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Middle eastern buyers increasing in malaysia, research suggests
Economic uncertainty and the availability of Islamic finance is driving Middle Eastern real estate investors to look East to markets such as Malaysia, it is claimed.
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Proposed airline ticket tax bump has tempers soaring
President Obama is asking passengers to pay a few dollars more in taxes for an airline ticket — which already is about 20% taxes and fees. And the travel industry is in an uproar about it.
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Turkey law change to spur $10 billion land market
A proposed change in Turkish law to drop reciprocity conditions and allow more non-Turkish nationals to buy property in the country will create a $10 billion real- estate market spurred by sales to Arabs, Sabah reported.
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Video: malaysia - truly asia
Malayasia is attracting a lot of overseas interest with its relative economic stability and growing tourist industry. But while real estate continues to perform strongly, what are the main tourist attractions that keep drawing visitors?
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
'potential' for romanian real estate
There could be significant growth in Romanian property prices over the coming months and years, one expert has asserted.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Truman capote's brooklyn house takes another tumble
The rumor this past spring was that 70 Willow Street, the Brooklyn Heights beauty once occupied by Truman Capote, had two offers.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Dubai's residential prices may bottom out soon
Property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle has said prices of villas and apartments in Dubai may soon bottom out, as political turmoil elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa prompts buyers to look for less-risky investments, Bloomberg has reported. Dubai home prices fell 64% after the global credit crisis from their peak in mid-2008, Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) said in June.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Spanish mortgage approvals fall
Mortgages issued in Spain plummeted to their lowest level on record in July, according to the country's National Statistics Institute.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Barcelona stages final bullfight before regional ban
Three top matadors slayed six half-tonne bulls Sunday in the last bullfight held in Catalonia before a ban on the centuries-old tradition comes into effect in the northeastern Spanish region.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Wave of apartment construction set to sweep south florida
South Florida is about to go from condo bust to apartment boom.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011