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Islamic banks need bailout
Islamic banks may require further bailouts if liquidity does not improve, leading bankers have announced...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Nz tops in eco projects
Eight New Zealand conservation projects have been named among the best in Australasia after an 18-month search by a specialist panel...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Romania on hold
Large-scale property projects in Romania worth a combined £2.7 billion have either been scrapped or suspended, according to research carried out by the Ziarul Financiar newspaper...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Irish market: ‘signs of life'
Northern Ireland's property market showed signs of life in March, but the number of houses being sold is still a long way from healthy levels, according to a new survey just released...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Trump sues mexico
It's not like he needs the money, but there are principles at stake here - property tycoon Donald Trump is suing the developers of a condominium project in Baja California, Mexico - which he had endorsed - after buyers named him in lawsuits that accused the builders of taking their deposits without starting construction...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Brazil: a tough nut to crack
The Brazilian Government has, after huge amounts of speculation, launched a national housing scheme that aims to increase the number of homes available all over the country...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Holiday from hell?
A 12-month mortgage holiday - or a brand-spanking new kitchen and bathroom? As the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key persuades the nation's banks to offer struggling homeowners one-year breaks on paying off their mortgages, figures reveal the enormous cost in taking the "holiday from hell"...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Quake: the latest
Out of the some 1,000 building inspections made so far in the Abruzzo capital and the surrounding province, 50 per cent of the structures are inhabitable, 20 per cent need minor repairs to be stable while 30 per cent are totally uninhabitable, civil protection sources have said...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Brits tempted by turkey
The Turkish investment property market could be in for a boost as British buyers head to the country seeking lower priced property and exchange rates...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009