Oxstones Investment Club™The Russian economy appears to be supporting long-term growth in the country’s construction industry. The latest statistics show that the […]
Price wars to continue for at least two years on the Polish construction market
Steady deterioration in construction and the expected decrease in the number of orders from the public sector force construction companies […]
Rate on 30-year mortgage below 4 pct. for 2nd time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell below 4 percent for just the second time […]
Home Prices Under More Pressure
Home prices are highly seasonal, due to the different mix of homes that sell at different times of the year, […]
China Online Sales Seen Tripling Driving Warehouse Surge: Retail
From Bloomberg, China’s largest online retailers expect sales to as much as triple next year, setting off a rush for […]
Fed Focus: Housing could be key to stronger U.S. rebound
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the U.S. economy, it all comes back to the housing market. A fresh […]
Home Prices Heading for Triple-Dip
The besieged housing market has even further to fall before home prices really hit rock bottom. According to Fiserv (FISV […]
Colonial Bargains in Latin America—from $115,000
By Margaret Summerfield, International Living, Whenever I travel to any of Latin America’s colonial cities, I can’t help but compare […]
Uruguay, Rhymes with “You’re a Buy”
By Ronan McMahon and Margaret Summerfield Lately, the credit rating agencies haven’t been doing much for International Living’shome country of […]
Mortgage Modification: What One Non-Profit Lender Is Doing to Help Homeowners
Five years after the housing market peaked, the mortgage mess remains a significant drag on the economy. Banks, policymakers and […]