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Orlando holds line on property tax rate
The Orlando City Council Monday approved spending $347.2 million during the coming fiscal year, a budget that would keep property taxes level and avoid layoffs.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Dollar declines to record on u.s. Deficit deadlock
The dollar fell against all of its most-traded counterparts as politicians struggled to agree on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and reducing its deficit.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Speculators drive up house prices in hong kong
Speculators have been driving up property prices in Hong Kong. In the first quarter of 2011, house prices surged by 7.14% (5.04% in real terms) from the previous quarter, based on the latest figures released by the government’s Ratings and Revaluations Department.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Case-shiller index posts second straight increase
For the second month since recording an official double-dip in US home prices, the S&P/Case-Shiller index has posted an uptick.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Brit expats to benefit from new tax reforms
New UK treasury reforms could see retirees who live and own property abroad able to spend up to a third of their time back home each year without paying any tax.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Eu debt crisis encourages property investment in turkey
Historically, property investors watched prospective EU members with anticipation. Often targeting markets that were expected to gain full EU membership, savvy investors would benefit from the subsequent up lift in prices.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Spanish banks 'struggling to cope' with real estate losses
Falling property values and rising numbers of foreclosures in Spain are among the factors putting pressure on the country's financial system.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Walt disney's 1932 los feliz estate hits the market at $3.65m
Walt Disney, the mastermind behind the Mickey Mouse phenomenon and father of the Disney empire, built this house for himself in 1932, after a series of successful short films starring the outsized rodent.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Portuguese real estate market slow as demand remains weak
Weakening demand is continuing to depress the residential property market in Portugal but prices are falling as a slower pace, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors/Ci Portuguese Housing Market Survey.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Paradise hills buyers face uncertain future
Residents of the unfinished Paradise Hills estate built by MDB properties in the Paphos village of Marathounda may lose their homes as the Bank of Cyprus has rejected a rescue plan.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011