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Fha to raise insurance premiums in april
The Federal Housing Administration will raise mortgage insurance premiums this April in order to repair the health of its emergency fund.
Mon, Mar 05, 2012
Video - despite crime, mexico’s economy thrives
Mexico’s high crime rate is well documented, but what may come as a surprise is that it’s economy is doing quite well. Al Jazeera’s Franc Contreras visited a car factory to find out why big companies are confident enough to invest there.
Mon, Mar 05, 2012
China may become world’s biggest gold user, beating india
China, the world’s largest consumer of energy and base metals, is set to displace India this year as the biggest gold user on an annual basis as surging incomes drive increased demand for jewelry and investments.
Mon, Mar 05, 2012
Weak start of the year for new home sales in australia
New home sales in Australia began 2012 on a weak note, a disappointing outcome given there was also a fall in December last year, according to the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Video - celebrity homes: kevin bacon and kyra sedgwick move closer to la
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick show off home photos of their new house. With Sedwick in “The Closer”, the Hollywood power couple have decided to leave Manhattan for Los Angeles.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Ikea's assembles first flatpack homes for us
Those buying homes in the US may well want it to include a Pax or Abstrakt or other IKEA furnishings. But now, buyers can have a completely flatpack home as the Swedish company is assembling its first line for the American market.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
House prices in spain fall
The value of residential property in Spain slid in the final quarter of 2011, according to new research.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
In south florida, ‘short sales’ out-number sales of bank-held properties
Sales of homes that are or have been in some stage of foreclosure accounted for over 26 percent of all 2011 home sales in South Florida, according to a report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based real estate monitoring firm Realty Trac.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Dubai based hotel chain comes to mallorca
Dubai based luxury hotel chain Jumeirah has chosen the island of Mallorca for its first foray into Spain.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Poland, the exceptional east european?
With Europe in meltdown, is Poland an exception? Europe's sixth-largest economy has strong domestic demand, and has not yet adopted the euro: so it was able to devalue the zloty to maintain competitiveness.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012