the-property-agency.com is a brand new website that has been developed by Navega Bem - Web Design.
The Madeira Property Specialists website is a combination of three companies each licensed in their field of work to provide the best possible service to both local and overseas clients. This collaboration is a trouble free way in finding your new home here on the Idyllic Islands of Madeira & Porto Santo whether you are looking for a new build or an old property.

Clearview-homes Group
“The Clearview-Homes group is your number one company to see you through every aspect of buying and personalizing your new dream home, we have many house developments along the south west coast of Madeira to suit every body’s requirements and budgets”. David Albon

Proprifunchal, Mediação Imobiliária – AMI 6265
“My goal is to make the process of buying, selling, or owning a home stress free, enjoyable and rewarding for you and an efficient service from me” Graça Caires

Macnicasa, Construções Lda – Alvará 54969
“We Pride ourselves on the level of construction from start to finish, we give attention to every detail providing the Quality that you would expect of an efficient new home. Most of our clients have been astonished at the standard of finishings and ultimately the sheer value for money.
As from the 1st of July of this year all new properties have to ahere to stringent rules with green issues high on the agenda. All new properties will be graded into four categories from A+ to B-, A+ being the highest specification and build quality.  B- Being the lower specification and build quality.
From a recent appraisal of all the properties we have in construction at the moment, all have been rated within the highest specifications and build quality”.  Fábia Gomes, Civil Engineer.

The site has been developed by Joomla specialists Navega Bem - Web Design. The company have developed their own Real -Estate solution that is competitive with the biggest software solutions available in the realty market.

Managing Director Chris Szabo explains “we have developed a complete real estate agency solution that is crafted around the Joomla framework. We don’t market our component to other developers - our strength lies in creating complete Real Estate Agent websites in a package that includes a unique design, our proprietary real estate component, search engine optimization and submission to all the major search engines and directories.
The only thing our clients need to do is add their properties”.
“The big advantage with our real estate solution is that there are no license fees, no monthly fees, no maintenance fees or set-up fees. Also, we have developed more integrated features than most of the other solutions put together. The properties can be exported or imported and we already have XML exportation to several locations such as Properazzi, Google Base, Imo-Portugal, Habinet, Lardocelar and GiMob. Others are being developed.”
“Utilizing Joomla as the backbone of the site we can offer clients a multilingual CMS Real Estate Agent website that you can manage from anywhere in the world. All you need is an internet connection and a standard browser. The complete site (CMS & Real Estate) is managed through just one back office

Find out more about Professional Real Estate Agent websites here.

If you are looking for the latest Joomla! news in audio and video format, this is where you’ll find all of the best juice.  Joomla! Juice! is the original Joomla! podcast

Peter Russell, founder member of Joomla! and founder member of joomlatools regularly interviews key influencers from the Joomlasphere including the energetic, driving forces from the not-for-profit and commercial user communities.

Joomla! Juice! is the original and longest running podcast about all things Joomla.  The podcast explores a range of topics including commercial and non-commercial uses of Joomla for websites.  We regularly host key figures from the Joomla community.

The podcast came about due to an obvious need for a light-hearted approach to help introduce new users to the possibilities of using a content management system as their website.  Joomla! Juice! creator Pete Russell, a founding member of Joomla!, presents the shows regularly via the iTunes podcast distribution network.  Content varies from audio podcasts to, more recently, video.

One of the newest videocasts ‘Living the Joomla Dream‘ re-visits Chris Szabo, an expatriate Brit living on the sub-tropical island of Madeira, who has established a thriving business based around the Joomla! CMS. In this video Pete talks to Chris about his adoption of Joomla! 1.5, e-commerce and real estate implementations of Joomla! 1.5. and his web design company ‘Navega Bem - Web Design‘.

Palheiro Estate have launched their new luxury property website giving potential home owners a wonderful opportunity to procure detailed information about the unique projects available.

The beautiful hillside location of Palheiro Estate makes it ideal for discerning property owners: quiet and peaceful with ocean views, yet within easy reach of Funchal city centre and the international airport. All property owners enjoy special concessions at the various facilities around Palheiro Estate, including the Casa Velha do Palheiro hotel, the 18-hole Cabell Robinson golf course and use of the M.Y. Balancal motor yacht.

