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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 ...

  • North-west sees property values rise by 1.7

    property market for the north-west of England , with house values increasing by 1.7% from April. This is according to the latest Rightmove House Price Index, which revealed the average cost of a property in the north-west in May is 165,165, which is a rise form 162,386 last month. These figures also represent a 0.6% increase in value from May 2012; during this month last year, properties in ...

  • Houston-Area ‘Pastor’ Charged in Real Estate Investment Scheme

    HOUSTON-Samuel Ray Palasota, 52, of Houston, has surrendered to federal authorities following the return of a 24-count indictment alleging he operated a fraudulent real estate investment scheme and defrauded a woman of $650,000, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The sealed indictment, returned May 8, 2013, and unsealed today, charges Palasota with 21 counts of mail fraud ...

  • Intellectual property Fighting China’s hackers

    IT SOUNDS like an airport thriller: a near-future in which American firms wage private cyber-combat against Chinese rivals. But precisely that scenario is being considered by former senior American officials, who report that intellectual property (IP) is being stolen on an unprecedented scale, and that passive defences no longer work. Annual losses from the theft of American IP are probably on ...

  • SPG to Revamp Iconic N.Y. Property

    Simon Property Group Inc. ( ), plans to expand and renovate its N.Y.-based iconic premium outlet center - Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. This comes as part of the company's strategy to strengthen the tenant base and further increase traffic volumes at the property. Founded in 1985, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets is one of the most productive shopping destinations in the world, with ...


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  • CoreLogic Metro Charlotte foreclosure rates drop slightly

    Residential foreclosures were nearly flat for the Charlotte market in March, according to data firm CoreLogic Inc. Residential foreclosures were nearly flat for the Charlotte market in March, declining 0.8 of a percentage point from a year earlier, according to data firm CoreLogic Inc. CoreLogic (NYSE:CLGX) says the foreclosure rate was 2.64 percent among outstanding mortgage loans in the ...

  • Milwaukee area foreclosures continued to slip in March

    The national foreclosure rate was 2.84 percent in March, down from 3.49 percent in March 2012. Milwaukee-area foreclosures decreased 0.74 percentage points in March, the same decrease of the previous month, for a rate of 1.86 percent, according to CoreLogic. The area's foreclosure rates have been slowly but steadily declining. The rate in March 2012 was 2.6 percent. The Milwaukee, Waukesha ...

  • Rebosis Property Plans R1bn share sale

    Johannesburg - Rebosis Property Fund, a South African real estate company, plans a share sale to help fund the purchase of offices and a shopping ...

  • Commercial Group plots apartments at Hendler Creamery

    The Hendler Creamery on Baltimore Street is slated to be turned into 250 apartments. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Commercial Group is planning a $45 million, 250-unit apartment complex for the former Hendler Creamery site that will encompass an entire block between Fayette and Baltimore streets in Jonestown. The Baltimore Development Corp. voted Thursday to ...

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