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Sterling work by dollar
Good news for Brits buying property in USA, or any country that holds a currency that is pegged to the US dollar. Sterling today rallied back to its highest against the dollar in over a week - having hit $1.43 earlier this week - with this pattern set to prevail for the next few days, reports foreign currency specialists FC exchange...
Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Irish property guide published
The latest annual survey by The Sunday Times newspaper has revealed that property prices considered achievable by estate agents has actually dropped by as much as 30 per cent in some cases, with the average price of property dropping by 20 per cent in a year...
Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Life is a rollercoaster
Coney Island, the tacky seaside resort that has assumed something of a cult appeal with New Yorkers, will have a piece of its glorious past saved and made into the centrepiece of a new amusement park by the Brooklyn boardwalk, New York City officials have announced...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Come in from the cold
With its glaciers, thermal springs, active volcanoes, lava fields and snow-capped mountains, Iceland is the land of fire and ice and is fast becoming one of the most popular city break destinations in Europe...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Distress to impress
Distressed selling - an urgent sale of assets due to negative market conditions - will ironically ensure that 2009 is a positive year for investors in the GCC and around the world, said senior executives at United States investment bank Morgan Stanley, which manages assets worth billions of dollars in the Gulf...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Dubai prices to fall 20 per cent?
Real estate prices in Dubai could fall another 20 per cent according to the boss of the emirate's largest property developer...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Sweden hits sydney
The Swedish retail giant Ikea is poised to expand its presence in Sydney with a new flagship store on a controversial former tip in Tempe, adjacent to the airport...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Delays in abu dhabi
Abu Dhabi's second largest property developer is delaying new projects until current developments are complete because of the economic downturn...
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Is china breakable?
Foreign direct investment into China has declined rapidly following a bumper year in 2008 and this trend looks set to continue for the foreseeable future...
Wed, Jan 28, 2009
Rent a celebrity
From the Hollywood Hills to Notting Hill - one landlord knew his luck was in when A-listers Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal turned up to rent his Victorian terraced home for a whopping £4,000 a week - but don't let this sky high price fool you, as new research has found that renting is still cheaper than buying for many of us...
Wed, Jan 28, 2009