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Brasilia-The Government Bureau of Statistics (IBGE) today released unemployment figures for September showing a rate of 6% in the 6 statistical áreas covered: Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Porto Alegre. While slightly less than 6.2% recorded in August it is dead flat against 6% in September 2010. The number of […]

An opulent Surrey mansion which has been on the market since 2005 has finally sold for less than half its original asking price.  Updown Court was once expected to fetch £75 million but has now sold after six years on the market for just £35 million. Repossessed property sold to foreign businessman Earlier this year,

<p class=”MsoNormal”>Spanish resorts continue to be one of the best locations to look for <a href=”https://www.homesgofast.com/property_abroad.php”>cheap property abroad</a>, the latest figures reveal.</p> <p class=”MsoNormal”>Statistics from the Spanish government, revealed last week, show that the average price of Spanish property has fallen to 1,700 Euros per square metre. The low cost marks a drop of 22

After all the award-winning Alvaro Siza house designs produced over the past five decades, the architect has received an honorary degree this week. The Doctorate, which was handed out at the University of Seville, is the latest in a long line of accolades for Silva, whose real estate designs have garnered much acclaim over the

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Brasilia, October 25, 2011-The government´s closely watched inflation indicator of Consumer Prices  rose 0.42% for the period from September 14th to October 13th 0.11% below the prior month at 0.53%. Cumulative year to date the figure is 5.48% and for twelve months trailing, 7,12%, compared to the year-ago figure of 7,33%.   Brazil years ago,

Foreign buyers are snapping up property bargains in Spain in larger numbers than for some months, according to the Spanish arm of one of the UK’s most well-known house builders. Taylor Wimpey España, the Spanish arm of the UK house builder Taylor Wimpey Plc, have reported strong sales in September and October 2011.  They also

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As demand increases for luxury homes, UK sales have risen to the highest levels in four years. A total of 3,375 properties valued at over £1m were sold in the first six months of 2011, according to Lloyd TSB. The sales mark an increase of 10 per cent on the same period from last year,

Libya’s new rulers face ‘daunting legal hurdles’ to find billions of pounds in cash, assets and property that the late leader Muammar Gadaffi and his family stashed across the world, according to experts. According to Reuters, estimates suggest Gaddafi controlled as much as $30 billion (£18.8 billion) in assets in the Unites States alone as