Reports show that more Britons are investing in overseas property. France with its many properties for sale is one of the main destinations of British property buyers. However, know what you are buying when making a real estate investment in France.

2008 Eurozone entrants Malta and Cyprus could offer a boost overseas property purchases. According to currency specialist HiFX, Britons looking to invest in property abroad may soon start paying more attention to Malta and Cyprus.

A recent property market survey by Savills UK Housing Survey shows a market full of unhappy householders wanting bigger and better homes, but who are constrained by high prices and lack of supply.

Hong Kong on July first marks the 10th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule. The Hong Kong government says the special region's economy is the healthiest it has been in a decade. But social workers say the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past 10 years. VOA's Heda Bayron visited one of the city's poorest districts -- where some elderly residents complain of neglect.