While many individuals are facing issues refinancing with poor credit, the malaise is spreading into the luxury hotel and commercial real estate sectors now. Many analysts (myself included) consider the commercial property meltdown to be potentially more damaging than the sub-prime mortgage mess….. Refinancing with poor credit

A home in Barrington Hills has earned the dubious distinction of “Chicago’s most expensive foreclosure.” The home in question previously earned the title of “Chicago’s most expensive home sale,” in 2006. Most expensive foreclosure

But the current credit crisis has bought something plainly into view – the fact that none of the world’s banks are creditworthy. This is the root of the current “credit crunch.” poor credit refinancing

A 100% home equity loan is a loan against the value of your house. Or rather against the the total value of equity you own in your house. During the recent credit boom, these loans were freely available to almost anybody with a pulse. 100% home equity loan

As the recession continues lumbering it’s way through the world’s economies, a large number of people are finding themselves in the position of needing to refinance with poor credit – either their their homes or other debts, which is difficult while their credit rating is damaged.

Clearly, the problem of refinancing has not gone away – nor is it going to for the short term.

Custom IDX software provides clients with advanced search categories, to help narrow down there search, such as nearby school districts, community names, lot square footage, main roads and scenery. These searches can then be saved so that the potential home buyer can receive automatic email alerts when a property matching their search criteria becomes available, provided by the GHVMLS. This saves both the client and the real estate professionals time, because rather than having to constantly browse the computer to find a property up to the clients standards, it’s almost as if the property finds them.

Through an administrative login page, Saunders has the capability to create a unique branding through her entire website. She can manage her business, look up her clients information, as well as their saved search criteria, create custom XML codes for syndication to frequently viewed real estate search websites, as well as create dynamic title tags which will increase the visibility of her listings through major search engines. The abundant amount of resources the IDX Broker software offers to Saunders will help her to over all better her business, all the while creating a more personal relationship with her clients.

About Vanessa Saunders
“I am a licensed Associate Real Estate Broker in the state of NY, with a Masters Degrees in Business and also in International Marketing, with certification from the Harvard School of Business in Conflict Resolution and Negotiation. I have worked hard to become the top producing Coldwell Banker agent in the Tri-State region, rising to the top 4% of Coldwell Banker Realtors worldwide. I thrive on real estate, often starting my day at 4:00 am, before the phones start. I love my clients, many of whom have become lifelong friends. After 20 years as a corporate executive working for Fortune 100 companies, I enjoy putting my international marketing expertise to work for the people I care about.”

About IDX, Inc.
Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 250 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX, Inc.’s principle real estate software utility. The easy to manage and customizable software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites. For more information on the services provided by IDX, Inc. please visit www.idxbroker.com.

First things first – don’t panic – if you are in the process of applying for a skilled visa for Australia or are considering applying, there will be no cuts to skilled visa numbers, so your dream is safe.

The Australian Government has said that they will maintain the current planning target of 133,500 skilled places on the 2008-09 programme.

What the new measures, which will come in as of January 2009, do is aim to ensure that the skilled migration programme is better targeted in 2009 and more responsive to the changing needs of the applicants and the country.

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has said that the changes will mean the ‘introduction of faster processing for permanent skilled visa applicants where the migrant’s job is on a new list, called the Critical Skills List.’

This is excellent news for most trades, including nurses, school teachers, accountants and IT experts, all of which are on this list.

Other changes

If you are in line for an employer-nominated visa, these will continue to be managed in line with demand and successful applicants will be able to go straight into a skilled job in Australia.

The new skilled scheme will also alter the skill profile – the points tested programme will be changed to benefit those with occupational skills, which have been identified as being a priority by State and Territory Governments.

There will also be priority processing for those who are state sponsored or employer sponsored.

Under current arrangements, State and Territory Governments can sponsor a restricted range of occupations, in areas where they consider a skills shortage exists in their jurisdiction.

Now, jurisdictions have been provided with an expanded baseline list of occupations which will be reviewed regularly.

In addition, State and Territory governments have been offered a quota of 500 places in 2008-09 to sponsor skilled migrants in occupations beyond their existing lists of eligible occupations.

For more information on Australian properties and the market in general, please visit http://australia.themovechannel.com/

British visitors to New Zealand often say that the country reminds them of England 30 years ago – friendly neighbours, a sense of community and low crime rates.

