A weaker pound and robust economies at home have made Asians the largest investors in Central London's real estate market, a global property consultancy firm, Knight Frank said recently.
The report said Asians, who spent 761 million pounds in new-built properties in London for better returns in FY 2010, accounted for nearly half (49 per cent) of all investment purchases in the ...
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Luxury property prices in Singapore expected to rise by
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Posted in Real estate on April 26, 2010 by Kevin Brass
By all accounts, Peninsula Papagayo changed the development
landscape on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Anchored by a
Four Seasons, the 2,300-acre project attracted a new high-end
clientele and helped spark a wave of luxury development on the
Guanacaste coast.
Papagayo was not immune to the global recession, ...
Published: 19th April
Overseas property agents are preparing for the worst as the
travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud over Europe enters its
fifth day.
Although the immediate impact has hit agencies with exposure to the
overseas rental market hardest, a number of companies are reporting
significant potential losses in sales business.
Robert Armstrong, Sales & Marketing Director ...
Finance & investment magazine, Barrons has put together a
list of the best second home destinations in the US.
If you have clients keen to rub shoulders with the social elite in
the world's largest economy, they'll need at least a million in
ready cash to afford even modest accommodation in these locations.
However, the good news is that prices are 20-40% off their peak so
there is p ...
Alpine Homes International, Savills's ski property partner has
sold its 14 unit ski resort in Austria within six weeks of
launch.
The speed of sale is reminiscent of the good old days of 2006 and
2007 says Managing Director Jeremy Rollason:
"At the peak of the market we were selling this many properties every month. It's unusual for this market. It's nice to put all the ingredients toget ...
China has largest property investment market in the world after
US slumps 64%, report reveals
Monday, 08 March 2010
China overtook the US as the world's biggest property investment market last year and will probably keep the lead in 2010 on economic growth and a lower reliance on debt, it is claimed in a new report.
Real estate investment in China more than doubled to $156.2 billion last y ...
By Chinmei Sung and Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan and Thailand exited recession last quarter and Malaysia probably followed, as Asian economies lead the global recovery.
Asian economies are paving the way for a global recovery from the worst worldwide recession since the Great Depression after central banks in the region slashed interest rates to record lows and gover ...