ALL aboard for an offshore asset with a difference - the floating condo.

It’s the property investment which brings the wonders of the world to your doorstep (or should that be gangplank?).

Looking for your own Place In The Sun - and need to track down the best new luxury properties in the world? Well, just keep a close eye on the International Property Awards for 2008, the Oscars of the property sector whose aim is to distinguish the highest levels of achievement in a range of real estate-related fields.

The remote Cape Verde islands were once a trading post for African slaves and a haven for sea captains desperate for fresh supplies. Today, this archipelago of 10 main islands, about 300 miles west of Senegal and six hours' flight from Britain, is attracting an army of tourists, holiday home buyers and real estate investors.

Property owners, investors and estate agents in the Navarra region of northern Spain are excited by the prospect of the world’s biggest leisure park being built on their doorstep.

The €17billion project, being built by a London-based consortium, will be called Gran Scala and will feature five theme parks, 32 hotels, casinos, golf courses, a conference centre, hundreds of shops, a race track, opera house, museums, a bullring and residential development.

As British househunters seek new destinations overseas, the latest country to appear on the radar is Mexico. So far the market has been very much driven by American investors and holiday homebuyers - but now the number of British househunters is growing all the time. It is estimated that about 7,000 U.K. citizens now own property in Mexico.

It’s small wonder that Panama, the squiggle of a country linking Central and South America, is tipped as on of the world’s property hotspots for 2008.
It has the world's largest shipping registry, the world's second-largest free trade zone (after Hong Kong) and the region's largest international banking district.
And all of these are expected to grow as the Canal is expanded to alleviate traffic and accommodate the world’s largest ships.

There are many beautiful homes around the World to choose from if you have several millions to spend. Here is the latest selection compiled by Toffsworld

Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates for the second consecutive year, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting. 

London is in second position, climbing three places since last year. 

Seoul moves down one place in the ranking to take third place, followed by Tokyo in fourth. 

Asuncion in Paraguay is the least expensive city for the fifth year running.