Breaking Property News news Breaking Property News news Rss feed

  • Housing market picking up in UK Housing market picking up in UK

    LONDON - The UK housing market seems to be picking up with gross mortgage lending up 4.3 per cent in April over previous month to 12.1 billion pounds, the highest in over four years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The mortgage lending was 21% higher than April 2012, but this data is skewed by the end of the stamp duty concession on 24 March, 2012. Under the stamp duty ...

  • 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 ...

  • Questions raised over valuation dropping Guptas property price in S. Africa

    An objection has been lodged over an error on the 2013 property valuation of a property owned by the well-connected Indian family in Johannesburg. Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said the City objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the Gupta family. According to news 24, Maphologela was responding to a report in the Saturday Star that one of the properties' value ...

  • US immigration reform bill clears key Senate hurdle

    A bipartisan immigration reform bill cleared a key hurdle after its authors negotiated a compromise with a Republican senator to relax some restrictions on high-tech companies on hiring foreign techies, many of whom come from India. Members of the Democratic-controlled panel Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5 with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats after the so-called ...

  • Market Snapshot U.S. stocks creep up before Bernanke testifies

    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks moved up modestly in Wednesday's early going before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated appearance in front of ...


clear
Beijing Weather
22°C Clear
Winds: From the South at 4 MPH
Thu
mostlycloudy
31° 14°
Fri
partlycloudy
32° 19°
Sat
chancerain
26° 16°
Last Updated on May 22, 9:00 PM CST
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

Following [Blu-Ray]

Following [Blu-Ray]

Viewed in retrospect, one can easily recognize Christopher Nolans noiresque no-budget feature debut Following as a harbinger of things to come, an exercise in the kind of temporal gymnastics, sleight-of-hand shifts in perspective, and rigorous insights into the dark depths of human na ... ...

On Facebook

  • Las Vegas project weighs on Property and Building results

    PTBL ) 66% to NIS 72 million for the first quarter of 2013 from NIS 211 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. CBRE Inc. raised the fair value of the HSBC building in Manhattan by 8% $670 million. Property and Building said, "The net profit accruing to the company from the HSBC Building and Barney's Building (in Chicago) was NIS 77 million in the first quarter, compared with ...

  • Simon Property Hits New 52-Week High

    Simon Property Group Inc. ( ) crafted a new 52-week high, touching $181.30 during the trading session on May 21. The closing price of this real estate investment trust (:REIT) represents a solid year-to-date return of 14.3%. The trading volume for the session was over 0.9 million shares. Despite hitting its 52-week high, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock has plenty of upside left, given its strong ...

  • Swiss billionaires buy Merck Serono HQ for biotech campus

    The new logo of bio pharmaceutical company Merck Serono SA is pictured outside the new headquarters in Geneva January 8, 2007. REUTERS/Denis ...

  • Disgraced lawmaker runs for NYC mayor

    Confirming the worst-kept secret in politics, former Rep. Anthony Weiner has officially confirmed he's running for New York City mayor, telling voters in a YouTube video that he wants a second chance in politics. "I made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons," Weiner said in the two-minute video released Wednesday. ...

  • Home-improvement companies doing well

    Earnings have increased for both Home Depot and its competitor, Lowe's, during the first quarter. One sign that people are willing to spend a bit more money around the house is that both Lowes Cos. and Home Depot have announced increased earnings for the first quarter of the year. Lowes earnings did rise by 2.5 percent, the company reported. But some of that was attributed to lower expenses, ...

More Breaking Property News news