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German bank lends in UK again
Germany's biggest real estate bank, Eurohypo, has said it is actively seeking to undertake new business in the UK after a four month break from the market...
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Dollar dive makes auckland cheaper
It may not feel like it to recession-hit residents, but Auckland is becoming a cheaper city in which to live, according to a new international survey...
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
London to pick up before paris
Property transaction activity in London will pick up ahead of Paris, according to one of France's leading property developers, as investment values and rents plummet...
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Bridge over troubled water
When you have been waiting 2,000 years, what's another few years? Talk of the town in Italy at the moment is the revival of plans to build a highly controversial suspension bridge stretching from the toe of Italy's boot to Sicily. The bridge is something that leaders have wanted since Roman times, and was brought up again in 2001, but still hasn't had the final sign off. Could that be about to change?
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
New rules for saudi
No longer can off-plan properties be marketed in Saudi Arabia - new rules introduced in the country which ban the promotion and sale of any developments that are at the planning stage aim to cut down speculation in the property sector and build investor's confidence...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Emerging markets hardest hit by crunch
Emerging markets - not long ago the darling of investors - are likely to be hardest hit by the global slowdown. These economies are fragile, and not well equipped to deal with these circumstances. A catastrophe could be brewing for emerging markets, but the World Bank hopes to garner support - and hopefully help these markets avoid the worst of it...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
India's new housing index
India is expected to introduce a Housing Start-up Index (HSUI) based on newly built homes in urban areas of the country, which would be updated on a quarterly basis, on the recommendation of a technical advisory group set up by the Reserve Bank of India...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Top 10 lenders named
Just two UK banks make up the top 12 list of property lenders according to Savills...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Oz to reduce immigration levels?
A recent report in The Australian newspaper reveals that demographer Peter McDonald has warned Prime Minister Kevin Rudd against reducing immigration levels, as he fears this could damage the country's chances of boosting the economy long-term...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Oz homes grants rising
Australian first-time home buyers are rushing to take advantage of a one-off boost in the Federal Government's housing grant before it ends in three months time, the nation's largest mortgage broker says...
Wed, Mar 11, 2009