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Sicilian villas for one euro

On the Italian island of Sicily, houses are being sold for €1. This price is not charity at all, but an attempt to preserve the historic quarter of the town of Salemi, located south of the island's…

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Riga Housing Preferred for Rent

This summer, Riga apartments were preferred for rent rather than purchase. According to Lenta.ru citing BizNews.lv, the number of rental transactions increased by 50%.

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Sofia – in first place

If you, dear readers, from time to time visit exhibitions dedicated to foreign real estate, you have probably noticed that, despite the large number of offers from various countries around the world…

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Investments Will Help Obtain Citizenship

As reported by Homes Collection magazine, there are many wealthy people in Panama who love money, traveling the world, and simply living beautifully. Panama's middle class is growing very rapidly…

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Housing in Ireland continues to get cheaper

In June 2008, the average cost of a home in Ireland, based on data from the Irish housing price index tsb/ESRI House Price Index, decreased by 0.6%. Thus, housing in Ireland has been getting cheaper…

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World leader in housing unaffordability

According to a study by the Institute of Public Affairs and the American consulting firm Demographia, which examined housing prices in 159 cities worldwide, Sydney was found to be the most…

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Northern Cyprus awaits construction boom

According to many market participants, the reunification of Northern and Southern Cyprus could lead to a significant increase in demand for real estate in the north of the island. Some experts expect…

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Realtors Reach for the Sea

Moscow real estate agencies are redirecting clients' attention to villas and apartments located in resort countries. As Expert magazine notes, there is a real buzz around foreign resort real estate…

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German village at the price of London apartments

Auctions where real estate is sold are becoming an increasingly popular way to buy a home in Germany cheaply. The average asking price here is £20,000 (about $40,000), while the average one-bedroom…

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World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets

Forbes magazine published a ranking of the world's most expensive shopping streets, compiled together with the consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield.

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Real estate agencies closing in Spain

In Spain, 60% of agencies operating in the real estate market have closed. Until now, the country had between 80,000 and 90,000 agencies, so it is not hard to calculate that currently their number…

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Finnish real estate popular among foreigners

More than half of real estate transactions in Finland in 2008 were made by foreigners. This is reported by the newspaper Helsinkitimes citing data from the Institute for Real Estate Economics (IREE).

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