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 4/2/2008-Sterling started the week full of promise, pushing up through $1.98 to make repeated tests of $1.9550. On Friday the music stopped and the Pound slumped nearly three cents. It eventually found support at $1.9650 and renewed enthusiasm in the Far East this morning had taken it almost to $1.98 by the time London opened. […]

4/02/08-Tesco has set the cat amongst the pigeons of UK estate agencies and property portals by announcing that it intends to launch an online estate agency service. The financial strength behind Tesco could see undercutting the traditional estate agencies. The move is response to the difficulty it experienced with it private sellers website services. Rightmove

Panama City, Panama is seeing a real estate boom that is drawing the interest of international property investors. The city, located on the Pacific Coast of this Central American country, is seen as one of the hottest places for property in all of Latin America. There are currently more than 35 high rise buildings under

Prague is changing with brand new property developments springing up over the city. It is also attracting overseas property investors to buy property in the city. For many people, the city of Prague leads to thoughts of beautiful old architecture, cafes and the bohemian lifestyle. Lately, though, the capital city of the Czech Republic is

Trying to raise USD23 million in mortgage finance for a home is not easy in today’s credit squeeze environment. This stark reality is facing Michael Jackson who now faces losing his fantasy land home Neverland.    The mortgage broker trying to find fresh financing for Jackson on his $23 million loan held by Fortress Investments

According to the National Association of Realtors, (NAR) the final number of existing homes sold for 2007, including condos, single family houses and co-ops, came in at 5.652 million units. That’s compared to 6.478 million units sold in 2006.   While prices and mortgages remain relatively low, making it a good time to purchase a

 27/01/2008 London-The credit crunch and sub prime crisis is rippling right through the financial industry and add to the woes of two big players Barclays Capital and HSBC is a class action lawsuit. Friday 25th January saw the two named in an action brought over the huge collapse of the US biggest mortgage firm Countrywide

The Bangkok real estate market is one of the best for international investors who are interested in the Asian market. Research shows that the property market there is much more affordable than other south Asian cities such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Bangkok has a good climate year round and is also close to many recreational

Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel has been voted the Best Hotel in the Middle East by the readers of Germany’s prestigious Business Traveler magazine. Additionally, the Jumeirah Group was voted Best Middle East Hotel Chain by the same readers, as reported in various hospitality publications including Hospitality Net.   The American travel magazine Global Traveler also

For those who fly Singapore Airlines, it’s no secret that this Southeast Asia based airline is a great way to travel. Increasingly, though, more and more people are hearing about the great service and amenities that are offered on this often luxurious airline. The US readers of Business Traveler magazine voted Singapore Airlines as the