Florida is the home of Alligator Mississippians, an American alligator that is the unofficial symbol of the state. It symbolizes the extensive untamed wilderness and swamps in Florida. It is also in Florida where the only metropolitan area in the United States is being bordered by two national parks, the Greater Miami. The two parks that borders Greater Miami are Everglades National Park and the Biscayne National Park.

On the part of real estate developments, Florida real estate is now focusing on neighborhood investments and community redevelopment. The Department of Housing and Development now oversees developments in Florida real estate investing including construction services, affordable housing program, city real estate transactions and economic developments.

With the development of a sophisticated mortgage market and the ratification of foreign ownership laws, 2006 has been a great year for Dubai property market and has resulted in Dubai’s property market maturing and developing further away from being an unstable emerging entity, as it was a number of years ago to being a strong investment opportunity today.

When property first became available for sale to foreign buyers many were sceptical about whether or not anyone would take up the tentative offer of homes for sale to overseas buyers in an emirate where there was little employment opportunity and even less lifestyle attraction. However, as is always the case in Dubai this stalemate situation did not last for very long!