PropertyO News
House prices, Mar 2009
How do you spell millionaire?
It may seem like an inauspicious time to be selling the most expensive home in the US, but that hasn't put Candy Spelling, wife of the late TV producer Aaron Spelling, from putting her Holmby Hills mansion up for sale for an eye-watering £105 million...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Artificial depression
We all know that the US property market is in a state right now (no pun intended) so news that an increasingly popular way of valuing properties could in fact be damaging real estate prices is generating much concern...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Chinese on us ‘buying holidays'
Wealthy Chinese property investors are taking real estate buying holidays in the US as their appetite for buying increases...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Gold found in rainbow nation
Property investors and bargain hunters are gathering to snap up South Africa properties at auction houses across the country, according to reports coming out of the Rainbow nation...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Kuwaiting for improvement
The volume of homes sold in Kuwait tumbled 35.2 per cent month on month in February, the eleventh straight month of decline, according to official Government data...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Oman ripe for investment
Oman's profile in recent years can only be described as low, particularly as far as investment property is concerned...
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Go online to save venice
Venice is continuing its drive to help save the city's heritage by using SMS and Internet funding - and this year, the famous Rialto Bridge, scene of thousands of romantic proposals, is amongst the lineup of buildings to be restored with the proceeds...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Supporting japan's market
Japan's ruling parties are considering new measures to support the country's troubled property market, including a fund to buy assets from real estate investment trusts...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Mortgagee sales reach new high
Mortgagee sale figures in New Zealand have reached a new high, with Auckland hardest hit, latest figures show...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Grants spur new home sales
New home sales have posted gains for the second month running, as buyers warmed to lower interest rates and more generous Government grants...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009