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Infographic: Spain – At a Glance

Author: Ivan Radford
The most popular area of Spain for property is the Community of Valencia, according to the latest At a Glance infographic from TheMoveChannel.com. The infographic, which is based upon the enquiries received by the property portal in the last 12 months, shows that buyers scour South-East Spain for real estate, with the Valencian Community attracting 32.24 per cent of all enquiries.

Charles Dickens house hits the market

Author: Ivan Radford
How do you celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens? One way is to buy his old house. Winterbourne Country House on the Isle of Wight was home to the author in 1849 and has hit the market just in time for his bicentenary. Dickens, who was born 200 years ago today, lived there while writing David Copperfield and desribed it as "the prettiest place I ever saw".

Can creative thinking help Portugal's property market?

Author: Ivan Radford
House hunters may have heard of Felice Cohen, the cash-strapped woman who adapted to fit in New York's smallest flat. Videotaping her cramped conditions, her creative housing solution was hailed as "an inspiration to penny-pinched tenants across the world". But Portugal's investors are proving equally intrepid with a simple response to limited bank finance: skipping the banks altogether.

10 tips to be a bad landlord

Author: Ivan Radford
With the London Olympics only months away, agents are seeing more enquiries from homeowners looking to rent their houses and take advantage of high tourist numbers. For those looking to invest in a buy-to-let property, there are many steps you should follow and pitfalls to avoid. To highlight the latter, here are 10 tips to be a bad landlord.

French Riviera property drops below €2m for first time

Author: Ivan Radford
The average price of French Riviera property has fallen below €2m for the first time in history, according to the latest Luxury Property Index. Price drops in 2011 drove sales up by 16 per cent, but the cost of prime Riviera real estate is now at an all-time low of €1,925.383.

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Horseplay for active over 50's with new French equestrian village

Over the past decade, horseback tourism has experienced dramatic growth throughout France and with more and more people in their 'third age' looking to move across the channel in pursuit of a healthy and happy lifestyle, owning an active living property in France set within a charming equestrian village could be the way to go.

BBC shuns glamour to report on Olympics from council block

The BBC's star-studded coverage of the Olympics will take place from the roof of a council block – which will be demolished soon after the last gold medal has been handed out.

Video - Jennifer Aniston buys a sleek $21 million home

Real estate must be a common interest among “Friends” castmates, as Jennifer Aniston just bought a sleek A. Quincy Jones Mod in LA for $21 million. Take a look at photos of Aniston's new home. Aniston clearly has good taste in homes as the photos show a completely remodeled California modern fit for any Hollywood A-lister.

USA still faces a rocky road to recovery says top economist

The U.S. residential market still faces a long and “rocky road” to recovery, Karl Case, the co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of property values said this week as prices feel more steeply than expected.

Florida stays top of the pile for U.S. online searches

Florida has retained its top spot as America's most popular destination for international property buyers researching the market on the web.

30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls to 9th Record Low in a Year

The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. But even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed.

Tracy Morgan in Foreclosure Fracas Over Mom's Mortgage

Tracy Morgan is no stranger to controversy, but it's not often that a comedian can count his mother among his biggest critics.

Bank of America Plaza to Sell at Foreclosure Auction

In today's post-bubble housing market, it's not uncommon for landmark buildings to fall into foreclosure. But this Atlanta tower is noteworthy for two reasons – it's the tallest skyscraper in the Southeast, and its sale smacks of irony.

More families set to lose their homes as squeeze bites deeper

Repossessions forecast to rise by 22 per cent to 45,000 this year as inflation and unemployment take toll

Edinburgh house prices down 1.1% annually

Latest house price figures from ESPC show that the average house price in Edinburgh fell by 1.1% annually in the three months to January.

China growth could drop by half in 2012 because of the Euro crisis warns IMF

Economic growth in China could drop by half this year in the event of a sharp recession in Europe, the IMF predicted on Monday in a report that underscored the importance of global trade to the world's second largest economy.

Global commercial property markets slowing improving despite economic woes

While economic uncertainty still affects the main commercial real estate centres around the world, global real estate markets are showing steady improvements, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's latest forecasting report.

Singapore faces 10pc price crash

Singapore's leading residential property developers are increasingly gloomy about the outlook for the city's 2012 real estate market, with some analysts predicting that prices could fall by as much as 10%.

Finnish 4Q house price slide is first since 2009 - KTI

Finnish house prices fell in the last quarter of 2011 for the first time in almost three years, sliding by 1.4% from the third quarter, says Helsinki real estate research group KTI.

Investment in German residential property portfolios surges

Transaction volumes across German residential property portfolios of more than 50 units increased by 44% year on year to €6.12 billion in 2011, new research from CBRE has revealed.

Spain still reigns for FX but transactions back to the UK rise to nearly a fifth

Whilst Spain remains the most popular destination in terms of volume of currency transactions in 2011, interestingly, the UK takes second place with 18% of transactions according to the latest data compiled by FX specialist, Currency Index.

Video - Do we need neighborhood advice from Zillow?

What is Zillow's Neighborhood Advice? It's a fairly simple idea that takes the conversation many have with their friends and family offline, about the home buying experience, online. But what's in it for the real estate agent?

No upturn in 2012 as UAE market continues to decline

Housing analysts in the UAE reported this week that the housing market there will continue to decline as the region goes on suffering from too much supply.

Now existing home owners face mortgage squeeze

Problems getting a mortgage and raising a deposit are not confined to first-time buyers and are spreading to existing owners too, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

UK celebrity hotspots revealed

Parents looking to raise the next top celebrity should avoid a move to East Anglia and plump for London instead, according to research from FindaProperty.com.

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