We stumbled on this via ActiveRain; it is a mention of ways American and International property agents can market to Russian buyers (who seem to be buying up the whole world at the moment).

Here are the top Russian International Property Exhibitions:
One of the ways to market and sell your real estate to Russian buyers, is participation in International Real Estate Exhibitions in Russia. They happen in Moscow and St. Petersburg several times a year and are getting more and more interest on the part of foreign exhibitors and Russian public.
Photo credits: International Property Show Moscow
American comedian, game show host and former anchor man on “The Tonight Show”, Ed McMahon is currently on the verge of losing his Beverly Hills mansion due to his inability to make mortgage repayments.
Real estate magnate, Donald Trump is reportedly stepping in to buy Ed McMahon’s mansion in a bid to lease it back to McMahon to ensure he maintains his standard of lush Beverly Hills living.
According to the LA Times, Mr. Trump explained that his ‘conviction’ for helping Ed McMahon was that, “When I was at the Wharton School of Business … I’d watch him every night. How could this happen?”…. it “would be an honor” to ‘help’ McMahon
Perhaps the reason for the shrewd buy was due to McMahon slashing the price on his Beverly Hills house by $1.9 million, to $4.6 million.
Photo credits: Alan Light (Flickr)

Celebrities are forever making headlines with the million dollar properties they buy and sell. After all, they are just people like us, only with a lot more cash in their pockets and sometimes bigger egos to boost. We took a peek into some of the latest news clips and played paparazzi to show you how the other half lives.
To see what the coolest (and not so cool) celebs are up to right now, check out our property round up. If you are lucky, you might even be future neighbours.
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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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