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Guangzhou cancels auction again as developer demand drops
The Chinese city of Guangzhou has cancelled a land-plot auction for the second time in two weeks.
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Hong kong prices slump by half
Hong Kong residential property transactions have plummeted by over 50 per cent in a year according to figures from the Land Registry.
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Video: the sustainable future of real estate
Now is the time to consider the sustainable future of real estate, carbon change expert Patrick Dixon declared at the Total Real Estate Training conference this week.
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Hajj pilgrimage brings boon to mecca homeowners
The annual Islamic hajj brings Meccans the opportunity to cash in on the influx of pilgrims, tempting homeowners to move out and rent their houses for handsome returns.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Retail property investors pick germany over UK
Germany overtook the UK as Europe's largest retail property investment market in the third quarter of this year, with investors shying from Britain's weak economic growth forecasts and falling consumer spending, research showed.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Barclays extends buy-to-let ltvs to 75pc
Barclays, through its mortgage arm Woolwich, is extending its range of buy to let mortgages to 75 per cent loan to value (LTV) from 3rd November.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Friel's home is a base for budding british stars
Anna Friel can add landlady to her resume - her home in Los Angeles is used as a base for her fellow British screen stars when they head to Hollywood.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Alpine property offers good rental potential, new research suggests
Rental demand and year round tourism has boosted the Alpine property market with Austria offering the highest gross winter rental yield, according to a new report.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Spain’s orange groves produce best property bargains
The Costa Blanca’s Orange Blossom County is currently producing the best value holiday homes alongside its traditional citrus, dates, artichokes and pomegranates...
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Israel to build housing to retaliate for palestinians' u.n. Moves
After a successful Palestinian bid to join the U.N. cultural agency, UNESCO, Israel said Tuesday that it would retaliate by issuing tenders for about 2,000 new housing units on land it seized during the 1967 Mideast War.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011