Archive for May, 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31
by Overseas Property Mall on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Property News Summaries
Asian Property Sales Fell By 83% in Q1: According to Survey
by OP-Mall on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in South-East-Asia Property
A record 83 percent fall in real estate sales has been noted in the Asian investment market. According to CB Richard Ellis the first quarter of 2009 has seen a decline from $18.02 billion in 2008 to $3.1 billion this year. The report states that Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan suffered the biggest loss in sales during that period.
Asia’s Top Ten Luxury Hotels
by OP-Mall on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 in Cambodia Property, China Property, Holiday Property, Hong Kong Property, Japan Property, Shanghai Property, South-East-Asia Property, Thailand Property, Tokyo Property, Travel, Vietnam Property

Randy Lynch, founder and seasoned traveller of U.S. based luxury travel firm Kipling & Clark has compiled a list of his favourite hotels in the Asian region which has now been released by the guide.
The list features the top ten luxury hotels in all of Asia where wary travellers can rest their bodies after a hard day of sightseeing or shopping. We have listed them in order of rank below:
Press Release: Online and Print Real Estate Giants Join Forces
by Overseas Property Mall on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 in Property & Real Estate Press Releases
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Enormo gives international exposure to US media brand Homes & Land
Expanding further its network of alliances worldwide, 9th most-visited real estate website Enormo today announces a partnership with leading US media company, Homes & Land. The publisher, which prints 50 million magazines annually, will advertise approximately 154,000 properties on Enormo. Its brokers and agents across the United States and Canada will now be connected to 4.5 million homeseekers and investors.
International Property News Beat – May 27 2009
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 in Dubai Property, Property News Summaries
- Kuwait real estate prices decline 50%: Tabtabaei [Arab Times]
- Nicaragua Real Estate Sales Fall 35 Percent [NuWire Investor]
- Dubai dream over for western investors [Reuters Blog]
- Property developers prepare for bargains [FT]
- U.K. Home Sellers Raised Asking Prices in May, Rightmove Says [Bloomberg]
- Dubai’s 7-star hotel escapes crisis discounting [AFP]
- Steps to curb property oversupply in Qatar vital [Gulf Times]

CBRE Hot Deals Draws Market Interest
by Overseas Property Mall on Monday, May 25th, 2009 in Property & Real Estate Press Releases
In a challenging market, it is important to recognise where investment opportunities lie. One of their main prerequisites of today’s investors is the property must be the best value offered on the market. To assist investors’ search for the best bargains, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has introduced a new “Hot Deals” campaign on our award-winning website www.cbre.co.th. The campaign has already built a track record of sales with hot properties selling within the first two weeks of listings.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24
by Overseas Property Mall on Sunday, May 24th, 2009 in Property News Summaries
Villa Leopolda’s Saga Continues
by OP-Mall on Friday, May 22nd, 2009 in French Property, Luxury Property

Villa Leopolda on the South Coast of France in Cap Ferrat was once hailed as the most expensive property in the world. Fast forward a little over one year and the price tag of this once former glorified real estate has not only plunged, but dive-bombed right down to near nothing – compared to the previous price tag of $750 million.
Property Portals – Global Top 100
by Overseas Property Mall on Friday, May 22nd, 2009 in Property & Real Estate Press Releases
New research published today by Globaledge.co.uk reveals the most important property portals on the internet. The research analyses more than 250 portals covering 42 countries and eleven languages and ranks them according to their power on Google.
To evaluate each portal, Globaledge.co.uk used SEOMoz’s LinkScape tool which replicates the most important elements of Google’s algorithm by ranking the importance of over 34 billion URLs. To order the list, Globaledge.co.uk sorted the data by the number of unique inbound links each portal has.
Overseas Buyers Attracted By Weak Pound – DTZ
by OP-Mall on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 in UK Property
Overseas buyers are increasingly attracted to UK real estate due to the gradually collapsing value of the pound. According to DTZ’s European quarterly report:
"Overseas investors in particular are circling the UK market, where the depreciation of sterling has reinforced the perceived improvement in value brought about by relatively rapid yield correction."
When the Investment Property Databank published its 2008 index for the European markets,an increased focus on overseas investors. The index reported a -4% total return over the year across the continent, measured in local currencies.



