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            <title>Hurricane Dean &amp; Caribbean</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/49351</link>
            <description>Principal International, leading international property investment experts, are confident that the developments which they are promoting in the Caribbean will not be affected by Hurricane Dean.

Paul Cooper comments &amp;ldquo;We have four developments currently active in the Caribbean and all the evidence suggests that none of these locations will be impacted at all by Hurricane Dean. St Vincent and Barbados are hundreds of [PR.com - August 22, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Spain is a Long Term Safe Investment Says Principal International</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/45509</link>
            <description>Simon Ryeland, director of Principal International comments &amp;ldquo;Spain  has received a lot of bad press with some experts predicting a fall in the property market; here at Principal International we have no such fears. Some would say a correction in the market is long overdue but all that&amp;rsquo;s really happening is a stabilising of the property market making prices attractive to long term investors. There is no doubt [PR.com - July 19, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Turkey Property is Getting Hotter Says Principal International</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/42470</link>
            <description>Principal International, one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies says that property in Turkey  is becoming a hot investment location as more and more serious investors look further a field to escape the traditional European favourites such as France and Spain.

With the recent introduction of new mortgage laws and the improvement in its infrastructure, the floodgates are set to open and new [PR.com - June 20, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Principal International Offers Five Star Resort in Dominican Republic</title>
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            <description>Principal International one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies has just announced a new 5 star development for sale in the fantastic Caribbean island of the Dominican  Republic.

Popular with many British and American travelers, the rental opportunities here are huge, added to that prices are expected to be between 25- 50% below market price for off plan purchases and plots can be reserved [PR.com - June 15, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Principal International Offers Romanian Land for Sale with Planning Consent</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/39638</link>
            <description>Principal International one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies has just announced that it has a small number of plots of land available for sale in Crevedia, which is situated just North West of Bucharest, Romania&amp;rsquo;s capital city. The plots are offered for sale with planning consent.

Principal International say that Romania is fast becoming the next emerging destination for European [PR.com - May 23, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Affordable Prices in Dubai</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/39641</link>
            <description>Principal International one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies has just announced that it is releasing one bedroom apartments for &amp;pound;59,000 and studio apartments for &amp;pound;42,000 for sale at International City in Dubai. This positive news comes as much of the press is shouting about the lack of reasonably priced everyday housing availability in this rich cultured desert city.

Paul [PR.com - May 23, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Principal International Becomes Polaris World Agent</title>
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            <description>Principal International have announced that they have just signed an agreement to become one of the few exclusive Polaris World agents selling luxury apartments and villas in the Murcia region of Spain.

This news is excellent timing just as the Spanish property market looks set to give investors plenty of opportunities to buy at fantastic prices and contradict the much publicised over pricing in many parts of the [PR.com - May 11, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Bulgaria Property Market Outstrips the Forecasts</title>
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            <description>With nearly 70% of foreign buyers investing in Bulgaria  coming from the UK, Principal International says that the property market in Bulgaria  is showing no signs of slowing down nor are investors losing interest.

Principal International, one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies, says that investors interest in both the ski resort of Bansko and the popular resorts of Sunny Beach and St Vlas, [PR.com - April 12, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Asia’s Property Market on the Mend</title>
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            <description>Property prices in Asia are starting to show a healthy return and the housing market is beginning to rise according to a major bank in Hong Kong. British banks are not as optimistic as prices are still some distance from previous peaks but there is no forecast of a large property bubble looming on the horizon.

Principal International say that investors are still keen to buy in Asia particularly Thailand as prices there [PR.com - April 05, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Principal International Hosts Overseas Property Investment Open Day</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/33163</link>
            <description>Principal International, overseas property investment experts are holding an open day on Wednesday the 21st March at Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking, Surrey. Set in the heart of Surrey, Principal International have held a number of these events which have proved to be hugely popular amongst UK investors looking to buy property overseas. 

Simon Ryeland, Director of Principal International says &amp;ldquo;it gives investors [PR.com - March 20, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Property in Dubai Still Investors Choice</title>
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            <description>Despite reports over the saturation of Dubai&amp;rsquo;s property market a spokesperson for Principal International, one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading overseas property investment companies, says that investors are still keen to buy in Dubai. Enquiries continue to flood in every week for the world&amp;rsquo;s fastest growing city said Paul Cooper, a Director of Principal International. 

