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Cameron’s New Housing Bid: Lend, Build, and Repeat

Cameron’s New Housing Bid: Lend, Build, and Repeat

Posted on November 26th, 2011

David Cameron has finally decided to do something about Britain’s troubled housing market, but it’s not sitting pretty with analysts and investors alike. His radical new strategy (his words, not mine) includes: letting first-time buyers access mortgage funds after only putting up 5% in down payments; further pushes for the Right To Buy scheme targeted [...]

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OPM’s News Round-Up & Linkage – Our Hottest Picks – Dubai for Christmas Anyone? Chilean Luxury Bubble & Britain’s Richest Woman

OPM’s News Round-Up & Linkage – Our Hottest Picks – Dubai for Christmas Anyone? Chilean Luxury Bubble & Britain’s Richest Woman

Posted on November 25th, 2011

UAE – Dubai We already reported on how UAE’s thriving aviation industry is helping the region keep out of trouble, and now apparently it’s even flown in to revive those flat lining property markets. Rental specialists, Campaya, just cited Dubai as this holiday season’s go-to destination of choice, reporting a marked uptick in demand for [...]

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Spanish Banks UNABLE to Sell Toxic Real Estate Assets

Spanish Banks UNABLE to Sell Toxic Real Estate Assets

Posted on November 24th, 2011

Spain’s markets are in a fix, and there seems to be no creditable solution in sight. In fact, there is no credit. Lending activity in the country has slowed down dramatically, having experienced its greatest fall this year (a record 2.64% decline till September). The property markets gone bust, and looks to have taken all [...]

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China’s Falling House Prices

China’s Falling House Prices

Posted on November 23rd, 2011

The Chinese authorities have succeeded in making good on their promise to lower property prices, but this bid to make housing affordable for the greater half of the Chinese population mightprove particularly costly for the Chinese economy as a whole. The residential sector is a major contributor of short-term economic growth in China, and accounted [...]

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