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The Asian real estate investment market continued to gain momentum in the 3Q of 2009 as capital values generally stabilised, sentiment improved and the bid-ask spread narrowed, particularly for quality yield-accretive assets in prime locations.

Homes sales and home prices fell in Wisconsin during the second quarter, compared to the second quarter of 2008, according to a report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

Foreclosure. It seems like half the country is in it and the other half is trying to make a killing on it.

From mid January 2010, Zurich’s Property Investors Unit (PIU) is changing its name to Real Estate Insurance (REI).

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Property and Asset Management team expanded its portfolio of space under management to exceed 500 million sq ft across Asia Pacific in 2009.

The boss of one of Thailand´s top property developers is predicting a tough year ahead for small and medium-sized developers in the Kingdom.

There seems to be a lot of talk lately about “no-risk” real estateinvesting techniques. I’ve heard this talk before but it seems much more abundant as of late. Maybe it’s the economy and all the fear the downturn has generated, or just the new fla...

Dubai — Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel operator and a member of Dubai Holding, yesterday said it has won a long-term deal to manage Thailand’s Country Group’s luxury hotel in Bangkok.

Following the largest number of nominations ever this year, the entry deadline has now passed and the judging has begun. A team of independent judges have been appointed to carry out judging on the 2009 Thailand Property Awards, and for the first ...

JARKEN Group of Companies is taking a firmer and more solid step into the year 2010 by launching “MINE” Series in 4D form of perfection, targeting only at the elite and aiming at 300 MB revenue.

Some property hunters are looking for tradition. Give them a Tudor, a Mediterranean or a Colonial and they're happy. Others have a hard time making up their mind what they want. Not the owners of 3125 Arlington Ave. They were so sure of their drea...

A U.S. trustee has filed a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to deny Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection for the developer of Harrisburg's bohtched Capitol View Commerce Center project.

The latest deals, discounts and last-minute offers on cottages, rail journeys, hotels and attractions in Britain.

An increase in mergers and acquisitions will be one of the major trends to emerge in the UAE real estate sector in 2010, a senior management consultant has predicted.

Residential real estate investments in six major Turkish cities have caused a profit to the investors in real terms in April 2009, according to Reidin.com, the world's first and leading global online information services provider, with Istanbul an...

A cutback in executive performance payments has implications for those selling houses, writes Property Editor Jonathan Chancellor.

Cash rich mainland Chinese buyers are snapping up luxury flats in Hong Kong which they regard as a good investment at a bargain price, according to research.

Families and single occupants living in condos accounted for 11.42 per cent of all households in Japan at the end of 2009, up 0.27 percentage point from a year earlier, data from Tokyo Kantei Co. shows.

Golden Tulip, the global hospitality management conglomerate, has continued its expansion into south east Asia with the signing of two hotels in Thailand´s popular resort destination of Pattaya.

South Africans wishing to acquire a property in Spain's sought-after Costa Blanco in southern Valencia, or Spaniards considering buying a property in South Africa, now have access to the expertise of Vincent Real Estate (www.vincent-realestate.com...