Category: Overseas Properties
Twin Towers vs The Cloud – Why Dutch Architecture Firm MVRDV Is In Hot Soup
This does not appear to be a sick joke. Architects have designed a pair of apartment towers in South Korea that are unbelievably reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre. These incredible pictures show how Dutch architecture firm MVRDV somehow managed to design the eerie 260-metre and 300-metre towers next to [...]
Blue Heron Farm – Obama’s Formerly Rented Residence Sold For $22.4m
The Martha’s Vineyard estate that President Barack Obama and his family have rented for their past three summer vacations has sold to British architect Norman Foster for $22.4 million. The property is known as Blue Heron Farm, the majority of which came on the market in September for $23.7 million. It has 28½ acres of [...]
A Private Island Complete With A Luxury Villa – Yours For $12m
A private island complete with luxury villa has gone on sale off the Florida coast – and it can be yours for just $12million. East Sister Rock Island is a quarter of a mile from the city of Marathon in the heart of the Florida Keys and sits on coral reef, offering breath-taking panoramic views [...]
First Mondrian Hotel in Europe – 360-Room Hotel to Open on London’s River Thames
Morgans Hotel Group Co. – (“Morgans” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a hotel management agreement for an approximately 360-room Mondrian-branded hotel to be located at Sea Containers on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. This hotel is expected to be the sixth Mondrian hotel in the expansion [...]
China Lists Its “Underground Grand Canyon”
A Chinese tourism company listed in the United States wants investors to pour their money down a dark hole. Literally. China’s “Underground Grand Canyon,” about an hour’s drive outside the smoggy city of Linyi in the eastern province of Shandong, promises visitors 3 km (2 miles) of grand stalactites, multicolored lights and an exciting luge [...]
Expats To Fellow Brits – Stay Away From Spanish Property
In the wake of election fever and the appointment of conservative Mariano Rajoy as Spain’s new prime minister, there’s been a lot of talk about how he and his Partido Popular party (PP) plan to boost the country’s disastrous economy. Needless to say that old chestnut-the stimulation of the country’s housing market-will be at the [...]
Holiday Homes – Landhaus Bonaventura – Austria
Description – Quietly located, 4 fully furnished holiday homes Location – Besides the beautiful surroundings and beautiful views, in our house is a children’s playroom, a gym with sauna. Around our house is a large garden where children can play and adults relax Town: – Austria, Millstättersee, Millstatt Millstatt is a very nice place with [...]
Overseas Property – Top 10 Holiday Homes Abroad
The euro is in crisis. Stock markets are in freefall. Two prime ministers have been sacked. Italian debt is at record levels, and Spain faces an early election tomorrow. Across the pond, America’s annual budget deficit is measured in trillions. One by one the traditional destinations for British house-hunters are becoming badlands. Rather than stay [...]
$2.3m To Help Fund New Housing Construction For The Disable
About $2.3 million in federal grant funds announced Friday will enable construction to begin next spring of a 12-unit supportive housing apartment complex for people with disabilities. The complex would be built on a vacant parcel at 432 Jefferson Ave, next to New London High School and the adjacent Science and Technology Magnet School of [...]
Westfield Group To Make Croydon Its Third Major Shopping
Australian real estate company Westfield Group has today announced plans to make Croydon the home of its third major shopping centre in London. Having first built Westfield London in the west of the city and followed this by opening Westfield Stratford in the north-east of London in September this year, the property firm is now [...]
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