Overseas Property Investment

The most recent international property property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

A recent article from International Property Journal cites a survey by North Carolina research firm E360 that included 612 existing second home owners. It found that Mexico is still the most popular international location for second home buyers. According to the article: Despite the constant headlines about drug-related violence, Mexico remains the preferred destination for [...]

Sited behind Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur and UBN Apartments, the property comprising an 18-storey office building and a 25-storey apartment block is going for an estimated RM306 million. Menara Taipan Star in Jalan P. Ramlee in Kuala Lumpur’s so-called Golden Triangle, has been put up for sale for an estimated RM306 million. Located behind Shangri-La [...]

A new event to be held in Moscow on 11th & 12th November aims to help international agents break into the potentially lucrative Russian buyer market. Russian Summit brings together some of the biggest agents working in international real estate in Russia such as Intermark Savills, Knight Frank Russia and Gordon Rock; with an audience [...]

Greater China leads regional growth in demand for premium office 4 August 2010 Asia — Asia’s leading commercial centres recorded impressive growth in office demand in the second quarter of 2010 as the steady regional economic recovery encouraged multinational companies to reactivate expansion plans suspended earlier after the onset of the global financial crisis, according [...]

China’s Real Estate Bubble Threatens to Burst [Spiegel] The World’s Richest Man’s New Mansion [Forbes] Billionaire Slim’s Firm Pays $44 Million for Landmark Manhattan Mansion [Bloomberg] The Aftermath Of The Global Housing Bubble Chokes The World Banking System [Business Insider] Reckless Europe beats reckless America at property bubbles [Telegraph] Brazil’s Government Focusing More On Attracting [...]

iProperty.com Malaysia will present its Expo Luxury Collection 2010 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from July 30 to August 1, 2010. The three-day event, with a total exhibition space spanning some 6,000 square metres, features over 100 property developers showcasing over 300 developments across the world, iProperty.com said in a statement today. The expo, [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: VPC Asia Pacific Ltd, a regional grouping of international property consultants, is looking to expand its property valuation practices to Britain and the Middle East via its partnership with Britain-based Cluttons LLP, a leading chartered surveying firm, according to regional chairman James Wong. James Wong (extreme left) shakes hands and exchanges documents with [...]

South Korean property market sees recovery in H2 [Interactive Investor] UK Property Prices in May slip for the second month in a row [The Independent] Spanish banks in Merger Mode [Wall Street Journal] Dubai property market in major oversupply threat [AME Info] 1,000 Irish investors offered a new Dubai Sport City deal by Indian developers [...]

The International property market has experienced a gloomy couple of years but it now seems that fresh optimism is spreading across the globe with an assurance that the market is back on track for growth in 2010 and beyond. New York and London properties markets have mirrored the continuous price increases in the East (Hong [...]

Southbay City, PenangMah Sing Group Berhad (Mah Sing) won the prestigious award for Best Developer – Waterfront Development (Future) for its Southbay project in Penang Island at the 2010 Cityscape Asia Real Estate Awards Ceremony in Singapore on May 18. Southbay is an iconic township located at Batu Maung, Penang Island. The elite township development [...]