Buderim on the Sunshine Coast had more house sales than anywhere else in Queensland in the past year. This house at Price Lane is listed for offers over $3 million. Picture: realestate.com.au Source: Supplied THEY are the suburbs where everyone wants to buy. In some cases hundreds or even thousands of properties have changed hands in the past year.From inner-city Read more [...]

Since the emergence of the so-called “Asian tigers,” namely Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, Asia has increasingly become a ‘hot’ destination for international investors that strive to diversify their portfolios through new profitable ventures. Over the past few years, the ‘alternative investments’ sector, led by Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE VC) houses as well as Hedge Funds (HFs), has proved to be particularly active in developing operations in East and South-East Read more [...]

Comments (0) Two lengths of beachfront and beach on the Jurassic Coast world heritage site in East Devon are set to make waves at auction.The pebbly stretches of shoreline are among 27 lots listed for sale by Clive Emson, the regional land and property auctioneers, next month. Available separately, the adjacent plots are at Littlecombe Shoot, near Branscombe, with a freehold guide price of £5,000 to £10,000 each.Auctioneer Graham Barton, a regular on BBC Read more [...]

Tycoon who flew too close to the sun China's richest man saw £9bn wiped off his company’s value in a worrying week for the Hong Kong market Power cut: a market manipulation inquiry has been launched into Li Hejun’s solar film company (Corbis) A prediction is not a reality. When things become a reality, people no longer need a prediction.” So begins China’s New Energy Revolution, the masterwork recently published by Li Hejun, solar tycoon and, until last week, the richest man Read more [...]