estimated that it could be [...]
February 22, 2008Selling property in Moscow
Property agents looking at the Russian market for buyers have the opportunity to visit Moscow in April and show their properties to the Russian elite at the Moscow International Property Show. This show is an exclusive event, where only those people who have been selected can attend; agents are virtually guaranteed face to face meetings [...]
February 20, 2008Amsterdam to build underwater city
Considering that most of Holland is below sea level anyhow, the decision to build an underwater city may not at first appear to be something to shout about, but this is really an underwater city, something that could only be thought of in a film.
The city of Amsterdam is undergoing some major changes but there [...]
Marketing your property
Marketing an overseas property can be a tricky item to cover and is probably one of the reasons why on occasions that property can stay on the market unsold and often un-viewed for months and even years.
But even before an agent is appointed there are some things that an owner could do for themselves, which [...]
Buying property abroad
Buying a rental property abroad is both a tricky and exciting idea, especially if it is in a place that you love to take your own holidays, because this means that you can also take your own holidays in this property at times when it is not occupied.
1, Consider your overheads, community fees, mortgage, [...]
Work Begins on Green City
Work has begun on the worlds first zero carbon and zero waste city, which is going to be built in Abu Dhabi. There has been much speculation as to the reasoning about the new city which is going to be called Masdar City, firstly Abu Dhabi has the worst record in the world for the [...]
February 7, 2008Buying property in Cyprus
Buying a property abroad is a tricky thing to be undertaking, this involves either spending a lot of time travelling, which not only takes up a lot of you time, but can cost a lot of money too, these costs could go towards buying a better property.
A prospective buyer will also need an [...]
City within one building
Could this be the way cities will be created in the future? This is crystal island, Moscow, which is going to be built on the outskirts of the city by the river. It will rise up into the sky for 450 meters finishing in a pointed top, but this is no ordinary building it will [...]
January 24, 2008US cut interest rates
When the Federal Reserve cut the base interest rate by a massive three quarters of a point, it was thought that this would help the stock markets recover and head off a US recession which is looking like it may be too late to do anything like that now.
But a recession is only two bad [...]