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Sky-Scrapers are popular again


More than 80% of flats were sold in the highest Manhattan residential buildings (a new complex One Central Park) by the beginning of December. This statistics refutes pessimistic projections saying that after twin towers tragedy WCT apartments in Ne ...read more



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Watch Out For Nontraditional Foreclosure Contracts


It looks like 2007 is going to be a very hot year for foreclosure sales, according to RealtyTrac.com, creator of the largest U.S.-based foreclosure database. The latest numbers released this week show that while foreclosures filed in December 2006 w ...read more



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Caveat Emptor!


Buyer (and Seller) Beware! This Business Week article warns of the present state of the real estate market and what it means for home owners and potential home buyers. ...read more



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First-Time Buyers Down, Single-Female Buyers Up


A recent survey find that Single female home buyers are on the rise while first-time buyers are on the decline... Why? Read on... ...read more



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New home prices fall by the largest amount in more than 35 years


The median price of a new home plunged in September by the largest amount in more than 35 years, even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second mon ...read more



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Boom! Bust! Boom?


Peter Coy of BusinessWeeks writes: Housing has gone from a sure thing to a complete muddle. Median prices fell nationwide for a second straight mont ...read more



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Britain's property-rich globetrotters


A new category of buyers is emerging in the world of real estate, with people beginning to combine investment with an outdoor and adventurous lifesty ...read more



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Canada awaits property boom as access to ski resorts improves


Property investors hoping to cash in on the winter sports craze should head for Canada, according to a new report. Assetz claims that with increas ...read more



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Irish real estate begins to "moderate"


Real estate prices are beginning to slow down, Sherry FitzGerald mortgagers announced. The price growth moderation is most apparent in the slowdow ...read more



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