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I'm in a 5-star hotel lobby reading a copy of Gulf News, the UAE's primary English newspaper, and one that caters to quite a large percentage of the population. The newspaper is made up of 36 pages; 21 of those are full page advertisements for properties or some sort of real estate projects.

Bald Hill, Natal Brazil [credits: goliveira via flickr] Brazil is hot property right now and has been for a couple of years. In fact, some of Brazil’s hottest regions have appreciated a lot in the last five years. Some say the situation is much like it was in southern Spain some 20 years ago.

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China regulator calls US lending ‘ridiculous’; says world can learn from it amid credit crisis September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment TIANJIN, China (AP) — U.S. lending standards before the global credit crisis were “ridiculous,” and the world can learn from China’s more cautious system as it considers financial reforms, the top Chinese bank regulator said Saturday.

The expansive skyscrapers and mounting infrastructure has made Gurgaon real estate one of the best places to invest. The commercial properties in Gurgaon have clutched the attention due to bang. The place is housing to diverse world class malls due to availability of ample spaces that is required for corporate industry and its connectivity to Delhi.

What is this Federal Reserve Chairman talking about? He is saying that the $700 billion bailout isn't really a loss for the American taxpayers, because the companies being bailed out have actual assets worth that much. That's a lie. It's a flat out lie, and he knows it. Watch him here on this... ...

From wikipedia: Casey Konstantin Serin (born September 10, 1982 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is a former real estate speculator and blogger. In a newspaper article, USA Today called him the "poster child for everything that went wrong in the real estate boom".[1] Serin immigrated to America in 1994.

I read an article today that brought up two great points: Housing bubbles are worse in localities with high land use regulations, and federal housing policies geared towards subsidizing low-income homebuyers encourage folks who can’t afford to buy to do so anyway.

For Sale By Owner By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: September 24, 2008 WASHINGTON — President Bush appealed to the nation Wednesday night to support a $700 billion plan to avert a widespread financial meltdown, and signaled that he is willing to accept tougher controls over how the money is spent.

Property Prices - A Light At The End Of The Tunnel? Finally a small bit of good new for home owners, house prices went up a little bit. According to figures released by the Department of Local Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the average price of a property rose by one percent to 217, 171 in July from June’s 215, 029 average.