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Global property investment markets performed better than expected in 2011
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Sears Holdings will sell 11 stores for needed $770 million
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Actor Brad Pitt may soon have a new role: real estate developer. Croatian paper Jutamji List reported that Pitt has partnered with businessman Danko Koncar and actor Rade Serbedzija to build a luxury waterfront resort in the Brijuni Islands in the Adriatic Sea. BGC Partners to Buy Grubb & Ellis as Brokerage Files for Bankruptcy
Howard Lutnick's BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) has agreed to buy the commercial real estate brokerage Grubb & Ellis Co.(PINK:GRBE), which will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after declining revenue from the commercial real estate bust. $147.5 Million Sale of Class A Medical Office Buildings in San Diego Closed by HFF
HFF has closed the sale of two Class A medical office buildings totaling 253,676 square feet in San Diego, California, as it is claimed. Amazon Plans Three Skyscrapers in Seattle
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is continuing its global expansion with a deal that will transform Seattle's skyline. The online retailer has agreed to purchase three development parcels in the city and plans a trio of 1 million square foot office towers. Positive economic outlook set to boost tourism and real estate on Cape Verde
The economy in Cape Verde is expected to rise 7.1% by 2013 from 5.6% in 2011, which will foster growth in the real estate sector, according to the experts of International Monetary Fund. China Shanghai Changes Housing Tax
China - The Shanghai city government is offering lower taxation for the average homepurchase after revising the standards of "ordinary" houses on Thursday.However, experts are cautious about whether the new standards will help "wait-and-see"homebuyers make a faster decision. New Jersey real estate developers are aiming to hit the rental market
More than 2,000 apartments are to be constructed in New Jersey to hit the market by the end of this year. Investors: Be Smart About Your Property Insuranc
Property Insurance is one of those nuisance expenses you always see calculated into mortgage payments and cash flow projections. It's the second "I" in the acronym "PITI" (Principle, Interest, Taxes, Insurance), which most investors use to describe an overall monthly obligation on a property. While unexciting and usually begrudgingly paid, I would argue that property insurance is one of the most important components in a real estate transaction. Interestingly, I have found that even the m... Canadian's property sales decline for the first time
Residential property sales in Canada fell 4.5% from December 2011 to January 2012, Residential property sales in Canada fell 4. 5% from December 2011 to January 2012, the first monthly decline in national activity since August 2011 and the biggest monthly decline since July 2010, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CRA). A good time for long property investment in Malaysia
It's a good time to enter into Malaysia condominium market for investors looking for a long-term investment now and price will appreciate over the decade
