Australia has been named as one of the world’s most desirable retirement locations in a new poll.According to research by insurance firm AXA, the country is very popular among people who want to spend their post-working life abroad.The survey found that the Australian climate was one of its main attractions, along with its overall quality […]

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Emerging property markets are major factors driving today?s world economies. Latin American countries such as Brazil lead the way, with improved economies, self-dependence and above-average returns. Brazil has seen a consistent rise in domestic tourism. Rio Grande do Norte alone received more than 2,2 million tourists last year (more than 300 thousand from abroad), resulting […]

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The government in Cyprus is forecasting strong economic growth for the year ahead, according to local media.Finance minister Michalis Sarris told the Financial Mirror that he was expecting the economy to expand by about four per cent in 2008.Speaking to the newspaper, he said the revised estimates followed a higher than expected rate of economic […]

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A certain amount of alarm is justifiable when shark attacks are mentioned, particularly if they occur in the location where you have just bought your dream property.  The International Property Investment Network (IPIN) puts the latest information provided by the BBC on Recife firmly into perspective.In real terms, there are more shark attacks in Florida […]

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The investment potential of Cape Verde is set to be boosted by further economic growth, according to experts.Estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest that the country’s gross domestic product will go up by 7.7 per cent this year, reports MacauHub.The organisation has already estimated that the overall figure for 2007 will come to […]

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Holidaymakers from Europe are increasingly choosing to spend their leisure time in Morocco, a government official has stated.Tourism minister Mohamed Boussaid said the overall number of visitors rose by 13 per cent to 7.45 million last year.Speaking to the Maghreb Arabe Presse, he revealed that many of these people had come from various European countries.According […]

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By Doug Hadfield
Investors in True North Gems (TSX.V: TGX) were treated to a rare gift this Christmas past when the company reported the discovery of a new sapphire prospect complete with a 139 carat blue sapphire on its Beluga sapphire property in Nunavut, Canada. The prospect is located on the south shore of Baffin Island, […]

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There are many reasons why a homeowner might seek a fast property sale.
These include: mortgage payment in arrears; relocation; emigration; bereavement; ill health, separation/divorce; and fear of a broken property chain.
Whichever you reason, there are now many property investors who are looking to purchase properties for a good price. Many of […]

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By James West
Nevada is the home of the new business model in gold mining: Find a past-producing mine where lots of known ore-grade material was left behind during the deflated gold price era in the later nineties, and put it back into production. It’s a straightforward approach (for mining) that has a well established track […]

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Company bosses and entrepreneurs are increasingly aspiring to buy their own foreign property, according to a new study.Investing overseas was found to be one of the most popular lifestyle goals among small business owners in a poll by Abbey Business Banking.This placed it ahead of other aspirations such as moving to a bigger house, purchasing […]

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