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'Selling New York' explores multi-million dollar real estate in Manhattan

Bill Brioux The Canadian Press 03.09.2010

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Back in the day on "Green Acres," Lisa Douglas used to sing, "I just adore a penthouse view." She'd really adore "Selling New York," the high-end real estate reality show premiering Sept. 8 on HGTV Canada.

Mayfair Evolves and Real Estate Prices Blossom RICHARD HOLLEDGE The New York Times 03.09.2010	10 questions about new property rules AsiaOne 03.09.2010
LONDON — What could be more English than Mayfair? Elegant Georgian townhouses and solid Edwardian mansions line the streets of this sophisticated neighborhood, which has been a haven for the rich since the Great Plague and then the fire of 1666 drove the capital’s aristocracy out of the City of London and into the area to the west.	Ms Tan wanted to buy a resale three-room flat for her twilight years, but the new property regulations have put a spanner in the works.
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Global REIT Activity in H1 2010 Property Report 03.09.2010	Malaysia ranked as best place to retire in South East Asia Andrew Batt Property Report 03.09.2010
Globally, sales of significant commercial properties, excluding land sales, totaled just under $65B in Q2, a slight decrease from the $67B in the first quarter. On a year-over-year basis, the first half of 2010 is up almost 50% over the same time period in 2009.	Malaysia is the best place in South East Asia to retire, according to an annual survey published this week.
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Russian Real Estate Website Enthusiastic about Bulgaria NOVINITE 02.09.2010	Landowners Shout `Bingo' as West Australia's Mining Towns Boom Jason Scott Bloomberg 02.09.2010
Bulgaria is a worldwide leader in residential and commercial real estate and will remain to be so, writes Russian real estate analytic portal RWay.ru Thursday.	Paul Eaton moved to Karratha 10 years ago with a fledgling building business. Now he and his 40 employees can’t build homes quickly enough in the remote Western Australian mining town where demand for land is so hot that the government organizes lotteries to select buyers.
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The end of Canadian real estate insanity Gary Mason The Globe and Mail 02.09.2010	Why Real Estate Needs To Have An Internet Renaissance Doug Perlson Real Direct 02.09.2010
New York Times headline caught my eye the other week: Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say. The article went on to report that, while most real-estate experts believe the U.S. housing market will recover from falling off the cliff, many also feel that home ownership will never again produce the rich rewards enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century.	It’s a cliché to note that the internet has completely changed business. For big companies and small, the web has allowed businesses to be more efficient, advertise better, and scale faster.
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