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U.S. Home Prices Seen Flat in 2012, S-l-o-w-l-y Rising in 2013: Poll

The five-year slide in U.S. home prices will stop this year, followed by the start of a weak recovery next year, according to a Reuters poll that also showed economists split on whether the government would make new efforts to support the market.

Dubai World Unit Eyes Sale of UK Asset to Pay Debt: Sources

Economic Zones World (EZW), a unit of Dubai World, is considering the sale of its UK-based warehouse property developer Gazeley, as it looks to repay some of its debt of more than $2 billion (over 1 billion pounds) this year, three banking sources said on Thursday.

Scotland has the UK's most affordable housing, survey shows

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland during the second half of 2011 were at their lowest as a proportion of disposable earnings for nine years, according to new Bank of Scotland research.