What would you say then, to someone that said they had found an island that was like New Zealand, fifty years ago?!

Waiheke Island, which means ‘Cascading Waters’ was settled by Maori people around 1000 years ago.

Just 18 kilometres from downtown Auckland by car ferry, in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, Waiheke Island boasts picture perfect homes nestled in native bush near hidden bays.

Significant industries on the island include wine-making, olive production, tourism and arts, crafts. Signs of Maori occupation on Waiheke Island still exist today and archeological sites are scattered over the island.

Former New Zealand television presenter John Hawkesby loves the island so much he says you would have to drag him ‘kicking and screaming’ from his home there back to the city.

The island has a permanent population of about 8000 and the vast majority live in the western half or close to an east-west isthmus between Huruhi Bay and Oneroa Bay which, at its narrowest, is only 600 metres wide.

Mr Hawkesby’s home is above Church Bay, near the ferry terminal at Matiatia. It has a swimming pool and uninterrupted views of the gulf and Auckland skyline.

He said, “Waiheke reminds me of New Zealand in the 1950s – no malls, no KFC and a real sense of community.

“People think you live on Mars because you’re on an island, but I’m only 30 minutes away from the city.

“It’s with a sense of foreboding and a heavy heart that I get on the ferry to come into Auckland city. It’s nice here, I like it. People wave at you,” he added.

New Zealand’s richest man, Graeme Hart, also lives on Waiheke, in a £5.5 million modern beachfront mansion with guest wing and swimming pool.

Waiheke Estate Agent Sherryn El Bakary said, “The island’s proximity to Auckland, superb vineyard restaurants, clean and sandy north-facing beaches and climate are among the factors that make it popular with the well-heeled, pushing New Zealand property prices through the roof.

“A three-bedroom waterfront property that sold for £150,000 in 1997 was given a registered valuation of £635,000 million a decade later.

“Prime spots at Matiatia have seen bigger increases. A section sold for about £118,000 in the late 1990s went for £1.18 million in November 2005, albeit with a home built on the land.

“Any island close to a city can quickly become exclusive real estate as people want to be able to get away from the rat-race.

“It’s a slower pace of lifestyle,” she added.

For more information on New Zealand properties and the market in general, please visit http://new-zealand.themovechannel.com/

Michael Schumacher is not your typical retiree – no pipe and slippers for this man, oh, and did I mention he’s only 39?

When he retired from Formula One in 2006, he found another interest. No, not golf. Property. He and the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have partnered to create the architecturally astounding Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower.

The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT) will be located in the Central Business District of Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The wharf tower will emerge from the sea and comprise a private luxury marina.

The first of seven tours to be built worldwide, the new tower will take Abu Dhabi property ‘to new heights.’

Why seven? No, not so Michael can live in a different tower each day of the week, but rather to represent each of the seven Formula One World Championship titles that he won during his formidable career.

The 59-storey tower’s design features fluid lines ‘reflecting the aerodynamics that are crucial to motor racing,’ inspired by the ‘geometrics of nature.’

Drawing inspiration from the shapes of snowflakes, the tower features a wide, terraced base for wharf apartments that ‘gradually tapers off vertically to the Sky Villas at the very top which boast breathtaking panoramic views of the bustling cultural district on Abu Dhabi’s Saadyiat Island.’

Special reflective fins shield the building’s private balconies from the sun by tracking its movement to provide dynamic solar shading and give the building a constantly evolving appearance.

Every feature has ‘been designed to reflect the standards that made Michael Schumacher’s racing career so successful.’

Construction on the tower is set to begin at the start of 2009, with an expected completion date around mid 2011.

For more information on properties in Abu Dhabi and the market in general, please visit http://uae.themovechannel.com/

Luxury Film, headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA, filmed FIABCI’s 2008 World Conference in Amsterdam and is providing the footage to all FIABCI members by creating an FIABCI World Congress Amsterdam Video Channel. This streamed conference is available for individual members’ websites, as well as all Regional and Chapter websites, who can embed the video for free by going to http://www.luxuryfilm.com/fiabci-2008-world-congress/embed

In addition, LUXURY FILM is working in partnership with FIABCI to offer members an economic yet sophisticated member centric FIABCI Video Network which includes custom branded players, hosting and streaming as well as a state-of-the-art technical team for member support. “It is a great opportunity to work with the world’s most prestigious Real Estate Federation,” said Shaun Stanley, LUXURY FILM Director of Video Solutions. “Our introduction to the high-quality standards of FIABCI was captured in the 2008 FIABCI World Congress in Amsterdam. We are committed to that standard of excellence and look forward to continually providing the same service to FIABCI members on a global basis,” he continued.