The area as a whole continues to attract the [PR.com - March 13, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Thailand Continues to Draw Overseas Investors</title>
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            <description>Despite some of the bad press it has received in recent months, and the major setbacks from the legacy left behind by the Tsunami, Thailand continues to draw the shrewd investors. The resort of Pattaya, which is located 147 kilometres southeast of Bangkok and faces the Gulf of Thailand, is undoubtedly Asia's premier beach resort. It caters with equal appeal to the relaxing tropical ambience you would expect from an exotic [PR.com - February 23, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Just Released- Luxury Townhouses in Camp de Mar, Mallorca</title>
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            <description>Principal International, a leading overseas property investment company in the UK, have recently announced an exciting partnership with one of Europe&amp;rsquo;s finest residential house builders to sell a small number of luxury townhouses in the Camp de Mar in Mallorca. 

Situated on the south west side of the Island, Camp de Mar is in a beautiful location set in the hills, overlooking the stunning azure sea of the [PR.com - February 21, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Spanish Property Market Up 11% Despite Softening Predictions</title>
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            <description>Research recently carried out by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors showed that the European property market as a whole remained very competitive in 2006, with most countries achieving double figures. Despite being slightly down on the previous year, many of the traditional markets such as Spain continued to show extremely favourable results and achieved a promising 11% price rise overall. 

Even with the [PR.com - February 13, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Barbados Property a Hit with Investors</title>
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            <description>Leading overseas property investment experts, Principal International, say that the luxury resort of Merricks in Barbados is set for a price rise of 10% across the whole development on the 1st of March 2007. With the recent feature in their Prestige Life magazine, British Airways have named their &amp;ldquo;favourite five&amp;rdquo; spa operators of the World, one of which is said to be partnering the Merricks resort, and so [PR.com - February 10, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Over 50’s Favour Spain as Investment and Second Home</title>
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            <description>Research recently carried out in the UK by an overseas property agent and SAGA found that half of those people over 50 that were surveyed would definitely consider buying abroad in Europe and predominantly in Spain.

50% of this sector of the market would buy a home to retire to and the remaining would do so as an investment or second holiday home. 

The key factors influencing their decision are the close proximity [PR.com - February 10, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Invest in a Luxury Caribbean Hideaway from as Little as £1000</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/29302</link>
            <description>Principal International, a leading overseas property investment company, have just announced that they have a small number of luxury apartments and cabana style villas for sale in the beautiful Caribbean island of St Vincent. This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase one of these rarely available luxury properties, and for as little as a &amp;pound;1000 reservation fee. To obtain full details of the properties they have [PR.com - February 09, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Dominican Republic – One of the Few Caribbean Investment Bargains</title>
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            <description>With prices in neighbouring islands rising steadily and availability of land to develop becoming scarce, investment hunters should look to the Domincan Republic. It&amp;rsquo;s the second largest of the Caribbean Islands and prices are not anywhere near a peak just yet. 

During its much talked about dictatorship which slowly weaned away during the 70&amp;rsquo;s and 80&amp;rsquo;s, the country was pretty much untapped, but it was [PR.com - February 09, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Luxury Resort in St. Vincent Selling Fast</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/29300</link>
            <description>Paul Cooper, Director of Principal International, a leading overseas property investment company has confirmed that the luxury apartments and villas being built in the scenic coves of St Vincent in the Caribbean, which have been offered to the market for sale off plan, are selling fast. Investors are urged to buy quickly as there is a strong likelihood that the developer will be raising the prices for the 1st March. [PR.com - February 08, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Analysts Confident Dubai Property Market Will Remain Positive</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/29304</link>
            <description>Despite recent predictions of a crash in the Dubai property market, market research and economic forecasts carried out by leading Banks and Finance houses show a positive trend towards a soft landing. 

The huge growth of real estate and with it foreign investment, caused by a creative initiative to encourage private participation in the real estate sector, has meant that the market will become flooded with apartments. [PR.com - February 08, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Health Conscious Brits Head for Activity Resorts</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/28659</link>
            <description>If you&amp;rsquo;re looking for an overseas investment that&amp;rsquo;s sure to be guaranteed to be rented out, Paul Cooper, Director of Principal International, overseas property investment experts say you should consider the much promoted ski resort of Bansko in Bulgaria. Its stunning mountainous scenary is home to much of the development and government funding in Bulgaria and its all round appeal means occupancy levels can [PR.com - February 02, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Bansko Entices First Time Buyers and is Host to Championship Skiing Events</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/28661</link>
            <description>The ski resort of Bansko is now rated as one of the top ski resorts in Europe and is being compared to the likes of Ischgl in the Austrian Alps. With the 40million Euro investment in the infrastructure of the resort, the price of land here is reaching 20% more year on year and is expected to become the most expensive region in Bulgaria. 

