2010 - could be better than you think
Monday, December 27
If you´ve had a tough year in the office and have spent the past couple of days trying to fly out of an Irish or British airport you could be forgiven for missing this - but the world economy hasn´t done too badly at all this year. The Economist magazine estimates that it has grown by 5% - which...
USA & EU - Both have very different 2011 strategies
Monday, December 27
When the financial crisis first hit in 2008, the economic and political collaboration between Europe & America was unprecedented. That isn´t happening anymore. Europe´s citizens (UK included) are now enduring massive spending cuts while the USA is still stimulating its economy. Or, to put it...
Why are properties different to ipads?
Thursday, December 02
A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine showed me his new ipad. It was an impressive gadget and after checking out their eyewatering sales estimates I couldn´t help but take my hat off to Steve Jobs for anticipating demand ahead of the curve for yet another blockbuster device. As happened with the...
Tough competition for the British & Irish in Florida
Thursday, December 02
Florida has spent most of the past 10 years near the top of many Irish & British buyers list of places to purchase holiday homes and property investments. According to a carried out by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and our own anecdotal evidence from the ground, the internatio...