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Friday, January 30, 2009
Sell My Property.com - a Revolutionary New Property Portal
The Property-Aboad.com Ltd group has announced the launch of a revolutionary new online property portal. Les Calvert, Property Abroad director commented on what makes Sell My Property.com different.
"Sell My Property.com is different because it focuses on attracting private sellers who want to sell, auction or part exchange their property in a difficult market.
"While the sites primary focus is to attract sellers of property by being high in the search engines for many key searches. We have also created the site to take advantage of the economic slowdown and help those looking to move abroad or indeed back to the UK to secure a property sale. We assist sellers by using traditional sales methods alongside our new online auction and part exchange programmes."
Selling your property online has advantages to begin with; properties for sale throughout Property Abroad's portfolio of portals are viewed by more people in one second than a whole day in any estate agents window. On top of that buyers can see properties for sale by owners as well as properties being sold by agents and developers, so they get the best of both worlds.
But Sell my Property.com's specialising in selling properties, means it is able to offer a wide range of additional services and resources to make selling your property easier, including help with the creation of Home Information Packs for those selling properties in the UK, and detailed guides to selling property overseas. The latter categorised by country and property type, can be viewed on line for free.
Buyers to the site will also benefit from the massive property database, detailed buying guides on buying homes in the UK and abroad, the ability to contact the seller free of charge and Sell My Property's affiliation with HALO Financial which will ensure they get the best deals on currency exchange when buying property abroad.
Both buyers and sellers alike will benefit from Sell My Property's enhanced and comprehensive search facility. Buyers will benefit from being able to find the exact property they are looking for from the thousands on their books -- their dream home abroad or in the UK. And sellers will benefit from the knowledge that their property will be seen by their target audience, thousands of people who are looking for a property abroad.
About Sell My Property
Sell my property is a revolutionary new online property portal focussed on selling, auctioning and part exchanging property in the UK and Abroad.
To find out more contact Les Calvert at info@sell-my-property.com
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Sell My Property.com - a Revolutionary New Property Portal
The Property-Aboad.com Ltd group has announced the launch of a revolutionary new online property portal. Les Calvert, Property Abroad director commented on what makes Sell My Property.com different.
"Sell My Property.com is different because it focuses on attracting private sellers who want to sell, auction or part exchange their property in a difficult market.
"While the sites primary focus is to attract sellers of property by being high in the search engines for many key searches. We have also created the site to take advantage of the economic slowdown and help those looking to move abroad or indeed back to the UK to secure a property sale. We assist sellers by using traditional sales methods alongside our new online auction and part exchange programmes."
Selling your property online has advantages to begin with; properties for sale throughout Property Abroad's portfolio of portals are viewed by more people in one second than a whole day in any estate agents window. On top of that buyers can see properties for sale by owners as well as properties being sold by agents and developers, so they get the best of both worlds.
But Sell my Property.com's specialising in selling properties, means it is able to offer a wide range of additional services and resources to make selling your property easier, including help with the creation of Home Information Packs for those selling properties in the UK, and detailed guides to selling property overseas. The latter categorised by country and property type, can be viewed on line for free.
Buyers to the site will also benefit from the massive property database, detailed buying guides on buying homes in the UK and abroad, the ability to contact the seller free of charge and Sell My Property's affiliation with HALO Financial which will ensure they get the best deals on currency exchange when buying property abroad.
Both buyers and sellers alike will benefit from Sell My Property's enhanced and comprehensive search facility. Buyers will benefit from being able to find the exact property they are looking for from the thousands on their books -- their dream home abroad or in the UK. And sellers will benefit from the knowledge that their property will be seen by their target audience, thousands of people who are looking for a property abroad.
About Sell My Property
Sell my property is a revolutionary new online property portal focussed on selling, auctioning and part exchanging property in the UK and Abroad.
To find out more contact Les Calvert at info@sell-my-property.com
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Belize Property: Great Holiday Home or Investment
An industry expert has stated that properties in Belize -- like several other Latin American countries -- continued to grow in value rapidly through the beginning of the credit-crunch, and are holding their value now as the credit-crunch continues to become more severe.
Les Calvert, director of overseas property portal Property Abroad said:
"While Belize never really became massive news as an emerging market, its emergence, if largely silent was one of the quickest and most profitable of all overseas property markets. A luxury 2 bedroom apartment in Belize is now almost £200,000 to buy. We are advertising several 1 bedroom houses, none of them under £200,000 -- in fact one of them is over half a million pounds. But I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to wait and see if prices drop; they won't! And before you know it prices will begin rising rapidly again."
