Friday, 07 November 2025

Investing

Brazil's thriving housing market might not last forever

Brazil's real estate market has been thriving over these last years, but economists believe the current growth may not be sustainable.

Pending home sales unexpectedly dip in April

The number of Americans signing contracts to purchase previously owned homes fell in April to a four-month low, indicating the U.S. housing recovery remains uneven, according to a report released Wednesday.

Four new ways to curb your market enthusiasm

It's already shaping up to be a summer of discontent for investors, so it's time to manage your expectations. To a global investor, there are conflicting signals everywhere: Although the U.S. economy continues to chug along like a tugboat, the "fiscal cliff" of massive tax increases and budget cuts still looms at the end of the year. Then there is the euro zone opera with the fat lady singing in Greece, Spain and elsewhere.

EDITOR'S PICKS

China stimulus unnecessary, risks long-term damage

China does not need massive fiscal stimulus to stabilize growth and calm investors fretting that the global economy may slip back into a similar crisis as 2008-2009, top policy advisers said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
Public Real Estate Execs received record salaries in 2011

Executives at public real estate companies received record high salaries in 2011, according to a report.
By Staff Reporter
In escape from Japan doomsday, capital takes flight

Hiroshi Kosaka has an unorthodox pitch for his realty business: instead of pictures of swanky condominiums his website features Japanese debt statistics and budget meltdown scenarios usually left to credit rating agencies.
By Staff Reporter
Bond prices firm on Spanish bank worries

Government debt prices rose on Tuesday as worries about contagion over the deterioration of Spain's banking system stoked demand for bonds and other low-risk investments.
By Staff Reporter
Brazil's PDG Realty shares rise on new offer

Shares of PDG Realty, Brazil's largest home building company, rose on Monday following an offer from a local private-equity firm.
By Staff Reporter
TEXT-S&P summary: Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

These strengths, however, are tempered by JRF's somewhat weak financial profile compared with its business profile, given that its debt-to-capital ratio remains slightly high, at a level near the upper end of the target range set under its financial policy. We view this as a risk factor for the J-REIT's credit quality.
By Staff Reporter
Goldman readies lower-risk return to Japan property

Goldman Sachs is returning to the Japanese property market after a four-year hiatus, looking to raise as much as 400 billion yen ($5 billion) over four years for a privately held real estate trust, a source said.
By Staff Reporter
Lehman to acquire rest of Archstone for $1.58 Bln

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it would acquire the remaining 26.5 percent of apartment company Archstone that it didn't already own from Barclays Capital and Bank of America Corp for almost $1.6 billion, putting an end to a dispute with the banks over the price
By Staff Reporter
Canada home prices rise 5.2 pct in April: CREA

Canadian home prices climbed 5.2 percent in April from a year earlier, boosted by strong gains in the Toronto market as well as increases in Vancouver and Calgary, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
Asia private equity funds line up dollars for Myanmar

Hong Kong's Cube Capital and Marc Faber-backed Leopard Capital are among Asian private equity firms lining up nearly $500 million aimed at Myanmar, hoping to tap into its rich natural resources and fill its infrastructure void, as sanctions on the former pariah state are lifted.
By Staff Reporter