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Nz investment houses 'back to fair value'
House prices have fallen below a fair price that investors should be willing to pay - the first time this has happened since late 2006 - says the Westpac Bank...
Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Developer charged over fraud
A property developer has been charged over a £865,000 deception after a marathon civil legal battle over a failed retirement village development in Ocean Grove in Victoria, Australia...
Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Turkey steps closer to eu
A new report from Jones Lang LaSalle has found that despite the global economic slowdown, the residential market in Istanbul remains buoyant, with plenty of opportunities on offer for investors, especially approaching 2010 when the city will be named European Capital of Culture and may be a step closer to EU membership...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Costly delays on e-conveyancing
The national rollout of electronic conveyancing in Australia has been delayed, meaning that Aussie homebuyers and investors look set to miss out on cost savings worth hundreds of millions of dollars...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Micro-managing emigration
It's no secret that hoards of Brits would love to escape the economic downturn and move to pastures new, but who knew it would be quite so many? New research has found that four out of every five people living in Britain are desperate to emigrate, with the majority hoping to sun it up in Florida...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Future of uae
A future of the United Arab Emirate's two biggest mortgage providers is close to being decided with one of three options no longer being considered...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Cruising into malta
In February 2009, cruise passenger traffic in Malta comprised 14,180 persons, an increase of 11,716 passengers over the corresponding month in 2007, according to new data published by the National Statistics Office...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Stubborn nz landlords
Complaints against landlords in New Zealand are increasing, with failure to carry out repairs or return bonds the biggest problems for renters...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
A slippery slope
The Irish Government has joined the EU member states in signing up to an agreement banning eel fishing and the ban, which applies to all 26 Irish counties, will begin at the end of July, and will be enforced for the next 90 years...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
World's wealthy still keen to buy
Despite a fall in value, the world's wealthiest people are still keen to invest in property, says a new report...
Tue, Mar 24, 2009