The luxury apartments Les referred to are in the Bella Maya Resort apartments. Bella Maya is 6 acres of beautifully landscaped beach and lagoon-front land; a luxury hideaway with over 400 feet of private Caribbean beachfront on the Placentia Peninsula. Belize is home to the world’s second largest barrier reef and a lush tropical rainforest. It also has a rich diversity of wildlife and a large concentration of Mayan ruins, all of which are making Belize increasingly popular with international tourists .
The apartments won the Home Overseas award of best Caribbean apartments in 2007. On top of that there is significant national & local investment in tourism; the international airport has been upgraded to receive flights from Europe & the main Placentia road is being re-built.
All in all Belize is a fantastic place to buy a property, whether you are buying a holiday home or an investment property. Holiday home buyers will love diving from a cliff astride a waterfall into a tropical ocean before snorkelling the reefs. While investors will enjoy the moderate rental yields made possible by Belize's rising tourism, while they wait for prices to begin their rapid growth anew.
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100Billion Euros gives German Property Investors Hope
The German Government is about to unveil a multi-billion Euro fund to assist businesses that can't obtain finance from the banking system, Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed.
The package -- worth some 100 billion Euros (135 billion dollars) -- is aimed at helping to tide healthy firms over until normal levels of bank lending can be resumed, she said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag to appear Sunday, adding: "We do not need 100 billion Euros of new money because this is about guarantees."
Liam Bailey, chief market analyst for overseas property portal Property Abroad gave his views on the plan:
"Germany has been one of the most robust economies in Europe, but it is beginning to fall victim to the financial crisis; recently recording its first unemployment hike since 2006. Less people own their own home in Germany than any other EU country, so people investing in German property do so because of the solid residential rental market. The down-side to this is that the government is forced to impose and maintain strict controls over the raising of rent in Germany.
"When the German economy was extremely strong, was hoped these controls may be eased. If unemployment was to continue rising these controls could become more severe. Therefore overseas property investors looking at Germany will be hoping the new fund, staves off unemployment before it has a chance to become a problem, and helps Germany make it through the credit-crunch without taking any drastic measures to further restrict rent rises."
Property Abroad have some solid investment properties in Germany, including a tenanted apartment in Spandau, Berlin offering a 6% rental yield. The apartment has been rented out to the same person for ten years, thus the person has a reliable income. A 6% yield is very good for Berlin, though it is likely because the price of the apartment has been dropped for a quick sale. The good thing is: rents in Berlin are so common and so regimented that even if the tenant was to become unable to pay the rent, or was to move out for any other reason, the new tenant would be found quickly without dropping the rental rates.
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English Property Bargains Present Investment Opportunity
The English property market is offering an abundance of fantastic investment opportunities, according to an industry expert. Liam Bailey chief market analyst for property portal Property Abroad said:
"I just can't believe the price of the off-plan units we are advertising. It's like the world has turned upside down. A big strength of recommending markets like Albania and Montenegro last year was that properties could be for a fraction of what they would cost in the UK, but now you can buy an off-plan 1 bedroom apartment in the UK for less than a 1 bedroom off-plan apartment in Montenegro, in comparable locations. These off-plan properties will grow in value rapidly when they are completed and the market recovery begins."
Property Abroad have several cut-price off-plan developments in England. One of the biggest bargains is the ManYoo off-plan development in Salford Quays, offering 2 bedroom luxury apartments in a prime waterfront location just outside Manchester city centre from just £113,000. When the UK economic recovery begins, whenever that may be, chic 2 bedroom pads like this on the outskirts of a major city could be worth anything from twice to even three or four times that amount.
Liam Bailey said about the ManYoo development:
"This is an incredible bargain. If I had the money, which unfortunately I don't due to my growing family shrinking my bank balance, I would buy a 2 bedroom apartment in the ManYoo development myself."
Another bargain English property listed by Property Abroad is The Rise development, offering 23 high-end 2 bedroom apartments on the outskirts of York for just £144,950. The apartments are 2 bedroom 2 bathroom properties, many including en-suite and changing room facilities. According to the developer the apartments are being released at 15% below their market value.
Property Abroad is also listing 1 bedroom apartments in central Leicester for just £91,847. The 53 1 and 2 bedroom luxury apartments have fitted kitchens, wood-strip or carpeted floors, under-floor heating, video entry and secure allocated parking.
Visit the site to find out about Property Abroad's other bargain properties in England.
