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Romanian construction industry down by a meagre 0.2% y-o-y in 2012

In 2012 the construction industry managed to remain basically flat in real terms (just 0.2% decline). During the first half […]

By pmr | 26 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Hungarian construction market to grow 5% in 2013

Activity in Hungary’s civil engineering sector should gather momentum in the second half of 2013, on the back of road, […]

By pmr | 25 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Record 65.2 million m² of residential space completed in Russia in 2012

Record 65.2 million m² of residential space completed in Russia in 2012   A total of 65.2 million m² of […]

By pmr | 24 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Slovenian construction market to stabilise at €1.5bn in 2013

  After the weak period between 2009 and 2012, the Slovenian construction market will stabilise in 2013. Since late 2010 […]

By pmr | 21 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Getting Access to Myanmar, via Singapore

  by John Phillips With high-profile investors like Jim Rogers and George Soros showing a keen interest in Myanmar, it may be […]

By Brian Andreosky | 17 Jun 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

China’s Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million Into Cities

BEIJING — China is pushing ahead with a sweeping plan to move 250 million rural residents into newly constructed towns […]

By Oracle | 15 Jun 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Frontier Markets: Now’s Your Chance To Bank A Fortune

by Chris Mayer, From Daily Reckoning site, From Tbilisi and Vladivostok to Rio and the gold souks of Dubai, opportunities […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Jun 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Banker Hypocrisy and Zombie Homes

By Doug French, From Laissez Faire Club, Walking away is not just for homeowners anymore. Now banks have joined in […]

By MarketAngel | 06 Jun 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why House Flippers Might Get Hosed

House flippers helped generate the real-estate frenzy from 2003 to 2006, buying and selling homes within six months or less […]

By DennisGao | 30 May 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Rising Mortgage Rates, Home Prices a Lethal Brew

A sharp rise in mortgage rates over the last few weeks means it may already be too late for many […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)