The International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI, is an organization of real estate professionals in 65 countries which represents more than 100 national real estate associations, over 2 million professionals, and serves as special consultant with NGO status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organization (ECOSOC). FIABCI helps members acquire knowledge, develop networks and optimize business opportunities throughout the world. For information, go to www.FIABCI.org or contact Alyssa Nightingale (631) 367-8599.

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Magna Prima will remove a mall and hotel from its Magna City project in northern Kuala Lumpur and focus on apartments, shops and offices, Chief Executive Officer Lim Ching Choy said. He cut his sales forecast from the development to 600 million ringgit ($165 million) from 1.1 billion ringgit.

“We have to reposition our direction,” Lim, 47, said in an interview yesterday in Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. The “downscaling” will help Magna Prima “manage sales according to market conditions.”

A worldwide recession has triggered real-estate slumps from the Netherlands to New Zealand, and IJM Corp. and Berjaya Land Bhd. are among Malaysian developers reported to have shelved projects. The Southeast Asian nation’s government expects the slowest growth in eight years in 2009, and Lim said it may be 18 months before the economy rebounds.

“The whole market is bearish on property stocks,” said Ang Kok Heng, who oversees $156 million as chief investment officer at Phillip Capital Management in Kuala Lumpur. “They have a few choices, either you delay the launches, hold or scale them down to suit the conditions.”

Yesterday, Malaysia’s central bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2003 and lowered the amount lenders need to set aside as reserves to help shield the Southeast Asian economy from the global recession.

Shares of Magna Prima, based in the Kuala Lumpur suburb of Damansara, have fallen 59 percent this year, outpacing a 41 percent slide in the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index.

Still Profitable

Lim said the profitability of the Magna City project, scheduled to be introduced in the first quarter of 2009, won’t be affected by the cutback. He’s seeking a profit margin of between 25 percent and 30 percent from the development.

The recession might also offer takeover opportunities because valuations have fallen, he said. The company plans to double its cash reserves to 100 million ringgit in the next 1 1/2 years for property acquisitions that can be injected into a real-estate investment trust, Lim said.

A slump is the “best time to make more money,” he said. “Land cost is reasonable if you have money.”

With the Magna City project scaled back, Lim plans to focus on building higher-priced homes. Demand for low-priced homes has been “drastically affected” by the slowdown, he said.

Bank Loans Slump

Bank loans approved for Malaysian home purchases in September fell to a seventh-month low, according to the central bank. Economic growth in 2009 is expected to slow to 3.5 percent from about 5 percent this year.

Magna Prima will roll out two high-end residential projects worth as much as 300 million ringgit each next year, and is in talks to acquire 2.5 acres (1 hectare) in Kuala Lumpur near the Petronas Twin Towers to construct an office building, he said.

Last year, Magna Prima sold the last unit in a luxury residential block in the center of Kuala Lumpur for a record 2,100 ringgit per square foot. Space now goes for an average 1,300 ringgit per square foot and above, according to Mervin Chow Yan Hoong, an analyst at OSK Research Sdn.

Magna Prima last week said third-quarter profit tumbled 85 percent to 1.1 million ringgit.

The main tips that the buyers should take special care of while buying the foreclosed properties is as follows-

- The buyers must check the federal laws so as to make a legal buying of the foreclosed property.

- The buyers should make a proper inspection of the foreclosed property so as to judge its structural conditions thereby adjusting the repair cost in the total price of the house.

- The buyers must check the amenities around the property area so as to avail neighborhood benefits of the foreclosed property.

- A special check should be done to detect the illegal occupants in the foreclosed property area as empty properties are often occupied by thieves or homeless people such as laborers

In order to get the foreclosed property, the buyers must have sufficient money savings as in an auction on-the-spot payment deals are made. The person offering maximum bid to the auctioneer is given the house. But the buyers must take special care of making an affordable deal so as to avoid getting trapped in debts.

If you are ever craving to get a good bargain in buying the foreclosed property than you must consult a bank or lending companies having foreclosed properties so as to make out a standing deal agreement i.e. purchasing well before the auction date of the foreclose property. This way the hassle of both the foreclosed property holders and the buyers is saved.

