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NZ July property market sales fall to decade low

property — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:44:15 +0000

NZ July property market sales fall to decade low
August 13 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand residential property sales plummeted to its lowest level for a July in a decade, as rising interest rates, slower population growth and tax changes took their toll on the market, according to figures released by the Real Estate Institute.
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Wairarapa property market slows

property — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:35:28 +0000

Wairarapa property market slows
Property market activity in Wairarapa is slow, with property prices gradually decreasing since March and sales volumes low, Quotable Value says. QV Wairarapa spokeswoman Jaime Benoit said winter was traditionally a slower period for the property market.
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Mini property boom is over amid concerns about double dip recession
The mini property boom has ended as the latest housing survey shows buyers retreating over concerns about the economy.
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Higher supply of new BTO flats may take heat off resale market: property watchers

property — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:40:10 +0000

Higher supply of new BTO flats may take heat off resale market: property watchers
SINGAPORE: Property watchers believe a higher supply of new Build-To-Order flats for 2011 will help to take some heat off the resale market where prices have been hitting record highs.
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UK commercial property market slows in July

property — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:35:14 +0000

UK commercial property market slows in July
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s flagging commercial property recovery lost more ground in July, with average price growth falling for a fourth straight month, as fears for the health of the economy persist, data showed on Friday.
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Commercial Property Market Perks At Top

property — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:40:04 +0000

Commercial Property Market Perks At Top
Commercial real estate analysts are declaring that property investment is rebounding in a big way after one of the bleakest periods in memory. But not every class of landlord is enjoying the apparent turnaround yet.
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Property market picks up after slump

property — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:40:30 +0000

Property market picks up after slump
House prices recovered by 0.6% during July as the property market reversed all of the slump seen in the previous month, new figures revealed today.
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Property sector tops consumer complaints list in Thailand
The most number of complaints received by the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) are against Thailand’s property sector, the office revealed Tuesday (August 3). In the first nine months o …..
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Property market to stay vibrant

property — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:36:43 +0000

Property market to stay vibrant
MALAYSIA’S property market is due to stay vibrant in 2010 due to low borrowing costs, easier foreign ownership rules and a new home purchase scheme by the nation’s biggest pension fund. Last year, there was a 0.7 per cent drop in the total number of property transactions but the number of unsold properties fell by 13 per cent for residential units. “This shows that the property market in …
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Property/casualty insurers withstand tough economy: Analysis
Although property/casualty insurers suffered sharp declines in net asset values resulting from weak investment conditions and other difficulties in the financial markets, they have been affected to a lesser degree than other sectors, says Standard & Poor’s Corp. in a special report.
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Property market still facing problems – PL

property — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:03:02 +0000

Property market still facing problems – PL
Certain sectors of the economy were still going through substantial problems although the government boasted that the country was out of the recession, the Labour Party’s spokesman for the self-employed said.
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College buys property in Calaveras County
Columbia College has purchased 5.9 acres of property in Calaveras County for the purpose of establishing a permanent presence in providing higher education opportunities to area residents. As part of the Measure E bond program, Columbia College acquired two land parcels totaling 5.9 acres from the Calaveras County Office of Education for 5,000.
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Property market may be stabilizing

property — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:44:35 +0000

Property market may be stabilizing
New figures show the property market may not be heading for the big fall predicted.
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Property tax rollout on the cards
China plans to start implementing a property tax in two or three years on a trial basis, a source from the Ministry of Finance told China Daily on Thursday.
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Citizens Property Insurance May Raise Rates
Citizens Property Insurance wants to raise rates by 10 percent.
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Property values drop 4.4 percent in Tarrant County
Updated 2010 figures released Friday by the Tarrant Appraisal District were slightly better than the 5 percent decline in property values from 2009 that had been predicted by county finance officials.
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Outstanding loans to property market up 40 pct by end of June: China central bank

property — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:46:19 +0000

Outstanding loans to property market up 40 pct by end of June: China central bank
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said Friday that total outstanding loans from major financial institutions to the country’s property market, as of the end of June, climbed 40.2 percent from one year earlier.
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