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Rent Party! Apartments Drive Strong Housing Starts Data

The stock market rose sharply on Tuesday in part on the strength of a solid government report on new housing […]

By DennisGao | 20 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Fewer foreclosed homes in November, but outlook isn’t bright

Foreclosure filings may have fallen in November but the number of homes scheduled for bank auctions grew significantly, indicating that […]

By DennisGao | 15 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Residential Housing Ready to Awaken?

After half a decade of withering sales and slumping prices, there are strong and diverse signs that the single-family housing […]

By DennisGao | 09 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Fixed mortgage rates hover near lows for 6th week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hovered above its record low for a sixth straight […]

By DennisGao | 08 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Construction industry finally sees growth as Ukraine ramps up preparations for Euro 2012

Between the peak recorded in 2007 and the trough of 2008-2010, the value of construction works carried out in Ukraine […]

By pmr | | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

An IPO for the Empire State Building

By Douglas A. McIntyre, 247WallSt site, The Empire State Building was erected in 1930, at the beginning of the Great Depression. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

IPOs stoke San Francisco housing market

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San […]

By M Guliyev | 25 Nov 11 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Industrial construction market in Poland to grow to up to €7bn by 2014

Forthcoming investments in the power, gas and production sectors will help the industrial construction market get back on the path […]

By pmr | 23 Nov 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Real Estate: Why Home Prices Won’t Bottom Out

Watching the U.S. home market struggle to rebound is like listening to children in the back of a car. No, […]

By DennisGao | 21 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

H.K. Home Prices May Fall 45%

By Richard Frost, Bloomberg, Hong Kong’s residential property prices would drop by 35 percent to 45 percent over the next […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Nov 11 | Also posted in Asia | Comments (0)