The choice of real estate includes large, individual villa plots close to the golf course and clubhouse, or Palheiro Village, a small, luxury development of apartments and villas.

The site has been carefully crafted utilizing Joomla 1.5 as the framework by the web design company ‘Navega Bem‘.

The Madeira Story Centre is a spectacular modern museum about Madeira island’s History and culture.

It is like a story teller, designed to make your visit a unique experience, the exhibition draws on interactive displays that will allow you to learn about the History of the Island while feeling the environment of the different periods through smells, sounds, interactive games and challenges which will capture your attention and trigger all your senses.

Now you can visit the Madeira Story Centre online and get a taste of its exciting panoramic view of the history of the Madeiran archipelago.

The site was designed and developed by Joomla specialists ‘Navega Bem - Web Design‘.

Pete Russell, original Joomla core team member revisits Chris Szabo, from Madeira, just a year since they first spoke and published a podcast on Joomla! Juice.

Peter says “Navega Bem Web Design, on the idyllic sub-tropical island of Madeira are producing some of the finest Joomla! websites on the planet.”

Chris and Pete speak about Joomla 1.5, e-commerce sites and a new Joomla real estate suite of tools.

How to see this videocast:

You can one click subscribe with iTunes
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Or visit the Joomla!Juice website

The Madeira island based Real Estate Agency Frescura do Jardim has launched its new web presence in conjunction with the inauguration of its new property outlet in the village of Jardim do Mar on June 5th 2008.

The site is a fully functional multilingual Real Estate Agent CMS development that is based on the Joomla framework. The site incorporates the NB Realty component which offers all the functionality of top of the market real estate solutions.

Site developers Navega Bem - Web Design are also creating an interface that will allow other property sites to communicate and exchange property data with the Frescura do Jardim project. Other new additions to their component include an SMS messaging service and a fully automated fast search component that includes all the districts, counties and councils in Portugal.

Full information about the Navega Bem Real Estate Agent solution can be found at: www.navegabem.com/real_estate_agent_website

The Madeiran auto service group Auto Ferraz have launched their new site which is developed around the Joomla CMS framework.

The site offers its clients a wide array of online functions; Car owners can order parts, take advantage of online promotions, arrange servicing and repairs and get a wide range of information through the newsletter and the online articles.
Auto Ferraz are the official Bosch service centre and Magnetti Marelli agents for Madeira. They operate service centres in Funchal, São Gonçalo, Ribeira Brava, Machico and Cancela.

The site was designed and developed by Joomla specialists Navega Bem - Web Design.

The institute of wine, embroidery and handicrafts has launched a brand new web site (www.bordadomadeira.pt) dedicated to Madeira Embroidery. The site is currently available in Portuguese but is forecast to be available in English, French and Italian by the end of the month.

The project was developed by Navega Bem - Web Design based in Funchal, Madeira.
Managing Director Chris Szabo explained “The site has been constructed around the Joomla CMS framework and has been a very involved undertaking. In collaboration with the creative team from IVBAM the site has evolved into a very elegant window to the world of embroidery in Madeira.”

O Barqueiro has launched its brand new site. The highly popular seafood restaurant located on the sunny south coast of Madeira island is the locale of choice for many celebrities.

The site has been developed by Joomla specialists “Navega Bem - Web Design” who are also located in Funchal, Madeira.

The site is very visual and incorporates many images of the special guests who choose to dine at ‘O Barqueiro”.

Reservations can be made on the site and the menus for food, wine and cigars are available.
Site designer Sara Lomelino explained “The site is under constant revision and is being updated almost daily. There is so much going on at the restaurant and we want to share it all with the site viewers”.

View the site at www.marisqueirabarqueiro.com and see Floribella, João Pedro Pais, Tony Carreira and many more celebrities.

The ‘Balancal‘ Big Game Fishing operator located on Madeira island, Portugal - has launched its new website which has been fully developed around the Joomla CMS framework.

The new site is very dynamic and takes advantage of the latest technologies to give site visitors a content rich and knowledgeable experience.

The site has been developed by Navega Bem - Web Design and is just one of six projects that has been undertaken by the Madeira island based web development company for the Palheiro Estate Group.