Friday, March 12, 2010

Australia

$25,000 Loss in miscalculated house price on average home

March 9, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Queensland’s Buyers Agent of the Year has warned prospective house buyers that only a small calculation error in the value of their new home could cost, on average, $25,000. With the average house price now sitting at approximately $500,000, Ms Meighan Hetherington of  Property Pursuit in Brisbane said that only a minor miscalculation of five percent would cost the average family or investor the equivalent of an overseas holiday, a year of private schooling for two children, a new car or a significant share portfolio. [Read the full story]  Read More →

New Zealand

Harcourts announces commercial property joint venture with NAI Global

March 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

9 March 2010: Harcourts has announced a new joint venture with NAI Global , one of the largest commercial real estate service providers worldwide, that will significantly expand the commercial real estate reach and services Harcourts can offer in New Zealand and Australia. NAI Harcourts, the latest arm of Harcourts’ growing global empire, will take its first steps in New Zealand and Australia later this year. [Read the full story]  Read More →

USA

Farkas all set to buy Centerline Holding Co: report – Reuters

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Farkas all set to buy Centerline Holding Co: report Reuters (Reuters) – US real estate investor Andrew Farkas is all set to buy Centerline Holding Co, a provider of real estate financial and asset management services … View post: Farkas all set to buy Centerline Holding Co: report – Reuters  Read More →

UK

Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession – Residential Landlords Assoc.

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession Residential Landlords Assoc. But they were not immune to the problem of tenants who fell into rental arrears, and this situation almost wrecked havoc in their real estate empire. … Link: Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession – Residential Landlords Assoc.  Read More →

China

Cooling Hot Money – Beijing Review

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Cooling Hot Money Beijing Review A large amount of hot money has already poured into China for various speculative investments, exacerbating asset price foams in the country's real estate … and more  Read More →

Dubai

Why The China Real Estate Bubble Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever – The Business Insider

January 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Why The China Real Estate Bubble Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever The Business Insider So we thought we'd adjudicate the question. Our answer is yes, China's real estate is the most obvious bubble ever Visit link: Why The China Real Estate Bubble Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever – The Business Insider  Read More →

UK

Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession – Residential Landlords Assoc.

Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession Residential Landlords Assoc. But they were not immune to the problem of tenants who fell into rental arrears, and this situation almost wrecked havoc in their real estate empire. … Link: Prominent landlords discuss how they survived recession – Residential Landlords Assoc.  Read More →


Lenders still trying to offload property assets – The Birmingham Post

Lenders still trying to offload property assets The Birmingham Post The latest UK real estate insights survey by PwC found that while many businesses and their lenders have been adopting a holding and managing strategy for … Read more from the original source: Lenders still trying to offload property assets – The Birmingham Post  Read More →


Former British Land boss to list new company – Financial Times

Former British Land boss to list new company Financial Times Real estate has been a focus for company launches given the opportunities arising from the heavy fall in property prices since 2007. … and more  Read More →


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New Zealand

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Australia

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