Russians Seeking Overseas Homes - 12/23/08 08:16 AM
From Nubricks, the Overseas Property Blog, Dec. 2008:
http://www.nubricks.com/archives/1543/russians-seeking-overseas-homes/
"As Russians continue to search for the best ways to invest their new-found wealth, holiday homes abroad have become a favourite way to diversify their portfolios. The current global financial crisis may be affecting property markets around the world but it is not affecting Russian interest in investing overseas.
"Russian overseas investment has traditionally been centred in western Europe and the Mediterranean which are geographically close to home. Lately, southern European markets like Cyprus, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia and Montenegro have become extremely popular with Russian buyers. A recent New York Times article … (2 comments)

Cyprus Puts Faith in Russian Property Buyers - 12/22/08 07:51 PM
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Russians On The Hunt - 12/22/08 02:24 PM
From OverSeasPropertyMall in Dec. 2008:
http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/trends/international-real-estate-trends/russians-on-the-hunt/#more-2794
"Russian investors are buying up real estate around Europe, Africa, Australia and many other places, while the rest of he world is licking their wounds. Reports from across newspapers and many websites confirm that the Russians don't intend to stop soon with their overseas property buying activities.
"While they too feel the global crisis it doesn't seem to affect them as hard. Opportunities  in Panama, Brazil and the Dominican Republic give Russian buyers plenty of fodder to invest their dollars in.
"Similar action can be seen in Southern European markets such as Cyprus, Bulgaria, Turkey, … (2 comments)

What foreign properties attracted Russian Buyers in November? - 12/21/08 11:59 AM
What countries attracted Russians in November? This rating of the most popular overseas property markets has been arranged according to the research based on 600.000 user requests to the "Prian.ru - International Property" portal listings. It's courtesy of the portal.
Here are the top 10 in rounded percentage numbers:
-Bulgaria - 21% -Finland - 8% -Spain - 7% -Germany - 7% -USA - 5% -Czech Rep. - 4% -France - 4% -Italy - 4% -Egypt - 3% -Montenegro - 3%
The first ten positions are almost the same as in October. More than 60% of total requests are still aimed at … (6 comments)

Firm attracts international buyers for Treasure Coast properties - 12/19/08 02:15 PM
From Florida's Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches:
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/dec/16/firm-attracts-international-buyers-for-local/
"STUART - Laurie Andrews is changing the way she does business.
"As the chief operating officer at Stuart-based Cotton & Co., she is trying to drum up business from the other side of the pond.
"We've started to participate in trade shows in Madrid...we're looking at a schedule of shows to appeal to markets in London, the Netherlands and Russia," said Andrews. "To reach out to those international markets, we're creating Web pages in their languages to get on to their search engines, which are very different from Google and Yahoo."
"As the … (0 comments)

Moscow On Hudson - 12/15/08 07:08 PM
From the Newsweek Magazine, Nov. 2008:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/166938
"A plummeting ruble and a frozen stock market (trading in Moscow was once again suspended last week) mean that rich Russians are desperate to move their remaining money abroad. At least some of them are pouring it into New York real estate.
"Luxury pads in places like London and Manhattan were popular among elite Muscovites even before the property crash, but demand is increasing now that many top properties are selling at a 15 to 20 percent discount from their highs.
"Edward Mermelstein & Associates, a New York real-estate firm that specializes in helping … (0 comments)

How to be the First on Google - continued - 12/10/08 11:49 AM
A bit more about website optimization.
The site building/hosting/promoting service that I use for my site provides me with the regular info on my site (per page) positioning with the Big 4 - Google, Yahoo, MSN Live and Ask. It's very interesting to see them all together.
An example: if you search for Russian real estate portals, my page "Top 10 Russian Real Estate Portals" will appear #1 in Yahoo, #1 in MSN Live, #21 in Google and wouldn't show up in Ask at all.
Why so?
It has been properly optimized for the search phrase "Russian … (8 comments)

Focus on "buyers market", Russian investors - 12/07/08 12:33 PM
From International Herald Tribune, the Global Edition of the New York Times:
http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/properties/roof/?cat=20
"LONDON-The conference program at this week's OPPLive property show spoke volumes about the new focus of the industry. No more whining about the financial crisis; now the spotlight is on "Adapting to the credit crunch consumer," "PR Strategies to attract Russian buyers" and "Alternative funding sources for developers."
"The good times are officially over," read one cheery advertisement for the annual show, which was launched in the U.K. four years ago, at the height of the good times.
"For property shows like OPPLive, which focus on estate agents … (2 comments)

Russian Buyers of international real estate: who, what, where? - 12/06/08 04:55 PM
Russian analytical portal Real Estate Indicators irn.ru has made an attempt to create a profile of Russian Buyers of properties abroad in November 2008. Here is the scoop: "Headlines speak for themselves: From Russia -With Cash, says Wall Street Journal; Russians Snap up Australian Luxury, BBC continues. You're Not Imagining That Russian Buying Spree, New York Observer agrees. "Wealthy Russians burst into international real estate market and buy expensive properties all over the world. "The economy slowing down has just made Russians to be even more interested in real estate investing. Overseas Property Professional Magazine states in one of the latest … (4 comments)

More than 7,000 visitors storm the Moscow International Property Show - 12/02/08 08:44 AM
I've received the following press release from Moscow:
"More than 7,000 visitors storm the Moscow International Property Show
 In a time of uncertainty, the Moscow International Property Show continues to show it's dominance on the Russian market reporting a very busy exhibition with a 27% increase in the number of visitors this last weekend.
 The 11th Moscow International Property Show took place in Moscow 14&15 November in it's regular location in T-Module exhibition hall in central Moscow. This sold out event attracted 181 Developers and Real Estate specialists from 38 countries who came to Moscow to make business with the substantial … (6 comments)