About Property Abroad
Property Abroad is rapidly growing into one of the best known, trusted and most successful overseas property portals in the U.K. With a slick dynamic site and very reasonable rates Property Abroad currently has among the most extensive worldwide property listings on the net.
To find out more contact Liam Bailey on liam@property-abroad.com or the team at: info@property-abroad.com
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Repossessed Spanish Property: Holiday Home Buyer and Investors Dream
Spanish property is currently offering many bargains, as the market crash causes prices to drop 16% with another 15% forecast for the coming year. But the biggest bargains are the Spanish repossession properties. Liam Bailey chief market analyst for overseas property portal Property Abroad commented on repossession property in Spain:
"If you have ever seriously considered investing or buying a holiday home in Spain, repossession properties are like the reduced section of a supermarket 10 minutes before closing time. We are listing properties at 1million Euros below their valuation price. Now, for holiday home buyers these are perfect, imagine having a €500,000 budget, and getting a 1 million Euro villa in Marbella to spend your holidays in for the rest of your life -- it's just incredible.
"But the one I would recommend for investment is a repossessed property in Marbella priced at just €203,037, which is some €580,000 below what it has been valued at. Properties priced that low but yet that far below their value have got to be recommended for investment to be re-sold to Spaniards looking for a home in the area when the area recovers. €580,000 is a big window of opportunity, and when the global economy/Spanish property market starts to recover even if you make half that you have more than doubled your money."
Property Abroad have hundreds of repossessed Spanish properties, the being sold for the farthest below its market value is the one referred to above a repossessed property in Marbella with a valuation price of €1,560,000 being sold for just €477,400.
Property Abroad has repossession properties in Puerto Banus, Nueva Andalucía, Estepona, Duquesa and of course Marbella, find out more by visiting the site.
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Spanish Property Presents Bargains, Tenerife Growth Continues
Spanish property prices could drop by up to a fifth in the next year, according to market experts. Figures from the Spanish Property Owners Guild (SPOG) show that property prices have already dropped 16% and the body is forecasting a further 15% drop in the coming year.
Another study released shows that the number of British people buying property abroad has risen significantly since 2001, and that 54% are buying overseas property as holiday homes or as retirement homes. For these people, many of whom will buy in Spain; further price drops are great news.
While price-drops in Spain are a very negative event, especially for those who invested before the crash, but Liam Bailey, chief market analyst for overseas property portal Property Abroad talked about some of the positive aspects of the drop in prices.
"Spain is still the most popular destination with overseas property buyers, and that is almost completely undeniable owing to the fact that several recent overseas buyer surveys have put Spain in first place. And with Spain's popularity with tourists remaining strong, this translates to higher rental yields on Spanish property. In the current climate, most people are buying-to-hold for the economic recovery, and I would recommend buying a property in Spain with this in mind more-so now than I would have a year ago. If you can get a real bargain, and I mean a good property, cheap as chips in an area not over-developed, buy it."
"Despite the situation in Spain," continued Bailey. "Tenerife property has continued to grow in value; in the middle of 2008 a studio on a resort complex in Los Cristianos could be bought for €57,000. We (Property Abroad.com) are now listing the least expensive resort complex studio in the same area of Los Cristianos for £62,000, which converts to over €67,388, a price rise of £10,000 (just under 5%) in 6 months. Now undoubtedly some of that is because of the change in the sterling/euro exchange rate, but in today's climate a price-rise is a price-rise.
"I am also happy to see Tenerife properties continue to grow in value, because that is what I predicted 6-12 months ago."
About Property Abroad
Property Abroad is rapidly growing into one of the best known, trusted and most successful overseas property portals in the U.K. With a slick dynamic site and very reasonable rates Property Abroad currently has among the most extensive worldwide property listings on the net.
To find out more contact Liam Bailey on liam@property-abroad.com or the team at: info@property-abroad.com
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
New Bulgarian Property Website Relaunched
The Bulgarian property site brings together a huge database of properties for sale in Bulgaria including popular ski resorts in Bulgaria like Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo. In addition you can view beach properties in Bulgaria around Sunny Beach, Golden Sands, Nessebar and others including cities like Varna and Sofia the capital.
The website also boasts an online bookable holiday and villa search where you can book flights, holidays and villas and apartments for rent in Bulgaria.
Labels: beach properties, holidays, properties for sale in Bulgaria, properties in bulgaria, property for rent, rentals in bulgaria, ski resorts in bulgaria.
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New Cyprus Property Website
The Cyprus property site brings together a huge database of properties for sale in Cyprus including popular golf resorts, main coastal regions like Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca as well as many other island destinations.
