Floridian investors look to Sarasota

Overseas property investors looking to move to Florida, but away from the more traditional area of Orlando are being urged to consider arty Sarasota.

2 August 2012

Live like an Olympian in Baltimore

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, has listed his waterfront (naturally) Baltimore bachelor pad for $1.42m.

2 August 2012

The Florida Pavilion returns to A Place in the Sun Live

The Florida Pavilion, in association with Florida Link, will return as a feature area at the next A Place in the Sun Live, which takes place between the 28th-30th September 2012 at NEC Birmingham.

1 August 2012

Orlando’s new Medical City attracting investors

Already a leading tourist destination, Orlando is set to receive even more of an investor boost with the addition of a new Medical City in Orlando, which will increase investment and jobs in the area when it fully opens in the autumn.

31 July 2012

Tom Cruise house-hunting in New York

Fresh from his split with Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise is on the hunt for a New York bachelor pad, where he can spend more time with the couple's six-year-old daughter Suri.

25 July 2012

Rent Obama’s apartment

142 West 109th Street New York, the student home of one Barack Obama, is available to rent.

23 July 2012

Orlando property prices rise 31 per cent in 12 months

The median price that property in Orlando fetched rose by 15.74 per cent in the first six months of the year, from $108,000 in January to $125,000 in June, according to the latest figures released by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.

18 July 2012

1 million US foreclosures in the first half of 2012

Over 1 million US properties were in some stage of foreclosure process in the first six months of 2012, according to a report released by RealtyTrac.

16 July 2012

Top US buyer and seller markets named

The top US markets for buyers and sellers have been named by real estate blog Zillow, and their analysis reveals that buyers have the most control in Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland.

13 July 2012

New York unveils plans for ‘micro apartments’

House-hunters who have previously been priced out of taking a bite from the Big Apple are being targeted by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has announced a new competition for the design of a series of affordable 'micro apartments' – one or two bed flats which will measure just 275 to 300 square feet.

12 July 2012

29 US cities 'in the clear' from housing crisis

Twenty-nine US cities have been named as 'in the clear' of the country's housing crisis, according to real estate portal Trulia.

9 July 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin snap up Los Angeles ranch

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and singer husband Chris Martin are not known for their lavish rock and roll lifestyle or wild spending sprees. However, it seems they couldn't resist adding a new build Los Angeles ranch to their property portfolio this month, at a price of $10.45 million.

5 July 2012

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