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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
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Jim Curtis Lists Seaport Loft-Style NYC Apartment With Brooklyn Bridge Views For $1.525M Amid Jennifer Aniston Romance
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Justin Baldoni Lists Renovated 10-Acre Solar-Powered Ojai Sanctuary For $8.88 Million As Trial Nears With Blake Lively
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Richard Dean Anderson's $45 Million Malibu Retreat: Inside His Hidden Celebrity Property Portfolio
Tokyo's rental office market is recovering after a 21-year decline, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. Protest Stops Berlin Wall Real Estate Project
A German real estate developer stopped the dismantling of the Berlin Wall amid a protest on the residential project, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. BSG Investing In Distraught European Real Estate
One of Israel's wealthiest businessmen and diamond mining entrepreneurs is turning to a new venture--buying out Europe's distraught properties that have been on the verge of recovery, reported The Financial Times. UK Home Prices Rise in February on Increased Demand in London
According to a report compiled by leading online property analytics firm, Hometrack, it was revealed that home prices in the U.K. rose for the first time in nine months in February due to increasing number of buyers in London and South England. Australian Building Permits Drop Unexpectedly in January
The Australian Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday, March 4, that home building permits fell unexpectedly by 2.4 percent in January 2013, after approvals contracted 4.4 percent in December 2012. The value of Australian dollar also weakened on poor services sector expansion of China and the impact of Sequestration in the U.S. Green Building Trends Gaining Popularity among Business Firms, Report
In a recent report published by McGraw Hill Construction, the real estate research unit of McGraw Hill companies it was revealed that a larger number of companies are moving their operations into “Green Buildings”. Federal Reserve Seeing Banks Benefiting More Than Homeowners
While we've been seeing a huge drop in interest rates in recent months, The Federal Reserve are livid at the fact that American banks are cashing on the swarm of home-buying and mortgage loan refinances, reported The Economist. China's New Mortgage Rules, The Latest Efforts To Cool Real Estate Market
As China's housing market displays an extreme price gap between the biggest and the smaller cities, Chinese central banks are increasing down-payment costs and interest rates for second-home mortgages, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. BMW to Move Distribution Center to Redlands, California
German luxury auto manufacturing giant, BMW will be moving operations of the Ontario distribution center/ warehouse to the outskirts of Redland, California. Construction on the new warehouse will start in the second quarter of 2013 and is expected to be completed by 2014. Victoria’s Secret to Open Two Stores in Hong Kong
Limited Brands Inc., the owner of popular lingerie chain, Victoria’s Secret announced that it is all set to mark its debut in Hong Kong with two new planned stores in the region, later in 2013. The measure comes as demand for branded apparels and accessories have risen exponentially in Hong Kong.