Included within the site is an online bookable search engine offering hundreds of properties for rent in Cyprus. Villas on golf courses, apartment for rent in Paphos and many other rental opportunities for the visiting holidaymaker or property buyer to Cyprus.
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Koh Phangan Property Perfect for Investment
"I began recommending Koh Phangan as a 'hot market' at the beginning of 2008, when I stated that the success of its big-brother, the then semi-mature Koh Samui, which had seen 50% annual growth the 2 years previous could be used as a guide as to the success of Koh Phangan, then only beginning to appear on the international property investment stage. But just as Koh Samui has been affected by the global situation, so Koh Phangan growth potential has been stunted, but this just makes it an even hotter investment destination.
"I have said before that property investors buying now are more often-than-not doing so for possible mid-long term gains. Right now, you can buy 10 Rai of tropical beach-front land, already divided into 8 plots and prepped for development for just £114,000. This will easily sell for three, four or even five times that -- depending on how patient its owner is -- during Asia's (and the world's) economic recovery, when it can easily be sold for development into an exclusive luxury resort of say 10 villas, each selling for £150,000 or more."
Property Abroad have several other excellent Koh Phangan investment properties. A larger plot of land located right on the very same beach as the one mentioned above, but a single plot with 45m of beach frontage, and again already prepped for building, i.e. underground drainage, water and electricity supplies already in place as well as a road to the plot, can be bought for just £200,000.
A smaller plot, but with 80 metres of beach frontage and the same building preparations in place is just £113,000.
All the above properties are capable of making massive capital gains when the global recovery takes place, which it inevitably will, not to mention the absolute bargain they present to people looking for a tropical beach-front holiday home.
Property Abroad has hundreds more investment properties in Thailand, and throughout Asia, find out more by visiting the site.
About Property AbroadProperty Abroad is rapidly growing into one of the best known, trusted and most successful overseas property portals in the U.K. With a slick dynamic site and very reasonable rates Property Abroad currently has among the most extensive worldwide property listings on the net. To find out more contact Liam Bailey on liam@property-abroad.com or the team at: info@property-abroad.com
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India Property Price-Drops Good News for Buyers
"In my view the current global financial situation has led to one of the greatest bargains in overseas property investment presenting itself in India. The Orchard View development in Rudrapur, India, where the formation of a Special Economic Zone led to the development of some 400 factories in a massive industrial estate right by the development. This was to bring hundreds of workers into the area looking for rental accommodation, of which Orchard View was to help with the under-supply. Now, many of the factories who took plots on the estate have either trimmed their production, or closed their factories altogether and prices have dropped significantly.
"However, no one investing in property now is doing so to make immediate capital gains, or even make gains during the current financial situation, but are investing with the view to making long-term gains. Buying property like this below its market value, is an incredible mid-long term investment opportunity, because they will appreciate massively throughout India's economic recovery, and the re-birth of the industrial estate, during which time the apartments are also set to make impressive rental yields."
The Orchard View development offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom luxury apartments just outside the Special Economic Zone (industrial estate) from just over £30,000. It is a securely gated 6 acre community, with manicured professionally designed grounds maintained by a professional gardener. The apartment building and apartments are finished to a high standard with marble throughout. The complex, which is close to all amenities, comprises its own commercial centre, restaurant, swimming pool, gymnasium and recreation centre.
Property Abroad has many other properties in India, most of which are priced below their market value and as such excellent investment properties. Find out more by visiting the site.
About Property AbroadProperty Abroad is rapidly growing into one of the best known, trusted and most successful overseas property portals in the U.K. With a slick dynamic site and very reasonable rates Property Abroad currently has among the most extensive worldwide property listings on the net. To find out more contact Liam Bailey on liam@property-abroad.com or the team at: info@property-abroad.com
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Research Reveals Sustained Growth in Dominican Republic Property
"In July this year, the Dominican Republic was found to be the most affordable place in the Caribbean to buy property. But even before that the Dominican Republic's popularity with overseas investors and property buyers was exploding. An array of new developments and properties began to spring up at bargain prices, and with astonishingly high mid-long term rental guarantees, as Dominican Republic tourism grew by 5.6% in the first four months of 2008 when compared to the year before. It continued to grow strongly, and has been relatively unaffected by the global situation."
"Because of this growing tourism, and the abundance of bargain properties all making astonishing rental yields the prices of off-plan Dominican Republic property have grown by between 25% and 100% in the past year," continued Bailey, adding: "This is according to my own research; comparing the prices I have on record for properties that were priced from 1 year ago, and the price of the same or similar properties in the same areas now."
