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15 March, 2012:

Surge in enquiries for South Africa's Clarens, says Pam Golding

South African residential property has seen a surge of enquiries in Clarens, South Africa, says Anne Maree, Pam Golding Properties' area principal.

Overseas interest in prime central London property market not diminishing

Overseas interest in the prime London housing market continues unabated with the new Spring Beauchamp Estates market report showing that Russian and Indian buyers dominate the top end of the market.

'New breed' of UK investor hits French Alps property market

A new breed of British investors is taking a growing interest in acquiring overseas properties in the French Alps, especially at the top ski resorts.

Foreclosin' on a prayer

Congregations beware. Not even places of worship are safe from the global financial crisis, as church foreclosures hit record highs. According to a new report, 138 church properties were sold by American banks in 2011, the highest ever number in one year. With pastors losing their pulpit and banks looking like bad guys, who wins in the latest round of the housing crash?

14 March, 2012:

Video - Foreigners flock to buy luxury property in Paris

Estate agents in France claim that despite the crisis in the eurozone, sales of luxury properties in Paris are beating all records and selling for record prices too.

A stake in Transylvania's real history

London, New York and Kuala Lumpur are today (Wednesday 14 March) named as the top three global property investment hubs by the latest IP Global property barometer.

Dreams of a home in Cyprus turn into a nightmare

When Steve Noonan, a legal adviser for Cleveland Police, bought his two-bedroom apartment off-plan at the Cypriot development of St Nicolas in the town of Chloraka, near Paphos for only £160,000 in 2008, it seemed too good to be true.

13 March, 2012:

The 14 year old who bought a house

"I am Willow Tufano. I am 14, and I own a MacBook Air, a paddleboard, a long board, a PlayStation 3, four ferrets, and I own a house." As foreclosures keep property prices low in Florida, even teenagers are investing in real estate. After saving up her money last year, one 14 year old purchased a house for $12,000 in December. She is now earning $700 each month renting it out.

12 March, 2012:

Plantations swamp South Carolina market

Plantations are swamping the South Carolina property market. The pieces of land, steeped in America's history, rarely go up for sale, but the state now has eight separate plantations all listed on the market, just as farmland values skyrocket around the world.

09 March, 2012:

"No going back" for Murcia's Paramount-branded theme park

At a press conference on 23 December the Mayor of Alhama de Murcia, the setting for Murcia's Paramount-branded Theme Park and Lifestyle Centre, said "there is no going back for the Paramount Park" and "there are investors". Local estate agent Mercers believes these reassuring words will silence the Paramount "doubters".

Brazil property investors celebrate bumper year

Brazil was the standout success in the Knight Frank global house price index with more than double the increase experienced by the second-fastest growing country, Estonia

Top five villages in need of an owner

The village of Courbefy caused a stir recently when it was put up for sale. All of it. For £275,000. But it's not just in France that you can buy a whole hamlet: villages in need of an owner are popping up all over the globe. If purchasing a house is simply not enough, here are five villages currently for sale, from abandoned resorts in France to ancient stone farms in Croatia.

Now open: Francis Ford Coppola's new hotel in Italy

Francis Ford Coppola has been a hotelier for almost 20 years with properties in Belize, Guatemala and New Orleans. Now, the filmmaker and winemaker best known for his Godfather trilogy has finally opened a hotel in Italy. Palazzo Margherita, located in Coppola's ancestral home of Bernalda in the region of Basilicata, opened for business on March 1.

08 March, 2012:

Australia's top property investment locations revealed

A table of the most attractive Australian regions for real estate investment has been published in this month's edition of Australian Property Investor magazine.

Ireland’s million euro visa

In an unusual attempt to encourage immigration and overseas investment, the USA proposed a bill last year that would give foreigners a free visa with every house purchased over $500,000. Now, Ireland has decided to do the same, giving residential rights to non-EU buyers who invest more than one million euros in property - despite a similar visa scheme causing protests in Latvia last year.