- Luring property buyers online through Twitter [WNCT]
- Investment in European property falls 30% in the first quarter [Property Week]
- Canadian real estate resales up in March [UPI]
- Economists hail first green shoots in UK housing market [Telegraph]
- Côte d’Azur feels the pinch as Brits abroad sell up [The Guardian]
- Al Capone’s Chicago Home for Sale [Zillow Blog]
- Hong Kong’s Property Market Upgraded at Goldman Sachs [Bloomberg]
- U.K. Property Slump Eases as Buyers Return, RICS Says [Bloomberg]
- Dubai amends property law in response to defaults [Arabian Business]
Posts Tagged ‘Côte d’Azur’
International Property News Beat – Al Capone’s Home, Canada on the Up & European Property
by Overseas Property Mall on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 in Property News Summaries
It Wasn’t Me – Russian Magnate Denies Buying Villa Leopolda
by Overseas Property Mall on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 in Billionaire Homes, French Property, Luxury Property

Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s fifth richest man worth about $22bn has denied reports that he was the misery buyer of the €500m Villa Leopolda in Côte d’Azur, the world’s most expensive home.
With the French and Russian media insisting that Mr.Prokhorov was indeed the misery buyer of Villa Leopolda, his spokesman denied the allegations by explaining that his boss refused to do business in France until he got an apology for being held in a prostitution probe.
Roman Abramovich, another Russian magnate and Britain’s second richest resident also denies the purchase. We know for certain that the buyer was Russian.
Central London and the French Riviera are the current hotspots for Russian buyers.
Photo credits: Norilsk Nickel



