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There is a healthy demand for rental property in the UK with landlords seeing a 4.8% growth in the average monthly rent, research shows. Residential Property Prices In Ireland Fallen by 17.8% in 2011
Residential property prices in Ireland have fallen by 17.8% in the last year according to the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office. Foreign Buyers See Paris As a Safe Property Haven
British, Italian and German buyers were the most active in the luxury Paris property market in 2011, according to research from Knight Frank, but interest increased from buyers in Russian, the Middle East and Asia. Fed Drives World Stocks to 2012 High
World stocks hit a 2012 high on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve signaled it would continue supporting economic growth with loose monetary policy, with expectations the euro zone will agree a bigger crisis firewall adding to the positive tone. Housing Market Recovery Hits Pothole in February
Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in February, suggesting a loss of momentum in the housing market after recent signs of improvement. 8 Out Of 10 Americans Now Urbanites: What’s Changed In The Last Decade?
According to recently released U.S. Census Bureau statistics on urban density, 80.7 percent of Americans live in urban areas. Miami Home Prices Post Strong Gains for Third Consecutive Month
For the third consecutive month, Miami home prices posted strong gains in February. The median sales price of condominiums in the Miami-Dade County surged 40.4 percent to $131,950 in February compared to a year earlier, according to the 26,000-member MIAMI Association of REALTORS and the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system. The median sales price of single-family homes rose 19 percent to $175,000. More Americans Move to Cities in Past Decade : Census
More Americans are living in cities now than a decade ago, according to U.S. Census data released on Monday. China Banking Outlook: Profits Marred By Bad Loans
After years of strong growth, China's biggest banks could face a slump in 2012. Analysts warned that an economic slowdown could trigger defaults by real estate developers and the increase in bad loans would erode Chinese banks' profitability this year. US Pending Home Sales Fall 0.5% In Feb, Missing Forecasts
U.S. pending home sales fell 0.5 percent in February compared to January, the National Association of Realtors said Monday, missing expectations and heightening concerns the real estate market's recovery may not be as robust as thought by economists.