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Monaco has most expensive homes in the world
Cap Ferrat, London and Hong Kong trail principality in list compiled by Knight Frank.
Buyers steer clear of property market in UAE
Bad publicity about incomplete projects and developers sitting on funds dents reputation of 'safe haven'.
Cape Verde breaks into overseas property top ten
Tiny Atlantic archipelago now seventh on list headed by Spain and the USA, says TheMoveChannel.com.
Brits have a taste for Turkey
British investors account for 22 per cent of foreign investment in the booming Turkish property market.
Rihanna sues former owner of her house
The singer has filed a lawsuit over the state of her mansion, which she bought for $6.9m in 2009.
French property values continue to grow
Prices grew well outside Paris, up 4.3 per cent in the three months to June, and values were up everywhere for the fifth quarter.
Global demand for distressed property up
The Republic of Ireland, Spain and Italy have the highest levels of foreclosure, while Brazil, Malaysia and Russia have the lowest.
Elijah Wood: Buy my house and tear it down
The Lord of the Rings star has listed the Santa Monica home he bought in 1999 as a tear-down opportunity.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Malibu home for sale
The Hollywood power couple have put their coastal pad on the market – but there's still plenty in Brad's bulging property portfolio.
Alec Baldwin selling New York home for $9.5m
Baldwin has placed his luxury apartment on the market, two years after previously trying to sell the same place for $2 million less.
Brazilian investors turn north-east
Buyers wishing to invest in Brazil have turned the north-eastern state of Rio Grande Do Norte into its most sought-after destination.
Brits still biggest foreign investors in Spain
British buyers were responsible for one in four property purchases in Spain by foreigners in 2010, snapping up a total of 4,350 homes.
Balearic market faring better than mainland Spain
An expert from Sotheby's explains why house prices in Mallorca are faring particularly well.
London second-most valuable place to have property
The English capital was also named the most expensive rental city in the world, with yields for landlords increasing 13 per cent.
Hank Azaria buys Dan Castellaneta's "mini-mansion"
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, has sold his Pacific Palisades home to Hank Azaria, who plays Moe.
Property searches for island locations on the up
Brits wanting to buy themselves a slice of summer sun have been turning their attention to dreamy island getaways.
World’s thinnest house designed in Warsaw
Architects in Poland are planning to build a house measuring just 52 inches – that’s 132cm – at its widest point.
Interest in P.I.G.S. property down due to debt crisis
Concern about national debt levels has lead to a decline in interest in Portuguese, Italian, Greek and Spanish property.
De Niro puts New York house on market for $14m
Actor Robert De Niro has put his New York townhouse up for sale at 75 times the price he originally paid for it.
Top ten countries for overseas property investment
Spain remains at the top of the overseas property investment charts and Thailand has entered the top ten for the first time.
Hope for Dubai property recovery as decline slows
Property in Dubai is continuing to depreciate but the slowing rate of decline has inspired hope in some that a recovery may be in sight.
India's Tata Group launches $700 flat-pack home
The company that brought us the world's cheapest car intends to start selling $700 flat-pack homes in a bid to tackle slum living.
The world’s most expensive cities for expats
You might think London is pricey, but when it comes to the most expensive cities in the world, it barely competes.
R Kelly stops paying mortgage on Illinois mansion
The Grammy-winning singer faces foreclosure as he fails to meet mortgage repayments on his Olympia Fields home.
Foreign buyers on the increase in France
The sale of houses to foreign buyers increased by 21 per cent last year, according to new figures released today by a French bank.
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