Overseas property and real estate news

Medium to long term investment in rural property in UK looking positive

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:28:40 +0100

Rural property in the UK is still the highest performing real estate investment ahead of residential and commercial property despite the total return on investment dropping to 1.3% in 2008, according to a report published today.

Wall Street fall out now hitting property prices in Manhattan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:13:04 +0100

Apartment prices in Manhattan have fallen for the first time since 2002, according to the latest figures from appraisers in New York.

Investors demand money back on famous sporting names towers in Dubai

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:13 +0100

International property investors are demanding their money back from the investment company behind the Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker towers in Dubai.

Oz, Japan and China top for property investment

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:28:27 +0100

Australia, China and Japan have topped the list of the best countries for property investment in an annual survey of the investment intentions of the world's largest global real estate investors.

UK commercial property bottom expected by end of 2009

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:13:50 +0100

The UK commercial property market is likely to reach bottom at the end of this year but mothballed sites probably won't be viable until 2011, it is claimed.

Real estate analysts raise questions about Dubai property developer Emaar merger plans

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:08:12 +0100

The proposed merger between Dubai developer Emaar and three entities owned by Dubai Holding raises a number of questions about the future of real estate development in the region, it is claimed.

Four month on US property market sees little impact from Obama stimulus plan

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:28:03 +0100

Four months after President Barack Obama pledged $275 billion to boost the residential property market there has barely been an improvement with banks still reluctant to lend and the number of foreclosures continuing to rise.