Second homes are becoming increasingly popular and the VA has now made buying a second home easier.

Buying a second home in a foreign country is often very appealing. Consider some tips for making it happen.

Portugal has long been a popular choice for people, particularly from the colder climates of Northern Europe, looking to purchase a holiday home or a retirement home.

Europe’s worst drought in living memory has particularly
affected the popular holiday destinations of Spain and
Portugal.

Europe’s worst drought in living memory has particularly affected the popular holiday destinations of Spain and Portugal. But this could bring reductions in the prices of second homes, and the autumn could provide a good opportunity for those considering buying an overseas home.

Homeowners employ one or more of these strategies to hasten the sale of a vacant property and protect it during the process.

For sun-lovers and swimmers, there is said to be a first-class beach for every day of the year. Most of them never get crowded, and all are protected by reefs. If you find yourself visiting the same beach twice, get a boat out to one of the 30 off-shore islets, where you’ll find even more.

Increasing House Prices in the UK and a desire to get out of the gloomy weather has made Florida irresistible for the British. Florida has always been a popular place for the British to buy a holiday or retirement home.

Newcomers to The Islands of The Bahamas quickly realize that they have stumbled upon not one, but many destinations. Between the "poles" of Grand Bahama and Great Inagua are 23 inhabited islands and thousands of unpopulated islets and cays (pronounced "keys"). Cosmopolitan Nassau seems a world away from the desert-like wildlife sanctuary of Inagua

With it's warm climate, social and political stability and friendly people, Barbados is the perfect place to purchase that retirement house or holiday home.

White sandy beaches, impressive mountain ranges veined with spectacular rivers and waterfalls, and saltwater lakes teeming with exotic wildlife are just part of the Dominican Republic's appeal.

Thinking about buying vacation property? Take a close look at the advantages condo-hotels offer over time shares, and you¡¯ll see why so many people looking for a vacation property investment they can also enjoy when they want are now looking at condo-hotels...

Condos for $100,000 or less and single-family homes under $250,000 come with an expansive back yard -- the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest -- in the White Mountain, AZ area. At an altitude of 6,000 to 8,000 feet, the community boasts the tallest Ponderosa stands in the nation, weather and traffic that's cooler than arid Tucson and Phoenix and plenty of skiing, fishing, hiking, golf, equestrian trails and open spaces.