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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently invested $100 million for a 700 acre site on the island of Kauai. While it is two years since the property was acquired it seems t...
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If you look back over the last couple of years there are many so-called “experts” who have been calling the top of the UK property market and predicting a crash. They use the t...
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In many ways Donald Trump is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. Only this week he has attracted significant criticism after his son-in-law, currently helping to run his ...
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We are in what many would describe as “unique” real estate markets where as many people are forecasting a rise as forecasting a downturn. As a consequence, it can be di...
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If we cast our minds back six months there was doom and gloom surrounding the UK property market after the Brexit vote. There is no doubt it was an astounding vote by the UK public...
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If you look back on 2016 it was not a good year for the UK buy to let sector. A reduction in tax relief, increase in stamp duty and forthcoming stricter lending requirements have n...
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A report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the average home in the UK is now worth £218,000 as at the end of November 2016. While we await figures for Decembe...
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While Theresa May has been ridiculed over the last few weeks for her “indecisive” approach to Brexit, she hit back today in style. The UK Prime Minister delivered a rip...
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Even though many experts had predicted a difficult 2016 for the high-end real estate market it seems that a number of celebrities used their status to maximise their income. As all...
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The authorities in New Zealand have decided to investigate the sale of two neighbouring properties which were said to have changed hands on five separate occasions in just four day...
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By definition, if women own less than 20% of the world’s land then more than 80% is owned by men. This is not an area of the real estate market which is often discussed or
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When Donald Trump was voted in as the next US president there were immediately concerns regarding his business interests and potential conflict of interest. Donald Trump has a mass...
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There are many very simple ways in which you can improve the attractions of your property and ultimately get the highest price. Selling a property can be a minefield with documents...
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Many people have been caught offguard by the announcement that Greece and Turkey are in talks about the reunification of Cyprus. This is a subject that has been ongoing since 1974 ...
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While there appears to be little appetite for an increase in UK base rates the likelihood is that US rates will rise again in 2017. As a consequence, many property fund managers ha...
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There is no doubt that the recent demonetisation of Indian banknotes is having a profound impact on the economy. Perhaps the hardest hit area in the short term will be the real est...
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Even though Alan Sugar is best known for his role in The Apprentice, the Amstrad computer and his previous ownership of Tottenham Hotspur football club, these days his main busines...
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This is part two of our review of common property investment mistakes which can prove to be extremely expensive even though they can be simply avoided. So, aside from failing to pl...
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It is very easy to get the impression that making money in the real estate market is simple and requires no planning. The fact is that successful real estate investors of today hav...
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Even though the majority of us are brought up to believe that debt should be avoided at all costs, this is not necessarily the case when looking at real estate investments. Many pr...
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