Russian buyers in Bulgaria

The property market in Bulgaria continues to be the first in the list of Russian property portal Prian.ru, which oversees the interests of Russian buyers of overseas property, two years now. Accordingly, in July the country's share of total search queries in the database offers the portal has grown to a record 21.55 percent. For the previous June, he was just under 20%.

Previous record in list Bulgaria has made in November 2008 - 21.27%.

Although the increased interest in Bulgaria difference between coming home and favorites do not increase as interest ranks second to Germany in July also increased compared to June

The ranking of the most popular destinations from Russian property buyers abroad remained stable third consecutive month, in top 10 occur only one amendment - Turkey gave the eighth place of Montenegro.

Estimated share continues to decrease the interest of Russians to the United States and Finland indicated by the portal. The property market in the Republic has ceased to decline in the rankings in May and June and again closer to fifth place, now occupied by Italy.

Reported by analysts on the site in May and June increased interest in "warm" countries in July has stabilized and even begun to decline. This is not surprising - in Moscow and St. Petersburg thermometers showed between 30 and 40 degrees. Most interest has fallen to the Russians to Turkey (from 3.93% to 3.32%) and Egypt (from 2.04% to 1.79%).

Outside the top 10 in July significantly increased interest in Thailand, Estonia, Sweden and Cyprus, while losing positions Lithuania and Hungary.

Top 10 countries in the interest of Russian property buyers abroad in July 2010
(The share of total search queries)

Bulgaria - 21.55%
Germany - 10.86%
Spanish - 7.22%
USA - 5.62%
Italy - 4.78%
Republic - 4.47%
Finland - 3.85%
Montenegro - 3.77%
Turkey - 3.32%
France - 2.88%

Monaco expensive housing markets in world

Monaco remains the most expensive housing market in the world class - the secondary housing market there seems to average 45 thousand per square meter, a study by the London-based real estate agency Chesterton Humberts.

Its closest competitor is the favorite destination of Millionaire - French resort of Saint Jean Cap Ferrand, where the price is 32 500 square meters, followed by London in third place with a price of 22,500 euros for a square.

However, London could claim that it is the most expensive housing in the world after the recent sale of the apartment complex at One Hyde Park for 220 million dollars, says the Real Estate Channel.

New York and Paris are lagging behind in this ranking, respectively, with prices from € 15,500 / sq. m and 13,500 euros / sq. m. From a total of 22 markets examined Mauritius Phuket and go with the most advantageous price of 3 thousand square meters of

For sales of new homes have led Hong Kong, New York and London respectively, with prices from 19,500 euros, 16,750 euros and 16,500 euros per square meter

Monaco is not the first time she decorates with that title, but lately there are some disagreements as to which particular area is currently the most expensive housing market.

According to the Financial News survey of the most expensive street to buy a home in the world is Severn Road in Hong Kong. The apartments there sell for an average of 54 thousand square meters, or about 70 thousand dollars. For comparison, the Avenue Princess Grace in Monaco, the average price is 60 thousand dollars since last year prices fell by 50%, reported by Financial News, as based on data from the consulting company Knight Frank and Savills.

Places to live in California

There are many very beautiful places in California, but the topic is where are the best places to live. In the north around San Francisco, it is extremely beautiful and many sites to behold, but extremely expensive and unless you have a huge high paying job, it would be a difficult place to say it was the best. I do think it is one of the best vacation spots though.

California has much to offer in the way of living happy and comfortable. It has warm free beaches, pleasnt climate and good paying jobs. Put all of this together and you get the absolutely perfect place to live. Choosing the best place to live would definitely be down south. It has reasonably priced housing and it is easily accessible to everything.

Huntington Beach:
Huntington Beach is the honeymoon capital of California and a truly beautiful place to live. It has everything. Just north of San Diego and within a short drive to Los Angeles. The homes are beautiful and medium priced and the schools are excellent. Huntington beach is in the middle of some very exclusive neighborshoods such as Laguna Beach, San Clemente and Costa Mesa. Just north a little you run into Seal Beach. These are upper end communities and you will need a little more money to buy in these areas.

San Diego:
San Diego has it all from the Sea World attraction, the world famous zoo to the many ports of call. San Diego has many jobs. Many jobs mean that you can afford to live. San Diego has beautiful beaches, tree lined streets, and lots of good food. Many of the local communities are only a few steps away and just add to the beauty of the splendorous life in San Diego.San Diego is not far from the border of Mexico also, so for a quick visit and some cheap Mexican food, Tijuanna is close by. Some of the best communities close by are: La Jolla, Oceanside, Carlsbad and Escondido.

Santa Monica and Venice:
For those who just love to smell the beach morning noon and night, these are the towns for you. They are more expensive than the Downey and Lakewood areas, but they have many amenities. Santa Monica is famous for its peirs and Venice has its walk ways and bicycle trails. They are more metropolitan compared to Downey and Lakewood.Downey and Lakewood are more home town USA type areas and Santa Monica and Venice are more of the type of places where people like excitement and the night life.

Malibu and Santa Barbara:
These last two cities are the cream of the crop. They are where celebrities live and vacation. They are next to the ocean with the best view and they are very expensive. Malibu has small lots and right on the ocean and Santa Barbara is off the ocean trail, but it has huge tree lined lots.

Why even Oprah and Barbara Streisand live there. They are extremely beautiful cities and extremely desired. A home in Santa Barbara is a home next to heaven.No matter where you decide to "hang your hat," California welcomes you with open arms. Beautiful beaches, nice climate and plenty of jobs. All the necessities of life.

Lakewood, Long Beach and Downey:
Some of the best places to live in California is here. The homes are very reasonable in price, the schools are very good and these are safe areas to live. Whether you want to take a walk to the park or go have a hamburger late at night, anyone at any age will feel free to roam. There are certain areas of North Long Beach to stay away from, but the majority of Long Beach is upper class and very good to spend the rest of your life there.

Downey is the best of them all. It is a beautiful and safe community. It is surrounded by the I-5 and the I-10 on each border, a skip and a hop from downtown Los Angeles. It has Stonewood Mall and many large hotels that are easily accessible. Embassy suites has nightly happy hour with free coctails and live entertainment.

Many restaurants from Papa John's Pizza to Marie Callender's Restaurant. Richard Carpenter's home was in Downey for years and recently sold for over two million dollars, not the norm for sure. It is a place of comfort and a place to send your children to some of the best schools.

Phuket Real Estate Still Hot in The Market

The economy recession and political factors has not slowed down real estate business in Phuket, as demand remains steady.

Phuket has long been a favorite tourist destination from people all over the world. The breathtaking views around the island, the wonderful beaches and not to mention, varieties of great food have not only attracted people to come here, but to call it home as well. The island’s real estate has become a thriving business with properties mushrooming all over and the currency exchange rate advantage by overseas buyers has by far, made the intent for ownership even more attractive. Despite the economy slowdown, luxury villas in Phuket has seen a steady demand throughout, with a Bt3.5 billion transaction hit in the second quarter of 2009, as reported by C9 Hotelworks consultants. With increasing demand over the years, it is predicted that these properties won’t be enough to meet the needs of the market and this will in fact drive the increased value of it.


Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger Enterprises Senior Vice-president for Asia, whose company owns two massive luxury properties in Phuket, says that warm-weather resort destinations in Southeast Asia are in fact the most appealing development spots today. Other known developers who have jumped into the bandwagon includes Prism Estates, a Hong Kong based developer. Prism Estates has just completed the site infrastructure for Istana, a luxury villas project which was featured in Robb’s Reports Vacation Home as their ‘Top Ten Thailand Luxury Properties’ in July 2009.