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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 curr...

The Moscow Times » Issue 4058 » Frontpage Top http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/373364.htm Chris Ratcliffe / bloomberg  New villas near Larnaca, Cyprus. Realtors said that the average Russian buyer spends $630,000 for a single unit. Cyprus Puts Faith in Russian Property Buyers The cou...

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 woun...

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 round...

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...

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 Y...

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...

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...

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 co...

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% increa...