- Kenya: Tourism Spurs New Property [allAfrica.com]
- Property investment market in Bulgaria to reach $3.7 billion by 2011 [Sofia Echo]
- Industrial Property Yields in Bulgaria Projected Under 10% [Novinte]
- LaSalle plans $15 bln Asia property spree [Reuters]
- Property investors move cash to Europe [FT]
- Property in Brazil Boosted by WTTC Statistics [Amberlamb]
Archive for August, 2007
International Property News Beat – Kenya’s tourism spurs New Property, property investment rising in Europe & Industrial Property Yields under 10% in Bulgaria
by Overseas Property Mall on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 in Property News Summaries
The Netherlands, A buoyant Market
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 in Holland Property
This brief review of the Dutch property market focuses chiefly on the highly developed Randstad region in the provinces of Utrecht and North and South Holland.
The Office Market
The Netherlands has three million offices workers and 65% of office accommodation is in the randstad region with 50% of that level in just the main cities. Considering the country’s level of development there is an impressive amount of new office development being carried out at places at Amsterdam’s South Axis and the city’s Science Park and in the ‘New centre’ at the Hague. Edge of town locations are popular for office developments because of the difficulties of using (and parking) private cars in many historic city centres. The trend for businesses to rent rather than own their premises is well developed.
International Property News Beat – Rent rising in Qatar, Using Property to pay for your retirement & iProperty.com.my operators open $7.5m IPO
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 in Property News Summaries
- Asian REITs Offer Even Greater Value amid Global Sub-prime Sell-Off [Roseman]
- Jones Lang LaSalle Acquires Zietsman Realty Partners in Los Angeles [CNN]
- iProperty.com.my website operator IPGA opens $7.5m IPO [theage.com.au]
- Using property can pay for your retirement [Telegraph]
- Knot-On Effects of Housing Crisis to Strike Entire US Economy [Daily Reckoning]
- Colonial eyes Paris in property crush [msnbc]
- Housing rents to go up in Qatar [Hindu Times]
10 Most Expensive Condominium Developments in Kuala Lumpur
by Overseas Property Mall on Monday, August 20th, 2007 in International Properties for Sale | Real Estate Listings, Kuala Lumpur Property, Malaysian Property, New Development Alert

Kuala Lumpur Skyline [photo credits to Christopher Chan on flickr]
The Star (Malaysia) recently published an article titled Kuala Lumpur’s 10 most expensive condos. The article revealed a list of Kuala Lumpur’s 10 most luxurious high end Condos going for a minimum of RM1000 sq/ft (£142 or US$287 sq/ft). The list however excluded the yet-to-be launched Four Seasons and Binjai developments.
We are going to shed more light on each of the 10 most expensive condo developments in Kuala Lumpur.
1. One KL
2. The Troika
3. K Residence
4. The Meritz
5. Marc Residence
6. The Avare
7. Park Seven
8. Pavilion Residence
9. Idaman Residence
10. Ampersand @ Kia Peng
International Property News Beat – Property boom in Philippines, Buying American Property in a Real Estate Depression & a Property stoke in Singapore
by Overseas Property Mall on Monday, August 20th, 2007 in Property News Summaries
- How to buy property during a real estate depression [American Chronicle]
- Real estate stoked in Singapore [International Herald Tribune]
- Calpers mulls move into foreign real estate [Financial News]
- Coldwell Banker: Few worries about subprime [CNN Money]
- International Real Estate PLC agrees to buy 88,000 sqm leasehold site in Belgium [Hemscott]
- Philippines seen leading property boom in Asia [Inquirer.net]
International Property News Beat – House prices down 2.6% in Ireland, Top 10 US Cities for African Americans & Sydney mansion sells for record $29m
by Overseas Property Mall on Friday, August 17th, 2007 in Property News Summaries
- UK and Asian housing markets surge as Eurozone slows [FIC]
- Interest rates up: house prices down 2.6% in Ireland [Independent.ie]
- A short history of Abu Dhabi real estate: Part One [AME Info]
- Sydney mansion sells for record $29m [news.com.au]
- Brazil Real Estate: Bullish Outlook [Latin Business Chronicle]
- Hong Kong’s Henderson Land to buy stake in 4 property firms for 2.08 bln hkd [Forbes]
- The Top Ten Best Cities For African Americans [Real Estate Bloggers]
Vietnam: Trying to Pin Down Property Investment Prospects
by Overseas Property Mall on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 in Vietnam Property
At the end of July we briefly mentioned

Ho Chi Minh City landscape [photo credits to waa on flickr]
International Property News Beat – Looking east for property bargains, easyJet Bulgarian expansion & Russia’s commercial property boom
by Overseas Property Mall on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 in Property News Summaries
- Australian QWL sets sights on Eastern Europe [BBJ.hu]
- Look east for property bargains [Guardian Abroad]
- easyJet announces expansion in Bulgaria [Easier]
- A global property boom Russian style [Independent]
- Record inflows for New Star International Property – £285 now raised [Investment Week]
- Local Property Dispute Grows Into International Issue for Kazakhstan [Iskcon]
- Singapore’s Ascendas sets up 2 property funds in China worth 7 bln yuan [ABC Money]
Crete: Plenty to Attract the Residential Property Investor
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 in Greece Property

Loutro, Crete [Photo Credits to markopoulos on Flickr]
With its (almost) year round warm climate Crete is beginning to become a centre of interest for people form Northern Europe wanting to invest in residential property in the Mediterranean for their own use. Expatriate Britons make up about 80% of this market but Dutch, Germans and Scandinavians are also settling there. Crete offers an attractive lifestyle and a lower cost of living than the UK and, possibly more significantly, other Mediterranean locations such as Cyprus and Spain. It is reckoned that a couple could live comfortably for about £10,000 a year. This is in addition to very attractive property prices for suitable accommodation. The island also enjoys low levels of pollution and a very low crime rate. The downside is that Crete is a long way from the UK and airline services are only beginning to make travelling there regularly endurable; living in Crete for a significant part of the year still needs commitment.
International Property News Beat – Baltic property prices peaked, Florida at the epicentre of US housing bust & Sofia’s bustling commercial property market
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 in Property News Summaries
- Colliers Int’l: Sofia bustling with commercial real estate growth [Dnevnik]
- Florida at epicentre of US housing bust [MSNBC]
- Bulgaria Boasts Growth in All Commercial Real Estate Segments [Novinite]
- Mexico’s Coastal Areas – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Mexidata]
- Downward turn predicted for UK commercial property sector [LSE]
- Baltics: Property prices have peaked [FXStreet]
- ING Group to Open Retail Bank in Ukraine [Property Xpress]



