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Crisis in indigenous housing
The Australian Federal Government is attempting to address the chronic housing crisis and severe overcrowding in the remote communities that have been set up for indigenous people across the country...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
In a bit of a fix
The average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed loan in the USA has fallen to five per cent, its lowest record in years, according to mortgage firm Freddie Mac....
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Stuck in the middle with you
Negative population growth, cancellation of visas for home buyers, lack of mortgage funding, declining occupancy rates and cancellation of projects all add up to a tough outlook for the property market in the Middle East, it is claimed...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Permanent marker
A video showing a woman apparently getting a tattoo expressing her love of the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to win a dream gig on an Australian island was actually created by the tourism department advertising the job, the agency admitted yesterday...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Indian investors eye malaysia
The economic crisis is good news for high net worth Indian investors who are already considering second homes in Singapore and Malaysia...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Merging markets
More firms in the Middle East will need to merge to withstand the global financial crisis, it is claimed as two real estate companies in Qatar tie up...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
State of the union
State owned properties in Cyprus could be made available to buy in an attempt to raise around £180 million in order to pay off debts it owes to the Social Security Fund...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Thinking outside the box
The world's largest estate agents, Century 21, is radically changing the way it advertises and will no longer use TV as a major marketing tool...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
A crack in china
China's economy may have expanded at its slowest pace in seven years in the fourth quarter as exports collapsed, undermining growth across Asia...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Masking the truth
Brazilian property investors may be interested to learn that the new US President Barack Obama will feature heavily in this year's carnival, with his face topping the list of bestselling masks...
Wed, Jan 21, 2009