News on the UK housing market has become a familiar story: Prices are falling; mortgage rates are rising; the whole market is in decline and shows no signs of recovery. On Friday, Halifax published figures confirming the value of a UK home fell by 2.4 percent in May, the seventh month in the past eight [...]
Overseas property specialists David Stanley Redfern currently have a remarkable development nestled away in a Costa Rican paradise. The Wyndham Garden development on Jaco Beach is a 14 story beach front Condo-Hotel with 136 units of one, two, and three bedroom fully furnished residences. Planned by talented designers, the development boasts contemporary architecture inspired by [...]
Dominican President Leonel Ferandez has announced that businesspersons from the Balearic islands want to invest 3.7 billion Euros into the tourism industry in the next four years. The same group have already invested heavily in the island but want to build a railway linking Santiago and Santo Domingo; likely to significantly boost the country’s development. [...]
There has been much negative press about the rising cost of crude oil and its effect on air-travel, with many arguing it is the end of an era for budget airlines. EasyJet has admitted that its costs have risen by £4 per customer due to higher fuel prices, while BA is expected to raise fares [...]
The Office of National Statistics has revealed that 4000 Britons are emigrating each week, in the biggest mass exodus for almost 50 years. Among the reasons for moving abroad were, loutish behaviour and the deterioration of British housing estates, rising living costs, the government and pressure at work, others are moving in seek of career [...]
As one of the U.K’s most successful overseas property companies, David Stanley Redfern announced plans May 19 to begin revealing the destinations most popular with visitors to their site. Last week the emerging markets specialist revealed that Albania was the most enquired about country, but this week they are revealing a comprehensive list of 10 [...]
This is the second part in a 4 part series that will conclude the release of David Stanley Redfern research into global property markets. The first two parts revealing the top five destinations for short term investment, and the next 2 parts revealing the top five destinations for long term investment. The first part in [...]
What I have been saying for a while now was confirmed by Standard Life Apr 18 when they announced that emerging markets are the safest place to invest in the current global economic slowdown. Standard Life made the announcement alongside making a major investment into the emerging market of Brazil, as they put their money [...]
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United States, are the most popular destinations with emigrating Brits, and according to an study by the UK Office of National Statistics that is currently some 4000 people every week. This number has increased extremely rapidly in the last few years, as people tire of yobbish behaviour, deteriorating housing estates, [...]
All the signs point to the overseas property market continuing to remain incredibly strong for the foreseeable future. A survey by fairinvestment.co.uk has revealed that nearly 50% of Britons said they would consider buying their first property abroad, and 8 percent had already done so. A similar survey last year revealed that 25% of Britons [...]