Trading Places (or how you can swap your second home for free holidays)

Seasoned home-swapper Ginetta Vedrickas offers advice on the joys of holiday-home exchange

1 June 2012

Setting foot in Italy’s sunny South

Cathy Hawker heads south of Naples for a tour of Italy's warmest and most rustic regions

1 June 2012

Island life Florida Style

Cheryl Markosky homes in on the old-style beach resort of Amelia Island in north-east Florida

1 June 2012

Rent Leonardo DiCaprio’s house for 95,000 a month

How would you like the chance to sleep in Leonardo DiCaprio's bed? Unfortunately he won't be sleeping alongside you, but for £95,000 a month you can rent one of the star's three Malibu estates, including all furniture.

30 May 2012

Prices rise in Miami for fifth consecutive month

Property prices in Miami have risen for the fifth consecutive month, mainly fuelled by the influx of foreign buyers flocking to the city.

30 May 2012

How much is the White House worth?

It's unlikely that the Obamas are planning on selling up anytime soon, but just in case they're thinking of moving on, a new infographic from real estate firm Motovo has revealed that the White House could expect to fetch $110 million on the open market.

29 May 2012

Brazilian property falls by 28% as the pound strengthens

Property in Brazil has fallen in price by 28% as the pound's strength sees it trading at a two and a half year high against the Brazilian Real.

28 May 2012

Dubai banks considering mortgage loans for overseas investors

Banks in Dubai are close to launching a new mortgage product especially for overseas property investors as the emirate begins to regain its popularity with expats.

28 May 2012

Live rent free in the USA

If you think living rent free in the USA sounds too good to be true then you'd be right, to an extent. A new 'resident curators' scheme launched across a select few states is giving brave souls the chance to live in derelict historic buildings rent free in exchange for doing them up.

28 May 2012