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Spain house prices in 'steep decline'
According to the IMIE Index for September 2013 published this week by the real estate appraiser, Tinsa, the price of housing in Spain is continuing its steep decline, dropping by 9.2% in September year-on-year.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Thieves rob villa next to portuguese president’s holiday home
A villa located next to the Portuguese President’s Algarve home in Praia da Coelha, was robbed while its occupants were out at dinner on Saturday night.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Europeans import u.s. Mortgage models. Risk?
U.S. taxpayers had to rescue mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , but that isn't stopping some European governments from adopting similar programs and institutions.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Hollywood heartthrob splurges $4m on swanky la pad
Former High School Musical actor Zac Efron has reportedly purchased a property in Los Angeles, California.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Dubai on the verge of new property boom
Dubai is pressing ahead with tens of billions of dollars worth of property launches, fuelling a property boom even as its regulator seeks to stem speculative buying and cool the market.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Turkey property 'outperforming' rest of europe
Turkey's property market is outperforming the rest of Europe, recording a 12.2 per cent rise in property prices over the last year.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Expert claims: 'no better time' to invest in france property
Liberation - the French newspaper, reports that in 2012 the country was visited by a whopping 83 million tourists, confirming that France remains the most popular tourist destination in the world.
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Watch: off-grid self-reliance & survivalism in australia's outback
When he was a teen, Link Knight saw his uncle go bankrupt and vowed to stay out of debt. Years later he moved into what was left of his uncle's old home (a family home from the mid-19th century) in rural southwestern Victoria, Australia. The building was missing walls, filled with junk (his uncle was a hoarder) and not connected to the grid ("Since the power system was privatized in Victoria in the early 90s, it would have cost "over 43,000 dollars to get the power connected").
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
'she looks like the joker' - nyc condo catfight gets ugly
A Socialite living in Joan Rivers' luxury New York condo building gets personal and sues the comedienne for $15M, claiming she put glue in her locks and ripped out cable.
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
Travel essentials: should you tip a flight attendant?
Savvy travelers know to tip the taxi driver, the airport skycap, the hotel bellman and the restaurant's waiter. But what about the flight attendant?
Thu, Oct 10, 2013