It is also proud to be able to host one of the future European Women&amp;rsquo;s [PR.com - February 02, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Barbados Economy Stable, It’s Good News for Investors</title>
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            <description>The annual Index of Economic Freedom which is published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street, which creates a global portrait of economic freedom and establishes a benchmark upon which to gauge a countries economic success, has identified that Barbados has maintained its ranking amongst the top 30 countries as the 28th freest economy in the World. 

The index released only a few days ago, demonstrates that [PR.com - February 01, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Scorching Spain Still Hot for Investors</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/28658</link>
            <description>With temperatures in 2006 reaching the highest on record since the 1950s, areas of Spain maintained a warm 20 degrees for most of the year. Paul Cooper, Director of Principal International, one of the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading property investment experts, is quoted as saying &amp;ldquo;These warm climates continue to entice the overseas investor, they almost guarantee the rental returns from holidaymaking Europeans especially the [PR.com - February 01, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Luxury Apartments at Merricks, Barbados Selling Out</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/27872</link>
            <description>Principal International, a leading overseas property investment company, has confirmed that most of the apartments at Merrricks Resort Barbados offered for sale have now been sold. The luxury hotel and spa complex which is due to start construction early this year has wowed investors with the fantastic low deposit and off plan discount scheme offered. Reservations were made with only &amp;pound;1000 down and the balance of [PR.com - January 24, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Luxury Spanish Development by UK Leading Housebuilder</title>
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            <description>Principal International in association with one of Europe and the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading quality house builders has recently announced the acquisition of a site to build a new luxury development in Competa, on the Spanish Costa del Sol. 

The site to be named Terrazas de Competa will consist of 50, 1,2 and 3 bedroom luxury apartments which are being released for sale off plan early 2007. 

Competa is situated at the [PR.com - January 23, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Barbados Draws the Keen Investor</title>
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            <description>Barbados continues to draw the keen overseas investor due to its ever growing property market. There is still huge opportunity to invest especially the costal properties which are showing the biggest returns due to increasing reduction in availability. This reduction will help to increase the rental yields and grow profits even higher. The European investor is still at the forefront of the buying market with the strong [PR.com - January 11, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Bulgaria Still Ranks as Property Investment Hotspot</title>
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            <description>Bulgaria is still being marked as among the top three European destinations for the overseas property investor in 2007. It ranks as highly as Cyprus according to foreign exchange experts and leading property investment company Principal International. 

This low cost affordable destination is still very popular with the Brits and its European neighbours despite the ever increasing volumes of development schemes along [PR.com - January 11, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Australia’s West Coast in Property Boom</title>
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            <description>The city of Perth on Australia&amp;rsquo;s west coast is showing a massive price boom on real estate and is fast becoming the country's most successful all round city ahead of Sydney. Research showed a staggering 46% rise in property prices up to September making this a prime investment for the opportunistic overseas investor. 

This surge in activity has been put down to a worldwide commodity boom, with Perth becoming the [PR.com - January 11, 2007]</description>
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            <title>Spain is Bouncing Back</title>
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            <description>Despite competition from Eastern Europe, the Spanish property investment market is still holding strong mainly due to its easy access from the UK and the British search for sun. With a travel time of around two and a half hours and the availability of cheap flights from the bidget airlines, Spain still ranks high as a weekend away destination. 

Low-budget buyers have previously turned away from Spain to the likes of [PR.com - December 14, 2006]</description>
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            <title>Wish to Invest in Overseas Property?</title>
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            <description>A new company has been launched to serve the needs of the growing number of people who wish to buy overseas properties for investment purposes, but who don't want the high-pressure sales and inspection trips associated with the traditional European markets. 

This company caters specifically for the investor whose primary aim is for good returns on investment through significant capital growth and strong, often [PR.com - October 07, 2006]</description>
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            <title>Investment Property Abroad, a Sound Investment?</title>
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            <description>Investing in property abroad is currently proving to be one of the most popular and profitable medium to long term investments. However, when buying investment property in the emerging markets it can sometimes be difficult to obtain up to date and accurate investment information. 

Overseas property investors in the established markets of Cyprus and Spain are now looking at the emerging property markets of Bulgaria, [PR.com - June 09, 2006]</description>
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