Worldwide

• Fair Media Stockholm show saw strong visitor numbers in February 2012
  No 1 Property Exhibitions in a cold country with a hot economy!
  
  It all started with the company Spain Media in 2003 and we organized our first exhibition in the World Trade Centre, WT...
  ... more
• Demand for global distressed property increased at the end of 2011
  Demand for distressed property is rising in more countries than it was previously, according to the results of the latest Global Distressed Property Monitor from the Royal Institution of Chartered S...
  ... more
• See Where Foreign Buyers Are Snatching Up The Most American Real Estate
  With mortgages at record lows, the housing market's never been better for potential homebuyers. But as Americans struggle to get by, foreigners have been snapping up some the sweetest real esta...
  ... more
• Top 5 Overseas Property Investment Hotspots for 2012
  It's been a funny old year 2011, with the funniest unfunny thing that happened being the epicentre of the international financial crisis shifting from the United States to the United Europe, sorry t...
  ... more
• How the rich are investing in real estate right now
  I was catching up on a backlog of reading last weekend when I came across an interesting, if worrisome, article in The Economist. In it, the British newsmagazine suggested the Canadian real estate m...
  ... more

More News in Worldwide

	Middle East

• Strong Dubai real estate demand pushes up market prices
  Dubai’s residential real estate market is witnessing a rise in property prices with properties in key areas reaching the prices of early 2008.
  
  The number of transactions is risin...
  ... more
• Dubai recovering, Abu Dhabi still struggling
  There are already signs that Dubai property market is recovering while its neighboring Abu Dhabi, UAE's capital, is still struggling.
  
  "Dubai is close to the bottom. I don't think A...
  ... more
• Abu Dhabi real estate to see brighter days ahead
  Sound economic fundamentals, a solid fiscal stance, and a stable political environment offer an encouraging outlook for the Abu Dhabi real estate sector in 2012, but analysts warn downside risks still...
  ... more
• Middle East investors key players in global real estate marts
  Middle Eastern investors have been strong net purchasers in overseas markets in recent years.
  
  Investors from the region were increasingly active players in the global real estate market...
  ... more
• Where are the best realty investment opportunities in the Middle East?
  It might be that Saudi Arabian residential or commercial property is the best real estate investment opportunity in the Middle East. But that matters little if you are a non-Saudi and unable to buy. E...
  ... more

More News in Middle East

	Asia

• Thai Homebuyers Want New Builds
  Thailand is experiencing a surge in demand for new-built homes in nearly every region, according to reports from the Thai Home Construction Association. Demand in the North, Northeast and South has sw...
  ... more
• Chinese investors shop for Wall Street skyscrapers
  Chinese investors are flooding into New York to snap up commercial property, seeing investment opportunities and boosting local prices in the city’s real estate market.
  
  Despite th...
  ... more
• The Ghost Malls of China: Inside a Commercial Real Estate Bubble
  To many observers, the Chinese property market has been exhibiting signs of a bubble. "In Beijing," reports Time magazine, "vast swaths of commercial space sit vacant - including floors...
  ... more
• The Ghost Malls of China: Inside a Commercial Real Estate Bubble
  under construction...
  ... more
• Sharp rise in new home sales in Singapore continues
  A sharp rise in demand for new homes in Singapore in January continued last month with data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showing that figures were up 29% month on month.
  
  In Fe...
  ... more

More News in Asia

	North America

• Investors Swoop in on prime Florida Land Plots
  As the property market in Florida begins to pick up pace, buyers seeking to invest in the USA should look no further than prime land plots on the Gulf coast.
  
  With many local buyers al...
  ... more
• US Real Estate Rebounds
  Signs of a true recovery are finally emerging in the U.S. property market as average prices for homes across the nation inch up for the third month in a row when excluding the sales of distressed prop...
  ... more
• Investors scouring Chicago for foreclosures
  Locals, out-of-towners in rush to snap up homes for rehab, resale or, increasingly, to convert them into rental properties
  
  Pulling up to a distressed home for sale in Oak Lawn last mont...
  ... more
• Investors Take 28% of the Residential Real Estate Market
  Professionals Invest USA Network Endorses Real Trends, Inc./ Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine’s “2012 Invaluable Investor Study”
  
  The “2012 Invaluable Inve...
  ... more
• Time to Consider Investing in the U.S. Home Market?
  Potential homebuyers must proceed with caution and consider several factors beyond price alone, including local job growth and housing inventory trends.
  
  The long, discontented winter fo...
  ... more

More News in North America

	Europe

• Healthy Future for UK Student Housing Sector!
  As UK residential property prices continue to drop, investors are advised to turn their attention away from traditional buy-to-lets and towards a buoyant student accommodation market, as an assured wa...
  ... more
• First Student Accommodation Resale Site Launched in UK
  North West based Property Investment firm, Knight Knox International, has launched the first ever website dedicated entirely to the buying and selling of student accommodation units – studentpod...
  ... more
• Easing in global strains still not visible in European real estate markets
  Expectations in both the occupier and investment markets in the real estate sector has improved across much of the world during first quarter of 2012, however more European markets follow the negative...
  ... more
• French Real Estate Struggles Amidst Economic Difficulty
  The National Institute for Statistical and Economic Studies (INSEE) reports a 1.8% increase in French home prices in 2011, although experts warn of decreases in the near future that could cut value by...
  ... more
• Institutional investors are turning to residential foreclosures
  Institutional investors for the first time are investing in foreclosed single-family housing for the rental market, a tactical strategy that promises a tidy return but could be perilous.
  
  ...
  ... more

More News in Europe

	Latin America

• Real Estate's Rehabilitation
  The time may be right to persuade clients to get into the real estate market. What are the best ways to do it?
  
  In 2008, the collapse of the overheated real estate market nearly toppled ...
  ... more
• Buy Real estate in Brazil, says AAA
  AAA is urging alternative investors to consider buying up real estate in Brazil, as it offers many opportunities for those who want to buy a tangible asset in a growth region.
  
  Boston, M...
  ... more
• Little Risk of Bubble Seen In Booming Brazilian Real Estate
  Higher incomes, low unemployment and declining interest rates have pumped up the real estate market in Brazil, but few see signs of a bubble.
  
  "Several positive trends have come tog...
  ... more
• World’s Largest Book
  under construction...
  ... more
• Brazilian residential property prices expected to rise by up to 10% in 2012
  Property prices in Brazil are likely to increase modestly, around 5 to 10%, in 2012 and the real estate sector should avoid a bubble, according to a poll of real estate and financial experts.
  ...
  ... more

More News in Latin America