Institutions having higher number of foreclosed properties under them are more desperate to sell the property at discounted rates and so the buyers must have a special research on such institutions. This way they can expect some level of bargain. The interested buyers can also consult a certified and experienced real estate broker so as to get relevant info on how to buy foreclosed properties.

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The JW Marriott Danang Resort will be an integral part of a mixed-use development which will also include residential villas and a Greg Norman-designed golf course. Future phases will include additional residential units, a convention/exhibition center, retail stores and two mid-tier hotels.

The development will be located between Danang and Hoi An along Vietnam’s central coast, which is home to many natural, cultural and historic sites. Among nearby notable UNESCO World Heritage sites are the ancient imperial city of Hue, the historic port of Hoi An and the ruins of the Cham ruins at My Son.

Situated directly on the beach, the JW Marriott Danang Resort will offer unobstructed views of the East Sea. All resort guests will enjoy spacious guestrooms with amenities that include luxurious bedding, flat screen televisions and high-speed internet access. The well-appointed four-fixture bathrooms will feature a separate bath tub and shower.

For dining and entertainment, the resort will have a grand lobby lounge and three restaurants: a casual outlet offering three meals daily and two specialty restaurants. A pool bar will round out the facilities.

Recreational amenities will include a spa equipped with 10 treatment rooms; an outdoor swimming pool and a children’s wading pool; a fitness center offering a sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi; a kid’s club; a water sports pavilion; and a recreation pavilion with a library and games room. Additional amenities include a gift shop, a retail shopping arcade, and a business center. Guests at the resort will also have access to the adjacent Greg Norman-designed championship golf course., proving it is important to have a PGA professional golf course for a residential golf development to succeed.

For conferences and social events, the JW Marriott Danang Resort will have 1,400 square meters of meeting space. This will be comprised of a 600-square meter divisible ballroom, four individual meeting rooms in varying configurations and an 80-square meter boardroom.

The issuance of the Mortgage Law in Dubai and Law No. 13 of 2008, which regulates initial property registration in Dubai, and imposing a requirement for the registration of all off-plan sales contracts with the relevant government departments, the Dubai Land Department and the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), are all significant steps toward curbing speculation in the market. However, all of these laws have been received with conflicting opinions and responses.

While the government sees these legal systems as necessary interventions to regulate the market and curb the rife speculation and unrealistic price hikes on off-plan property units, some real estate professionals refer to the contradictory nature of these laws to Dubai’s free market principles, which have long been key to maintaining the emirate’s competitive edge as a leading international investment destination.

Al Mazaya Holding, the region’s leading real estate developer, says that any new property law that aims to regulate relations between developer and investor, or corporation and individual, is welcome, as it benefits all parties concerned. However, the developer feels that the new law needs to be further clarified.

Al Mazaya has expressed concerns regarding the initial structure of the new laws published in the media, as these laws contradict the free market principles that have been adopted in Dubai and which make the emirate an attractive investment destination.

Eng. Salwa Malhas, Executive Vice President at Al Mazaya Holding, said, “New laws are being issued in Dubai’s real estate market from time to time, in order to regulate the market. Most of the time, these laws receive some criticism and disapproval from real estate professionals but, once adopted and implemented, their significance becomes apparent to the market. These new laws are issued in order to safeguard the activities and stability of our real estate sector and to eliminate harmful practices. The latest laws, once implemented, will shock the real estate market, since most sales contracts are being signed on off-plan property units. The new laws pose a serious threat to property sales activity in the emirate.”

“Our final judgment on the proposed laws will be revealed after the issuance of the law, as we will then be able to recognize both the positive and the negative aspects of it. We recognize the need for a mandatory system to streamline off-plan sales contracts for real estate units and to limit the current level of market speculation, which significantly increases the property prices within short periods of time, resulting in excessively high property prices,” she added.

In conclusion, Malhas said, “This law is quite appropriate, as it is accompanied by organizational laws to protect the developer and guarantee his continued survival in the market. The new law fixes the real prices of the off-plan real estate units. But it is important to look into developing tools to streamline this law so as to protect the developer and to allow him to continue operating in a free market. The authorities might impose taxes on the resale of properties purchased within a 12-month period, or introduce higher deposits as a measure for curbing short term speculation.”