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Construction in Hungary to speed up in 2012

Despite a very weak 2010 and a poor start to 2011, the Hungarian construction market will begin its recovery from […]

By pmr | 13 Jul 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

How to Benefit from Depressed Housing and a Declining Dollar

By Eric Fry, Daily Reckoning, Foreign Homebuyers Selectively Enter the US Housing Market The US stock market has returned to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Jul 11 | Also posted in Latin America, North America | Comments (0)

Spring buying boosts home prices in 13 US cities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices in most major U.S. cities are rising for the first time in eight months, boosted […]

By DennisGao | 28 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Where Rich Chinese Are Buying Real Estate

From Forbes Blog – Ken Rapoza, Vancouver, London and the big cities down under are second homes of choice for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Defining a Safe Mortgage: Has It Gone Too Far?

By Meg Handley, U.S. News, A little-known regulation sparked by the 2008 housing meltdown has the potential to fundamentally change […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

How to Tell if Your Housing Market Has Hit Bottom

At first glance, you’re not likely to see a lot of similarities between stately Cambridge, Mass., and sprawling Denton, Texas. […]

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

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – June 2011 – A Growing Alternative Asset Class – P.C.C.

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, In the current hostile investment environment a growing new […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Jun 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Foreclosures fall again, but housing market isn’t safe yet

Foreclosure filings experienced their eighth straight month of declines, according to RealtyTrac. In May, filings fell 33% from a year […]

By DennisGao | 16 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Chinese Real Estate Bubble Finally Imploding?

From Naked Capitalism site, The warnings of successful shorts like Jim Chanos, old Asia hands like Frank Verneroso, and economists […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia | Comments (0)

Americans’ equity in their homes near a record low

Derek Kravitz and Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Business Writers, On Thursday June 9, 2011, 3:15 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — […]

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