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At La Zagaleta when it comes to property - size matters. La Zagaleta already provides a catalogue of the finest mansions in Europe, but the best is yet to come, for Bolt Property Group has just broken ground at plot C2-20.

When Severiano Ballesteros was asked to design Quinta do Vale’s 18-hole golf course he was only too pleased. As Ballesteros’ first design in mainland Portugal and he envisaged nothing short of perfection for homeowners and golfers alike.

In wallet-cautious times only the best overseas property investments will garner any attention and in Morabeza Beach Resort we like to think we can capture it. This beachfront haven on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago has payment terms to die for.

The role of a tourist board is quite simply to highlight the country’s finest aspects. Spain’s board is currently using the picture-postcard beach of El Rompido in Huelva in an international print advertising campaign. What better endorsement?

Exchange rates haven’t been kind to Brits recently. It’s nice to hear of a currency that’s actually working in our favour –the Brazilian Real– which in suffering a 2-month 28% tumble over the dollar has made property prices more affordable.

It seems absurd to buy an overseas home that you never see but if it secures financial stability for your retirement perhaps it’s not daft to ‘buy-to-forget’. Property can be purchased as part of a SIPP with considerable tax benefits.

Off-plan property may suit the bold but for others a home that’s ready to go is best. However this comes with a snag, you’ve got to stump up the whole asking price. With Pipa Natura you can have your finished property and off-plan payment terms.

Anyone with a generous bank manager can build a house, but very few have the skills and intuition to build a home. Thankfully, the mastermind behind Tranquilo is a home-maker of the highest order.

Inevitably it has been a relatively flat year for the Mallorca property market. There are good deals available but wise investors will not necessarily look to the most heavily discounted properties.

ResaleStrategy.com was recently formed by a group of industry professionals to offer overseas property investors a genuine life line by employing a fresh approach to a previously ignored sector of the market.

A sprawling mansion hugging a tropical beach is the stuff property dreams are made of. Fantasise no more. For less than 175,000 euros you can have this mansion, well one of the 11 homes within it, on the beaches of Brazil’s northeastern coastline.

In the latest survey we look at inspection results for 700 properties, checked over the period from April 2007 – December 2008, in the Costa Blanca, Costa Calida, Costa Almeria and Costa del Sol areas.

With the world bracing itself, as the global recession continues to bite with seemingly no sign of abating, Canadians it seems have been dealt a winning hand after an official think tank predicted that Canada will not follow suit.

Contemporary Villas’ quite incredible Casa Mexicana had ‘Best Architecture Spain’ written all over it, and the judges of this years’ CNBC-sponsored European Property Awards clearly agreed.

Having shown initial resilience to the Spanish property slowdown the Costa de la Luz has finally succumbed to the inevitable and, faced with a diminishing pool of buyers, decided to waft various price reductions and incentives under people’s noses.

Ready Rental Property is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Burnett as Head of Sales and Marketing.

Poised over the 14th green of Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club’s picturesque course, Casa Colina is in one of the resort’s best locations for views. Golf, mountains and the Mediterranean make for a very pleasant outlook from the infinity pool.

Island city Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, is an interesting place in which to invest right now. The authorities are mindful of the day when oil runs out and diversifying into financial services and tourism, with some incredible projects underway.

No stranger to winning awards, Bolt Property Group has just added a brace of CNBC-sponsored European Property Awards to its trophy cabinet scooping up Best Property Spain for both villa F1-36 and F1-18, the latter at the highest five star level.

Titan Properties cite their professional approach to real estate as a major contributing factor to success in this years’ CNBC-sponsored European Property Awards as they walked away with Best Real Estate Agency Spain.

After 25yrs at the forefront of the Spanish property market, Mercers see their recent award win at the CNBC-sponsored European Property Awards as an endorsement of their business and a real pat on the back for a quarter of a century of hard work.

Portugal provides a close-to-home property option for Northern Europeans tempted to warmer climes. And with three distinct coastal regions to choose from Portugal really does offer something ‘old’, something ‘new’ and something ‘blue’…

Award-winning international architects, Diseño Earle, announce the launch of a bespoke service providing turnkey design and build projects of iconic modern design but with a difference.

Brazil's ‘less is more’ approach allowing the beaches, climate, cuisine and locals to speak for themselves is what attracted Richard and Nicola Hobday, both 38 from Surrey, to buy their first overseas property in this popular S. American nation.

Kicking off at the Worldwide Property Show in Dubai on October 23 and moving to the same-titled event in Bahrain on 29 October, Morocco’s multi award-winning Le Jardin de Fleur resorts are set to highlight their projects to their Gulf counterparts.

