Property news from around the world

Golf homes
Those who are thinking of retiring and who love the game of golf are looking into buying golf course homes.  These are homes are part of a small community that offers one amenity, living near a challenging golf course.  Living in one of these communities gives the residents the ability to step out their [...]

Real Estate Investing News

The question everyone seems to be asking is “have we reached bottom yet?” As in are we at the bottom of the real estate value downswing. To listen to almost any real estate agency, we are well past that point, but the underlying fundamentals do not bear this out.
Credit is still tight. Despite massive injections [...]

Dubai Property Crash Update

Dubai is crashing hard and fast. Property values are already down 50% from last year’s peak, and it is expected that there will be a similar drop this year. Combined with social and cultural issues, there is a danger that Dubai will never recover. Much of the boom was from speculative purchasers hoping for  a [...]

Property Investment and The Financial Crisis

It is becoming clear that the problem in the financial markets, and by extension, the property markets, is bigger than anyone suspected. Even the luxury real estate market is not immune, with one of the top brokerages in Aspen, Sotheby’s International going broke this month. Just a few months ago, this would have seemed all-but [...]

Luxury Real Estate News From around the Globe

A Russian billionaire lost his 39 million Euro deposit when he pulled out of buying La Leopolda, the most expensive villa in France.
Eco-friendly luxury homes seem to be all the rage, although some are starting to question just exactly how “eco-friendly” it is possible to be in the context of luxury property.
Luxury property prices in [...]

Small investors feel the pain of Comercial property meltdown

While the fallout from the commercial property crash on the portfolios of wealthy tycoons has made the headlines, the danger to the savings and pensions income of the many smaller investors enticed into the sector has been largely ignored.
The few years running up to the peak in 2007 saw an influx of money from high [...]

Elastic fantastic: the future of construction?

Could the buildings of the future be constructed from an elastic skin technology, currently being pioneered by car manufacturer BMW for their vehicles? TheMoveChannel.com finds out if we will be flexing the plastic for an elastic home anytime soon…
BMW used the groundbreaking elastic skin technology on a recent show car and believes it could pave [...]

More Property Developers to go Bankrupt in 2009

According to the Florida Herald Tribune, bankruptcies are still rising in Florida and are expected to increase again in 2009. Chapter 7 filings, in which companies and individuals attempt to completely liquidate their debts, doubled to 10,607 during the first 10 months of 2008 from 5,330 during the first 10 months of 2007, statistics from [...]

FIABCI Announces Agreement with LUXURY FILM

The International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI, is announcing a relationship with LUXURY FILM, a premier video production, consulting and animation company which services the luxury real estate market on a global basis. The company is comprised of an exclusive network of experts and international professionals who provide a full spectrum of creative services for [...]

Luxury Real Estate, Celebrity Property and Luxury Travel

The luxury real estate market in Romania is in dire straights, with several large development companies canceling large projects at the last minute.
Romanian luxury real estate market.

Another market facing a tough time at the moment is the New Zealand high-rise market, particularly Sentinel, NZ’s tallest tower. Over-building combines with falling prices are making this an [...]