Global Real Estate

Despite the softening in the economy of the Eurozone, the housing markets in Europe came off strongest in the second quarter of this year such that of the five markets that witnessed the highest housing price rises, three were from Europe while the other two from Asia. On the flipside, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), particularly Dubai – arguably the ...

Luxury Student hostel You know how we assume our schooling period as part of our humble beginnings and don’t need much asides our small personal space to sleep, read, bath and maybe cook? Owners of these luxury hostel apartments do not think that way or perhaps this luxury hostels are for successful people in their chosen career who just want to ...

The Griswold Senior Center has started the preliminary design phase for its new building.   Senior Center Director Tina Falck said a request for proposal for architecture designs has been sent. The deadline for architects to submit proposals is Oct. 1.   In April 2012, the State Bond Commission allocated $343,500 to provide a grant-in-aid to the town to pay ...

Housing refugees is big business for Swedish pop tycoon, Bert Karlsson A Swedish pop music tycoon turned TV celebrity who once founded an anti-immigration political party might well be the most unlikely beneficiary of Europe’s migration crisis. But as long as the country is taking in the most asylum seekers per capita of any in Europe, Bert Karlsson is happy ...

Family of Real Estate Mogul Gives $15 Million to Singapore’s New National Gallery The National Gallery Singapore has received a fifteen-million-dollar gift from the family of Singaporean real-estate magnate Ng Teng Fong, according to the Straits Times’ Deepika Shetty. The donation will help in research, curation, and exhibition, with a focus on outdoor commissions. The Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden ...

They say the best ideas come as jokes like “Get high on milk…our cows are on grass. You got milk?” Now that’s an ad intended to drive traffic to a product. Nonetheless, some statements intended to be jokes turn out to be foolish enough not to be recognised as jokes, meaning it turns out to be so foolish that the ...

Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day. What today is known as Islamic architecture owes its origin to similar structures already existing in Roman, Byzantine and Persian lands which the Muslims conquered in the 7th and 8th centuries. Further east, it was also influenced by Chinese ...

Asking prices for homes coming on to the market in England and Wales rose to a new record high in September, as sellers in the priciest areas tried to cash in on demand from buyers able to access credit cheaply. Property website Rightmove said the average asking price of a home in the UK had increased by 0.9% over the ...

From the bricks, hand thrown by craftsmen in Yorkshire, down to the zinc-dipped heated and specially designed towel rails, every inch of Four Oaks; a handmade family home, a six-bedroom, five-bathroom property in Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, is masterclass. Split over four floors, the property is the epitome of the modern family farmhouse, where the old-style feel pervades – but in ...

The rate of increase of property prices in Ireland is the second highest in the world. Residential property prices in Ireland rose by 10.81% year-on-year through to the end of June, according to a study by Global Property Guide. The highest rate of increase globally was in Hong Kong, where property prices surged by 16.43% during the year to Q2 2015, a ...