Now boasting five CNBC-sponsored Arabian Property Awards, Le Jardin de Fleur is now rolling-out its who’s who of hotel operators. Hot on the heels of Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Best Western Premier and Hivernage have now signed on the dotted line.

The Brazilian property market is already riding the crest of a boom, but now even the currency is co-operating as the Real has weakened by over 8% against the dollar in the last month alone. This makes that beach property more affordable than ever.

As Russian stockmarket tumbles investors are selling shares and ploughing into ‘safer’ havens with property emerging as an option. It's not Russian property they’re keen on but overseas, and Spain’s Bolt Property Group is feeling the effects.

Promoting Spanish property in 9 languages allows estate agents and vendors to access a wider market and fill the gap left by Spanish and English-speaking buyers.

Few would argue that Pipa Beach is northeast Brazil’s pick of the bunch, but some would prefer to take the plunge on a key-ready, luxury villa rather than an apartment – and at little over 200,000 gbp for three bedrooms and sea views, why not?

North Africa’s smallest nation, Tunisia, may be mightily overshadowed by near neighbours Morocco and Egypt in the current property press; however the country is set to make a big impact.

GEM Estates (Global Emerging Markets) was established in 2004 in response to the biggest shift in the overseas property market. The world became the investor's oyster - with 'emerging' the new buzzword. Emerging markets however are not for everyone.

When London-based Gilles Acogny, 47, a seasoned investor, was deciding his next move he wanted to be sure of the credentials of the development he was throwing his hard-earned pennies into… Brazil’s Quinta da Lagoa passed muster.

As months pass another set of dreary figures are posted by the Spanish Ministries. However, where there’s distress there’s opportunity and Costa Cálida-based Mercers is experiencing increased sales figures as bargain-hunters come out in force.

All visitors to La Manga del Mar Menor and the surrounding area are overjoyed at the announcement to have the airport at San Javier Murcia new daytime flights schedule available from 2009

As rare as hen’s teeth the villas at Atalaya Fairways are paragons of design excellence in a sea of mediocrity. Clean white contemporary lines create spaces flooded with light. Starting at 885,000 euros there is nothing better in the price bracket.

When the Times put Tropea at nº1 in its ‘Top 20 Beaches’ report the assumption was ‘best’ equals ‘expensive’. Whilst they were right about Tropea’s style icon status, they were less-so about price. At Tropea Beach Resort chic is cheap.

Like many women battling the bikini bulge, some of Titan Properties’ Portuguese portfolio has shaved some pounds off for the summer. Here’s what’s on offer…

Property prices have rocketed in Brazil over recent years and if investors could turn the clock back 18 months, knowing then what they do now, they would have snapped up several prime units and be feeling pretty smug today.

Imagine you could buy into a 6-star Cape Verde resort for 6,000 euros, take ownership upon completion in 2010, have nothing to pay until 2015 and 100% confidence you could get money back if the developer went bust – introduce the Exchange Bond.

For Brazil the credit crunch may just as well be the fabled breakfast cereal. Whilst the London stock market shrank by 1.5% during 2007, its São Paulo counterpart expanded by 93% due to a flood of foreign investment, a chunk went into real estate.

EFG-Hermes, a regional investment bank has reassessed its earlier prediction that the Dubai housing market would soften by mid-2008. Prices in Dubai's housing market are still holding out and demand is strong.

Once visited by only very few, word has got out about Uruguay and buyers are now flocking to the flourishing internationally-renowned beach resorts offering ideal locations for overseas homes.

Small but perfectly formed, Panama is continually ranked amongst the top five places in the world to retire to and, with the US dollar as legal tender, Panama got even more appealing for Brits whose pennies now stretch a whole lot further.

With the UK economy faltering and oil prices nudging the 150$USD a barrel mark (more than double January 2007) long haul travel is quite simply becoming prohibitive for a large sector of British citizens. It’s time to holiday closer to home.

Every rule must have its exception and in terms of the Spanish real estate market that exception is Jerez. Whilst much of Spain is feeling the heat of a slowdown, this Andalucian city is happy in the knowledge that its property prices are going up.

www.lovespainholidays.com, the web’s favourite destination for booking holidays to the Balearic Islands in Spain is celebrating all things bohemian with special online discounts to make that Balearics holiday of your dreams a reality.

Specimens of pure modern architecture are hard to come by on the Costa del Sol and supply is struggling to keep up with demand. With its clean architectural lines, villa E15 in Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club is likely to be snapped up quickly.

Step into the shoes of Hadleigh Bolt, Proprietor of Bolt Property Group, constructors of multi-million euro villas in Spain’s elite La Zagaleta, and you’ll have an insight into just how ‘funny’ some of the requests from the rich are…