Rome is leading the rebound in demand for European property, reveals new research from TheMoveChannel.com. The portal's latest interactive Hotspots Index shows that the Italian capital was the most searched-for location in the world in Q1 2015, as overseas buyers flock to the continent.

Rome accounted for 1.48 per cent of location searches in the first three months of the year, climbing one spot in TheMoveChannel.com's Hotspots Index from Q4 2014. Rome is the first of two Italian hotspots in the Top 10, with Como sliding one place from the previous quarter to seventh place.

An affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund III has acquired Garvecat from Corporación Bética and Algarvetur, in other words the US company now owns Vilamoura.

This €200 million sale is part of a divestment process being carried out by Catalunya Banc as it tries again to concentrate on retail banking.

These 5 remaining exclusive beach apartments are For Sale at amazingly discounted prices!

These stunning 1 and 2 bedroom apartments are in an enviable location at one of the last great beach locations in Central Algarve, just 5 mins from Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spoken about how the UK is entering 'frankly unchartered territory' as pensions freedom day (6 April 2015) draws inexorably nearer. Nobody knows what the impact of suddenly granting those aged 55 and over the freedom to manage their own financial future will be, but a study published by Hargreaves Lansdown has indicated that around 16% of those who plan to withdraw their entire pension intend to put it into property.

Our choice for this week is a magnificent Mediterranean style mansion set in the exclusive Porto de Mós area of Lagos in the Western Algarve, just five minutes from the centre of Lagos town.
With three en-suite bedrooms plus a separate two bedroom apartment, this property offers endless luxury for €950,000.

As we approach the Easter break the markets seem to be taking a little breather from extreme volatility. STG/EUR has drifted down to around the 1.35 level.

Far from having cloud, wind, rain and cold temperatures, as in much of Europe on Saturday, it was the backdrop of the blue sky and sands of Fuzeta, which made the perfect backdrop for another Live Broadcast from 'Buy in the Algarve'.

Figures released by the National Statistics Institute covering the ten months ending in October 2014, show that the number of people spending a night in the Algarve exceed the overall figures for the whole of 2013, making last year one of the best for tourism in recent times.

Between January and October of 2014, 15.5 million overnight stays took place in the Algarve which is an increase of 11.2% on the figures for the same period in 2013.

The international property sector has been hungry for Chinese buyers in recent years, with countries such as Spain and Portugal courting them through golden visa programmes and tempting tax incentive schemes. From second homes in the sunshine to hotel rooms for oil workers on the frozen plains of North Dakota, Chinese buyers have been flooding the property investment market with their money.

"The Asian market has been hugely important over the past few years," comments Robert Gavin, Group CEO of NDD Group, which specialises in high end workforce accommodation solutions like the Transhudson Hotel - Parshall in the US state of North Dakota. "Demand remains strong and we have opened offices in both Singapore and China in order to manage the appetite there for US property purchases."