According to the same research the immediate growth promised on off-plan properties is also being achieved;
"One example is a 2 bedroom apartment in Sosua, bought off-plan at the beginning of the year for just under £25,000 and now in the final stages of selling just after completion at £50,000, thus the 25% minimum immediate gain on completion is being achieved. The seller requires a quick-sale due to ill-health; more might be possible if they were prepared to wait."
Property Abroad have many excellent properties in the Dominican Republic throughout all the most popular regions. Find out more by visiting the site.
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Bargain Barbados Properties from Property Abroad
Liam Bailey, chief market analyst for the portal said:
"These additions just go to show that the global financial situation is even bringing the possibility of snapping up bargain luxury properties in Caribbean markets like the crème-de-la- crème Barbados. When I first started working in this industry quarter acres of land were being sold for £225,000, on the coast in St Vincent, for Property Abroad to be listing 1 bedroom apartments in a luxury off-plan development with views of the beach on Barbados for just over £180,000 is amazing."
The development Liam was referring to is the Lakes village development, offering 1 bedroom apartments in Barbados' St Peter's for just £182,066. The Lakes village is situated on the high ground above mile & a quarter.
The village will be closed and become its own community, holding its own events while taking its own part in any regional events. The village, which also offers 2 and 3 bedroom apartments as well as detached 1, 2, and 3 bedroom villas, boasts a whole range of facilities and amenities including: a village hall, clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, communal barbecues with gazebos, a wellness centre and a lakes centre with restaurant.
Another bargain Barbados property brought to you by Property Abroad is the 1 bedroom apartments offered within the Merricks Hotel Spa and Residence, located in the fantastic Merricks Cove and priced from just £225,000. Merricks Hotel, which also offers studios and 2 bedroom apartments, as well as cliff-top villas and Cabanas, is a particularly good buy because it has its own beach and a fantastic cliff top location in the stunning south east area of Barbados with only a 15 minute car journey to the International Airport and fantastic sea-views. The occupants receive the full benefits of all the 5* hotel and spa facilities, including spas, tennis-courts, swimming pools and much more.
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South Koreans Snap Up Canada Property
Liam Bailey, chief market analyst for the overseas property portal Property Abroad gave his views on the findings:
"Well, Canada has largely become the same as the U.S.; a buyer's market. The lack of developers with the facilities to give credit and loads of apartments unsold is bringing an abundance of bargain properties to the market. That combined with the weakening dollar against the strengthening Euro, and there are very few reasons for Sterling backed investors to pick up one of these bargains, of course with the view of buying-to-hold. Of course, cash-rich Korean's are only too willing and able to snap up Canadian property bargains during the credit-crunch, in the knowledge that they will make a big-profit, even if it takes several years to do so."
Property Abroad have some excellent Canadian properties, including many bargains throughout all the most popular regions of Canada.
In Quebec there is a one acre land-plot for an astonishing £22,500, and on the resort voted best in Quebec 8 years running. The developer is offering a wide-range of pre-designed chalets to build on the plots, building cost is around $100 per sq ft. Construction has already begun on some of the plots, and there is a show-chalet available.
The Rouge River development -- on the resort by the same name -- is located on the breathtaking Laurentian Mountain range in Quebec. Buyers are automatically granted fishing rights to the 100-milles of trout-filled river weaving its way through the resort, as well as use of the 100-mile bicycle track running along its banks. The Rouge River resort is a great attraction, and when building is complete immediate growth should be at least 30% on plots and chalets.
Ice-fishing is possible in winter when the bicycle-track becomes a cross-country ski trail, which also weaves its way through the woods up the mountainside away from the river, which compliment perfectly the world-class Alpine ski slopes in Mt-Tremblant , just a 30-minutes drive away, and Montreal just 90 minutes. All this combines to give Rouge River properties incredible all-year-round rental potential, which when added to the low prices of the property compared to those surrounding it, translates to a rental yield of between 8 and 12% according to Liam Bailey.
Though the 2 bed chalet on Rouge River is currently the lowest priced Canada property on Property Abroad, they have many other properties that are currently priced far lower than they were last year, find out more by visiting the site.
About Property AbroadProperty Abroad is rapidly growing into one of the best known, trusted and most successful overseas property portals in the U.K. With a slick dynamic site and very reasonable rates Property Abroad currently has among the most extensive worldwide property listings on the net. To find out more contact Liam Bailey on liam@property-abroad.com or the team at: info@property-abroad.com
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