This week Forbes Traveler magazine named Orlando Florida as North America’s top vacation spot in its newest ranking of destinations in the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The USA’s most popular holiday destination is also seeing increased demand from foreign property buyers as Florida property prices also happen to be at rock bottom right now.

“Both enquiries and sales are up”, says Lee Weaver of the Orlando-based British Homes Group, a company set up by Brits for Brits considering buying property in Florida. “These are clear indicators that the market is recovering. While the national housing bust has devastated property values, it has also created some outstanding bargain opportunities for would-be home buyers – if you know where to look.”  Read more... (1144 words, 1 image, estimated 4:35 mins reading time)

Got a spare $155 million, and you’re looking to spend it? One of the World’s most expensive houses is for sale, at a cool $155 million. The house, named “The Pinnacle”, is set on a mountain-top ridge and is set to feature it’s own mini-ski lift. The price is higher than Donald Trump’s estate in Palm Beach (a mere $125 million) or “Updown Court” in England, at an affordable $139 million.  Read more... (343 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)