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The fifth edition of Villae International, the elegant publication of the European Real Estate Network (EREN) is out now. With stylish design and quality editorial that reflects the nature of the EREN organisation itself, Villae offers an appealing focus on the good things in life that invites you to sit back and enjoy its beautifully laid out pages and engaging prose.

The current edition, as ever, features luxury properties from the most idyllic of spots, news on EREN initiatives and the successful annual conference held in Estoril, Portugal. Villae, however, also contains such non-vocational features as culture, fine dining, travel, motoring and similar pursuits of pleasure and refinement.

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The Palacio Hotel, Estoril’s famous classic venue, played host to the annual meeting of the European Real Estate Network (EREN) this September past. Just as autumn was setting in across Europe, the 20 member agents from nine countries arrived to the welcome sun and mild climate of the Estoril coast – still the original Portuguese Riviera.

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The location of the Hotel Colonna Pevero could hardly be bettered: overlooking the azure waters of the Golfo del Pevero – an intimate indent right in the heart of Sardinia’s celebrated Costa Smeralda.

From its vantage point against a gentle rise the world is a subtle blur of parkland, natural Mediterranean vegetation, beaches, coves and the stylish cluster of local architecture ranged about a particularly privileged corner of one of the most glamorous coastlines in the world.

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The fifth edition of Luxury Real Estate’s annual International Conference was held at the Ambasciatori Palace in Rome from January 20th to 22nd. The event, attended by José and Antonio Ribes Bas of Inmobiliaria Rimontgó, is an important international gathering of professionals in the luxury real estate sector.

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José Ribes Bas was recently interviewed by the prestigious international property magazine OPP after it learned of Rimontgó’s enviable end-of-year sales. This English language publication enjoys worldwide distribution and has developed a reputation as providing an incisive and intelligent picture of the international real estate market.

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In response to the most recent decision by the New York Appellate Court, both BMW Oracle and Switzerland’s Team Alinghi have issued statements confirming that they accept the ruling that Ras Al Khaimah is unsuitable as a venue and that the races will take place in Valencia instead.

Alinghi’s club, Société Nautique de Geneve (SNG), said “Société Nautique de Genève accepts this decision and Alinghi is looking forward to racing for the America’s Cup on the water in Valencia, Spain, in February 2010.”

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In early August Reality Sense commented on the controversial choice of venue for the 2010 America’s Cup. Ras al-Khaimah is well known to prescient property developers as one of Dubai’s likely successors, but as the location of one of the major events in the international sailing calendar it was bound to ruffle a few feathers.

Now the already bitterly litigious nature of next year’s America’s Cup meeting between Team Alinghi and BMW Oracle appears to have been reignited by the latter team’s decision to ask a New York court to reject RAK in favour of Valencia.

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