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 [...]

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 [...]

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN MARKETING

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC today announced it has won four awards for its best-in-class marketing and branding campaign, “A Passion for the Home: The Launch of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.” The Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals, the International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences (IACAS), and Ektron – a [...]

DWC Golf City Launches Wellness Lifestyle Concept

Dubai World Central, the massive multi-phase urban land development in South West Dubai, unveiled the concept for DWC Golf City yesterday – a 15 km sq sanctuary for a healthy lifestyle, on the first day of Cityscape Dubai 2008 being held at the Dubai International Exhibition Center until 9 October.
DWC Golf City, through its [...]

Celebrity Property News

For those interested in the going-ons in the world of celebrities, here are some links worth a look. If you want a sneak peek inside Jamie Foxx’s house, here are a few samples:

Follow the link for more.
Heath Ledger’s SoHo apartment has now been sold in secret apparently, but not for long.

And British actor [...]

Recent news from the Luxury Real Estate World

A shift in attitudes in Dubai. Will this mean the end of short term property speculation in Dubai?
Standard Chartered Bank call for a 50% Capital gains tax in Dubai

For some disturbing, yet accurate assessments of the current economic and social situation in Dubai, Curzon has some insights.
No terrorism in Dubai? Just you wait.

Mercer’s Cost of [...]

The Ultimate Luxury Property blog

The Luxury Property Blog will be the ultimate resource for luxury property. For both professional luxury property real estate agents and enthusiasts of luxury property.
“The international luxury real estate source for buyers, sellers, investors, and professionals,” is an appropriate description. The luxury property blog will be providing an outlet for news regarding new luxurious developments [...]

Stop Foreclosure A guide to preventing Foreclosure

If you are facing foreclosure on your home, you are not alone. That makes it no easier, but there are options to avoiding foreclosure. Some of them are expensive, some of them easy and some of them mean a difficult decision. It’s hard to sort out the genuine advice from the conman’s sales pitch. This [...]