CYPRUS moved back into the top 10 in the latest ‘Top of the Props’ report published by the property portal TheMoveChannel.com, accounting for 1.74% of on-line searches on the property portal.
North America retained its number one spot for the sixth successive month although enquiries fell to 12.76% of the overall total, while Spain kept its second position accounting for 8.67% of enquiries.
Brazil moved up into the number three spot, followed by Portugal at number four and France at number five. Argentina was a surprise new entry into the Top 10, moving up 18 places to take number six.
Canada moved up to number seven, followed by Turkey, Thailand and finally Cyprus at number ten.
The full breakdown of the December 2013 edition of the Top of the Props chart is as follows:
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Share (%age)
|
Change
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 12.76 | No change |
| 2 | Spain | 8.67 | No change |
| 3 | Brazil | 5.61 | Up 2 |
| 4 | Portugal | 3.99 | Down 1 |
| 5 | France | 3.81 | Down 1 |
| 6 | Argentina | 3.41 | Up 18 |
| 7 | Canada | 2.86 | Up 3 |
| 8 | Turkey | 2.66 | Down 2 |
| 9 | Thailand | 1.96 | Down 1 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 1.74 | Up 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 1.71 | Down 2 |
| 12 | Hungary | 1.67 | Up 5 |
| 13 | India | 1.65 | Down 2 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1.52 | Up 6 |
| 15 | Germany | 1.46 | Up 6 |
| 16 | Greece | 1.09 | Up 3 |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1.00 | Down 1 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.86 | Up 8 |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.69 | Down 6 |
| 20 | UAE | 0.62 | Up 2 |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 0.61 | Down 7 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.57 | Up 10 |
| 23 | Barbados | 0.54 | Up 6 |
| 24 | Romania | 0.52 | Up 13 |
| 25 | Guernsey | 0.44 | Down 2 |
| 26 | Malta | 0.39 | Down 1 |
| 27 | Poland | 0.38 | Up 4 |
| 28 | Cayman Islands | 0.35 | Down 21 |
| 29 | Australia | 0.30 | Up 5 |
| 30 | St Lucia | 0.25 | Down 3 |
| 31 | Belize | 0.22 | Down 3 |
| 32 | Bahamas | 0.22 | Up 4 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 0.21 | No change |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0.21 | Up 4 |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.19 | Down 5 |
| 36 | Albania | 0.19 | No change |
| 37 | Morocco | 0.18 | No change |
| 38 | Austria | 0.16 | Up 11 |
| 39 | New Zealand | 0.14 | Up 5 |
| 40 | St Vincent and Grenadines | 0.12 | Up 5 |
Founded in 1999, TheMoveChannel.com is the leading independent website for international property, with than 400,000 listings in over 100 countries around the world, marketed on behalf of agents, developers and private owners. Its ‘Top of the Props’ chart is based on the number of on-line enquiries for property in different countries around the world.