Trends & Statistics

Renovations that are worth it (and those that aren’t)

12.04.2018

Is digging up the backyard to put in a pool worth it? What about upgrading a tired-looking kitchen with gleaming marble countertops? And what about installing high-tech speakers—throughout the house? If you’re planning to renovate your home, you may already be asking yourself these questions. But when it comes to increasing your home’s appraisal value,…

What’s The Best Camera And Lens For Property Photography?

11.04.2018

The secret to stunning marketing photographs guaranteed to sell any house / property / bat cave in under 3 minutes* is a DSLR camera. Actually it’s the lens… but we’ll get to that in a moment. The marketing images that hit the eyeballs of your potential buyers tell a story They’re like the front cover…

Ghost Towns of the World

04.04.2018

10. Kayakoy, Turkey At the beginning of the nineteenth century the town of Kayakoy, Turkey, was thriving. The people of the town had lived there for centuries before the Christian residents were expelled from the town in 1923 as part of a population exchange and told to bring only what they could carry. They were…

Moving to another country

03.04.2018

Moving to another district or another city is a joyful event, even if this measure is forced. There you will find a new environment, new acquaintances and new events. But at the same time it is also a great stress. And what if you decided to move to a permanent place of residence in another…

Ancient Greece. Overview of architecture and art

02.04.2018

Without a doubt, the greatest influence on subsequent generations was the art of Ancient Greece. His calm and majestic beauty, harmony and clarity served as a model and source for later eras of the history of culture. It took several centuries before the Dorian tribes, which appeared from the north in the 12th century BC,…

Metropolises on the up: 7 design-savvy cities to watch in...

01.04.2018

Keeping track of global trends in 2017 was no mean feat. From economics to elections and from politics to property, the overarching specter of uncertainty made for an erratic 12 months. And 2018 doesn’t look much clearer or calmer. Rado True Designers’ Series – Philippe Nigro That makes it all the more important to identify…

EVALUATION OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET FOR BUYERS FROM RUSSIA...

31.03.2018

The published study “Quality of Living” ranks Austria’s capital at the first place for the seventh time, ahead of Zurich (Switzerland) and Auckland (New Zealand). 39 factors were analysed, bundled into ten categories, which were regarded as relevant for the inhabitants of a city. Some important points were: political stability and personal development opportunities, low…

Top 5 real estate buyers in Greece

30.03.2018

In 2015 the number of Greek real estate market transactions increased for the first time after the crisis. Foreign investors account for 20% of buyers. According to data collected between 2005 and 2015 by the Greek Statistical Service (Elstat), the number of Greek real estate transactions increased for the first time in 2015, growing by…

Efestio. com in Moscow – MPIRES 2018

27.03.2018

Among the tools used by the Efestio.com to promote and study the market of international real estate, participation in specialized exhibitions is perphaps the most important. The Moscow’s Premier International Real Estate Show (MPIRES) is the first of its kind international real-estate exhibition in a world-renowned exhibition center “Expocentre” in the heart of Moscow is…

The world’s strangest hotels

27.03.2018

Hobbit Motel, New Zealand Many who watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy doubtless had a hankering to experience the cosiness of a hobbit’s home. The authorities at Woodlyn Park in New Zealand decided there was a market there, and built two replica hobbit homes for visitors (with slightly higher ceilings though, so those as tall as Gandalf won’t…

The Best Designed Homes for Pets

27.03.2018

MUJI’S AWESOMELY WEIRD ARCHITECTURE FOR DOGS “Architecture for Dogs,” a project spearheaded by Muji’s creative director, Kenya Hara, took the canine housing crisis very seriously. Top architects, including Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and, appropriately, Atelier Bow-Wow, designed dwellings tailored for particular dog breeds. “Dogs are man-made creatures forced to co-habitate with humans, so architecture for dogs…

Russian Investors Flock To German Real Estate

22.03.2018

Is Germany becoming a new safe haven for Russian capital? Schloss Sanssouci, Berlin, Germany Wealthy Russians are ploughing money into the German real estate sector, mostly picking housing and commercial projects in the range of $1-9 million, the Vedomosti business daily said on Jan. 19, citing a survey by the Tranio real estate broker. Cyprus…

Vintage Interior Design – Lesson 101

16.03.2018

Vintage interior design ideas make people nostalgically remembering sweeter times with 1940’s glamour and homes with gorgeous furniture. Nowadays, most of us believe that “vintage” is old. Needless to say, that is not true. In fact, there is no era that is more beautiful to recreate in your home, especially since it includes luxurious fabrics, inviting colours and…

Best Private Pools in the World

15.03.2018

when the heat gets too unbearable, a little bit of summer dreaming can be just what the day demands. from spectacular ocean views to personal spas, we dove into our archives to find the private pools we’d most like to jump into right now. so sit back, relax, and enjoy, just remember to reapply that…

Dangerous places where people actually built homes

13.03.2018

The world is a weird and dangerous place. There’s just so many strange habits people have and strange things that people do. While the weirdness of the human race gets a spotlight put on it through the Internet, one of the more fascinating things people do is build homes. Well, building houses isn’t really the…