The Gold Coast of Australia has long been known for its great surf, beaches and eternal warm sunny weather. Backpackers from far and wide have always made the Gold Coast their second home from home for many years.
It has become some kind of cult to travel to Australia and visit the Gold Coast. The Japanese have also seen the value of this bustling and trendy place, so much so that many shops and businesses along the coast are owned by the Japanese.
But the newest breed of investors came quietly, albeit forceful. The Russians. Cashed up from industries such as oil and mining, the Russians are now grabbing the many multi-million dollar waterfront investments along the Gold Coast.
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With the European summer arriving any day now, people from all over the continent will soon pack their bags for an extended summer trip to their favorite second home away from home. Forbes has done the hard leg work and put some of these spots onto the map so that we too can see where everybody mingles when the temperatures soar. These destinations are on the top ten list of where Europeans buy a second home to spend some time when they want to relax and chill out.
Not every one of these spots are summer residences of the high and mighty either. Some lend themselves as a perfect winter getaway due to the fantastic skiing. We’ll let you be the judge of it all.
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Ajman is one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE (United Arab Emirates). It’s total area only comprises of 260 square kilometres but the ruler of the emirate, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi has big plans for this small emirate.
Sheikh Ammar who is the crown prince of Ajman and the son of the ruler said in an interview with The National
“We want Ajman to become the getaway from the hectic working cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai where someone would spend three days working – and three days relaxing in Ajman”.
The Al Zorah Project
Earlier this month the emirate announced plans to build a brand new city along it’s coast by the name of Al Zorah to a total estimated cost of Dh220 billion (US$59.9 bn) investment
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The Advertising Standards Authority has started to look into false and misleading advertising campaigns in the real estate consumer market. Words such as “guaranteed”, “expected” and “inevitable” or all considered a big NO NO, since they promise something that might never come to fruition.
Many property investors could survive a major disaster if they had only listened to the right advice before they bought. We hope that you will find our Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Abroad helpful enough to question certain practices within the real estate industry.
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City-D Development has teamed up with some of the world’s renowned companies and Stars Dome Realty in Dubai to develop the Pangkor Laut Luxury Resort, Residence & Spa Village.
The new resort will be located on the prestigious development of The World, which is located just kilometers off Dubai’s luxurious Jumeirah coast.
Pangkor Laut Luxury Resort, Residence & Spa Village will offer a total of 120 deluxe guest rooms and 20 fully equipped luxury beach front villas for travelers who want to explore the five star luxury. The resort will be built over a 1,600,000 square foot island plot in the very heart of The World.
The World’s breakwater foundations were completed on January 10th this year with more than 34 million tons of rock that were used to complete the 27km breakwater that itself surrounds the 300 man made islands who make up The World.
Guests top the The Pangkor Laut Luxury Resort will be able to enjoy shopping, restaurants, an aqua park and an underwater nightclub, which is a first for Dubai.
This concept alone is breathtaking. Imagine that you’ll swing your hips to the sound of droning house while watching fish of all sizes swim by. Who knows, most likely they’ll flood the surrounding underwater landscape with floodlights at night so that the fish too can take part in the swing of things.
President of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has a vision for his sheikhdom. Developed by his vision with the help of an international planning task force, Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 will govern the growth of Abu Dhabi over the next 20 odd years to develop the city by means of regulations that control land use, transport plans and the height of buildings.
The plan is divided into individual segments that informs about controlled ways to growth Abu Dhabi into a city of 3 million people by 2030 without loosing its appeal of modern and comfortable living it has now.
The whole context of the plan is to place a lot of weight onto environmental issues making sure that despite the imminent building boom the Emirate and city stay in touch with nature and all aspects of it.
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Latin Americans have always had a good name for attracting hot blooded young males. Over the past few years though this has expanded into becoming a top destination for property investors due to changes in the economy and political stability.
While in the past countries like Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Venezuela and Argentina had their own little (and big) devils to fight when it came to stability, security and corruption, in today’s reality they all got something many want.
Namely great priced properties with a fancy lifestyle, gorgeous scenery and friendly locals.
If that alone isn’t enough to convince you, then read on and discover a whole new world of affordable property investments in the eternal sunshine.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008 
Posted by OP-Mall in Australian Property, International Real Estate Trends, Trends
