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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Australian construction industry to see slow recovery

    The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...

  • AIG Announces Participation in Rights Offering of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American International Group, Inc. ( ) announced today that it has agreed to invest approximately HK$718.1 million (approximately US$92.5 million), in accordance with its pro rata share, in a rights offering of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited ("PICC P&C"), a company listed in Hong Kong. Immediately prior to and after the rights ...

  • Protest deadline is May 31 for most real property in Harris County

    For most owners of real property in Harris County, including homes, commercial buildings and land, the deadline to protest the market value of the property is Friday, May ...

  • Trump Tower investor felt conned by changed real estate deal

    A Chicago woman who sued Donald Trump over a failed condo deal testified today she felt conned when she found out that key incentives to investors had been taken back. "Somebody had to stand up him," Jacqueline Goldberg said of Trump. In a second day on the witness stand in federal court in Chicago, Goldberg, 87, said she considered her purchase of two condos at Trump International ...


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  • Post New Orleans Tour KBIS Marks a New Direction

    KBIS , the largest U.S. event devoted to kitchen and bath products and industry trade professionals, recently wrapped up an exciting event at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Attracting more than 20,000 professional registrations, 400 exhibitors and over 250 media, the event reflected the overall improvement in the housing and remodeling markets. "There is no question ...

  • Thousands of dodgy tenants on rental blacklist

    MORE than 3000 dodgy tenants have been black-listed by real estate agents in Townsville, with about 360 listed this year alone. Figures from TICA, a national tenancy database, showed thousands of people in the region had been black-listed for rent arrears, property damage or as a result of tribunal orders with some "repeat ...

  • Wells Fargo slows foreclosure sales BofA not so much

    Three large banks have nearly halted their foreclosure sales while they make sure they are meeting revised standards on how troubled homeowners are to be treated. Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. have nearly halted foreclosure sales after federal regulators revised orders on the how troubled borrowers were to be treated before losing their homes. But Bank of America ...

  • Property tax pilot scheme to expand to more cities

    The government has put an increase in the number of pilot cities for property tax trials on the work agenda this year, the China Securities Journal reported Monday. The upcoming pilot work is expected to levy taxes on homes purchased after the pilot program is implemented, while also taking local conditions into account, the journal said. China's property tax pilot program was initiated in ...

  • Workbar Cambridge location opens

    Workbar said Monday that its second startup workspace office has opened, in Cambridge's Central Square. The new office consists of 13,000 square feet of space, and is located on two floors at 45 Prospect St. From the news release: Workbar said it offers flexible memberships ranging from part-time access for $30 a day, to full-time access for $300 per month. A three-person private office runs ...

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