Growth in the Spanish property market is outpacing other countries in the Eurozone, new figures have revealed.
According to a study by Halifax, the average property value in Spain has risen by 100 per cent since 2002, beating the continent-wide average of 40 per cent.
In addition, Spain was found to be the only country that saw faster [...]
Entries from July 2008
Spanish property market sees fastest growth in EU
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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Adrift on a high-tech lily-pad city
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
“Lilypad” is the brainchild of Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut.
“Lilypad is what a completely self-sufficient floating city for 50,000 people could look like,” he said. “The design of the city is inspired by the shape of the great Amazonia Victoria Regia lily pad.
“Some countries spend billions of pounds working on making their beaches and dams bigger [...]
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Budget busters
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Anyone who has ever renovated knows how horrifyingly expensive the whole process can be. Whoever dreamt a bathroom tap could cost the same as an air fare to Bali, or that the price of a medium-sized kitchen compares with that of a medium-sized family car?
Renovating is expensive at any time, but especially now, with interest [...]
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Carrefour? Yes, please
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer, is considering the franchise model to initially expand its presence in the country and may announce a local partner in four weeks, people involved in the development said.
The French retailer, which has held talks with as many as 50 domestic business flats including Mumbai-based Wadia group and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance [...]
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Job shifts push prices along fringe
July 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Sydney CBD and Chatswood topped the list for new-dwelling sales in the last quarter of 2007.
“Ready-to-build-on land sales are barely registering a pulse in Sydney. The fact is that first home buyers don’t want to live in the infrastructure black hole that is the outer suburbs,” says Australian Property Monitors general manager Michael McNamara.
“Developers can’t [...]
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Plaza de las Ventas
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments
This is Plaza de las Ventas in Madrid, the most important place to bullfight, the best `toreros´ came here trying to show their art.
The prices are popular, and you can find places for 4,40 € till 110€.
I´m totally impressed of that building, in his beginnings was built in the suburbs, nut now is in the [...]
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