Traditionally we start the digest with a news overview of stars’ real estate. Legendary opera singer Feodor Chaliapin’s villa La Chanson is for sale in Paris. The most interesting point is not even description of the building, but its price.
A smart transaction of an exclusive property below its market value has been made by the famous singer Robbie Williams. The deceased director Michael Winner would be astonished if he knew how much has been paid for his residence in London.
At the end of the year it is time to sum up the results and make all sorts of rankings and lists. Transparency International, for example, ranked all countries in terms of corruption. Guess what place has been given to Russia.
The European Mortgage Federation presented an overview of the EU countries in terms of mortgage affordability. The cheapest loans have predictably been found in Sweden, but the size of the largest interest rates can cause a shock to unfamiliar with Russian realities Europeans.
A well-timed rating has been issued by the European energy agency. Experts have calculated where it is the most expensive to spend winter in Europe. Gas, petrol and electricity prices vary greatly from country to country, but still they can’t be compared to the Russian ones.
The editorial staff of the portal ee24.com have prepared for the beginning of winter. Especially for our readers, we have prepared a great overview of countries where you can buy a home to spend a nice winter. From the Baltic to Alicante: so different winters in the article "ice will be melted!"
We continue to acquaint our readers with features of gorgeous any time of the year Italian provinces. This time two northern provinces of Piedmont and Lombardy have been evaluated. Continuing the story about northern Italy, we will go for a walk to the best ski resorts in the Italian Alps And finally, we’ll find out where you can buy the cheapest and the most expensive housing in Italy.
From Italy to Spain. Experts are breaking their heads over the problem how to overcome the mortgage crisis in this country. Causes and possible ways out are in the big review "Mortgage drought in Spain: who is to blame and what to do".
Winter is still not the best time to stare out the window - it is either dark or gray. To lift the spirits, ee24.com offers a selection of homes with amazingly beautiful scenery.
To maintain a positive attitude you can read funny first-person stories that happened to realtors.
Russian expansion in Bulgaria continues. This time concerned parties from Russia paid attention to the Central Department Store in Sofia. An unusual aim of this interest surprises.
Speaking about the expansion, it is necessary to mention Latvia, a "gray" scheme has been found. That scheme allows foreigners to obtain a residence permit without buying an expensive property. It’s curious how soon competent authorities will be interested in these wheeler-dealers.
We continue to publish interviews with experts. Vitaly Chupin, managing partner of Campus Consulting GbR, told us to make money out of real estate in Munich.
Maxim Semakin, commercial director of real estate agency "Sunny Beach", told about the unexplored beauty of the French region Languedoc — Roussillon.
Christian Munoz of Andorran-British Company Roc Propietats shared his vision for the development of resort property in Andorra.
And we complete our digest with an interview with Nathan Coltof, co-owner and founder of Leisure Properties GmbH, told about a few nuances of the housing market at the Swiss ski resorts.