News: spanish property investment

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

Brazilian Buyers Breathing Life into South Florida Real Estate Market

The strength of the Brazilian Real against the Dollar is giving Brazilians more buying power in the US property market than they have had for a generation. Because of this the growing Brazilian middle class is buying up Florida properties, mainly in Miami, according to a Folha de São Paulo study released Monday. Further than [...]

More Pain Befalls the Spanish Property Market

The Spanish property market continues to suffer acutely according to the latest reports. Some 600,000 homes are currently languishing on the market unable to find a buyer, and a further 200,000 part-completed properties are in the same boat. Most of these are in the popular holiday areas. According to the Bank of Spain, house prices [...]

Spain Property Still on the Down Cycle Say Investors

Madrid office rents have fallen 30% since the crisis began, but still rents have risen, which shows just how much prices of commercial property have been eroded in Spain. But still the consensus indicates that investors should be waiting for a little while yet before pouncing on the bottomed market.   77% of the 154 [...]

More Pain Befalls the Spanish Property Market

The Spanish property market continues to suffer acutely according to the latest reports. Some 600,000 homes are currently languishing on the market unable to find a buyer, and a further 200,000 part-completed properties are in the same boat. Most of these are in the popular holiday areas. According to the Bank of Spain, house prices [...]

Maju Assets to unveil RM4b Iskandar project

KUALA LUMPUR: Maju Assets Sdn Bhd, the property arm of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd aims to launch a RM4 billion high-end project, primarily for the expatriate community in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. It is also planning a beach fronting expatriate village in Terengganu for RM200 million, its managing director Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad said. For the [...]

More Pain Befalls the Spanish Property Market

The Spanish property market continues to suffer acutely according to the latest reports. Some 600,000 homes are currently languishing on the market unable to find a buyer, and a further 200,000 part-completed properties are in the same boat. Most of these are in the popular holiday areas. According to the Bank of Spain, house prices [...]

Toppling the Tyrants by Squatting in Gadaffi’s London Palace [video]

A group of what you might call professional squatters, but would be more likely to call opportunistic anarchists have seized one of Colonel Gaddafi’s London Residences. The group calling itself “Topple the Tyrants” occupied the residence in Hampstead Garden Suburb on Wednesday. “Saif Gaddafi and the Gaddafi regime have taken millions of pounds, billions of [...]

Spain Property Still on the Down Cycle Say Investors

Madrid office rents have fallen 30% since the crisis began, but still rents have risen, which shows just how much prices of commercial property have been eroded in Spain. But still the consensus indicates that investors should be waiting for a little while yet before pouncing on the bottomed market.   77% of the 154 [...]

South Africa to Ban Land Sales to Foreigners

This one is bound to have sent a few shivers down the overseas property industry’s spine. South African President Jacob Zuma is thought to be coming nearer to banning foreign ownership of land in the country. However, the ban may not be as alarming as the headlines read. “Land reform will now be based on [...]

Toppling the Tyrants by Squatting in Gadaffi’s London Palace [video]

A group of what you might call professional squatters, but would be more likely to call opportunistic anarchists have seized one of Colonel Gaddafi’s London Residences. The group calling itself “Topple the Tyrants” occupied the residence in Hampstead Garden Suburb on Wednesday. “Saif Gaddafi and the Gaddafi regime have taken millions of pounds, billions of [...]