News Digest (1-15 October, 2013)

News Digest (1-15 October, 2013)

October started with British experts’ alarming forecasts, which predict collapse of the global real estate market. Having studied the character of the recent crises, the experts reached a certain conclusion. Find out what signs of the coming collapse had been named by experts.

"Golden visa" turned out to be one of the most discussed topics this autumn. Taking into consideration our readers’ interests, ee24.com specialists composed an overview of countries where you can buy a property and obtain a temporary residence permit for free.

The increased interest to the topic of buying property in exchange for a residence permit has been provoked by Spain joining the "Golden Visa Club". The experts are unanimously promising the Spanish market Butter Mountains and Wine Lakes. Read about the new Spanish Golden Age and the reasons of such optimism.

Concluding the topic of residence permit, let us recall Latvia, where the program has been operating for a long time. It had been operating long enough to displease some political forces. Read about dangers of disagreements regarding the topic of residence permit and possible solutions of this situation.

Moving further from problems and concerns to beauty and delight. Portal ee24.com summed up the World Architecture Festival, which is called an architectural "Oscar". See the photos and specifications of the winning projects in all major categories.

Unique houses awarded for exceptional design and extraordinary architecture are put up for sale in Spain. You can find out prices of these amazing properties on the pages.

A scandal broke out about construction of this unique house. Family of the world's best football player Lionel Messi denied the rumors that the sportsman had ordered construction of a house in the form of a football. The order was made to the famous football architect Luis de Garrido. Find out how this rumor appeared.

What a pity that a ball-house will not become one of the attractions of Barcelona. On the other hand the Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona (Sagrada Família) is promised to be completedOn ee24.com you can find out how many years are left, and how the new project differs from the original Gaudi’s design.

David Beckham played for the true Barcelonans’ most hated club - Real Madrid. Great victories are in past, and now there is enough time to deal with his property. For a start, Becks decided to part with a mansion in the south-east of England. Read about how much David increased the price of the house and how his name is associated with a chef Gordon Ramsay.

The second interesting news related to celebrities’ houses also came from the UK. John Lennon‘s childhood home has been put up for auction. Read about what song has been composed by Lennon in this house and what The Beatles’ fans are afraid of.

More news from auctions. Greek Island Spalatronisi has been put up for sale. Visit the website ee24.com to find out why this news should please investors from Russia.

Especially for the wealthy, we have published a rating of countries by size of fees for the purchase of real estate. 

The war in Syria made a great impact on housing price increase in Paris. Find out who seeks refuge in the French capital.

In Turkey, the end of the summer season made it possible to see the results of the first eight months of 2013. Examine a detailed report on the dynamics of housing prices in major touristic and economically important regions of the country.

Portal ee24.com interviewed Catherina van Bladel, co-owner and founder of Leisure Properties GmbH, and learned all the main advantages of owning property near the picturesque Italian Lake Maggiore.

The nearer we are getting to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the more attention will be paid to that city and to the Olympic Games topic in general. Experts claim that prices are increasing on the property market of the Olympic capital. Read about the range of price increase in former Olympic cities.