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• Fair trade?
  John Abbott is a 60-year-old artist who lives in a traditional stone cottage on an island near Bantry Bay in County Cork, south-west Ireland. He can see the Fastnet lighthouse from his window, while...
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• Developers look to North Africa for real estate opportunities
  Major property developers are looking to North Africa as a key emerging real estate market as it is largely unhindered by the global crisis and offers potential that can't be found elsewhere, it is ...
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• Some Nations Make It Easier for Nonresidents to Buy Property
  Like many developers of resort Caribbean real estate, David Johnson is facing the daunting challenge these days of selling ultraluxury Caribbean property at a time when the economy is tanking and bu...
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• When will the real estate market bottom out?
  As glimmers of hope begin to shine out from various property markets one issue is preoccupying property investors this week – when will real estate prices bottom out and when should they start...
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• Almost half of the world's property markets saw positive growth in 2008
  Many major global property markets recorded positive price growth in 2008 but by the end of the year that had stopped or fallen in 75% of locations, according to a new report. There were wide varia...
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	Middle East

• Worldwide realty slump seems to skips Israel
  Real estate prices have continued to drop over the first quarter of 2009, a recent overview of the international market has found.
  
  A survey looking at the real estate market in 32 cou...
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• Dubai development may be down, but it's not out
  Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- If a city can be spectacularly quiet, this waterfront city-state has certainly qualified in recent months. Hundreds of abandoned construction cranes lan...
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• Property prices rise in capital and Dubai
  Property prices have begun to rise again in parts of Abu Dhabi and Dubai after a nine-month fall, brokers and bankers say. “The availability is suddenly a lot less in the last three to four w...
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• Dubai real estate companies diversify to meet market needs
  Real estate companies in Dubai are increasingly looking to increase the tools available to prospective buyers, and to diversify their product offerings, as the city's real estate market completes th...
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• Optimism emerging as Dubai real estate market shows signs of bottoming out
  Real estate prices in Dubai may never return to previous levels and this is a good thing if the city is to compete with global hubs such as New York, London and Singapore, according to analysts. To...
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	Asia

• Oz property investors put off by large number of grant-aided first time buyers
  The Australian government's grant scheme for first time buyers has been so successful that property investors are delaying purchases until they leave the market, it is claimed. Three out of four re...
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• Residential rents in Abu Dhabi increase amid calls for regulation of the property market
  Residential rents in Abu Dhabi have increased by up to 20% this month despite analysts forecasting that they would fall. Rent prices fell during April and May by up to 15% and tenants and property ...
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• Is China's real estate recovery real?
  While housing sales in many parts of the world remain lethargic, sales volumes in China have rebounded strongly. The pace of sales in some cities has been frenetic. In Guangzhou, first-hand residen...
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• Patong, Phanason Ablaze With Property Billions
  THAI developers the Phanason Group continue to announce large-scale housing projects for Phuket, seemingly without concern for the world economic downturn. ''Phuket's property outlook is stronger t...
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• Stability key to Indian real estate market
  The biggest motivating factor for non-resident Indians (NRIs) to buy real estate in their home country is the political stability that follows the second term of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister, ac...
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	North America

• Sign of transaction improvement in US commerical real estate market
  The gap between US commercial property buyers and sellers is narrowing, indicating the shattered market is closer to beginning a path to recovery, it is claimed. The last couple of weeks have seen ...
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• Spending, Home Sales Probably Increased: U.S. Economy Preview
  Consumer spending in the U.S. probably rose in May for the first time in three months and home sales increased as Americans became more confident the recession will end this year, economists said be...
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• Bright spots on housing horizon
  Harvard University housing experts don’t know when the U.S. real estate market will bottom out, but say some positive signs are emerging. “While it is too soon to tell whether housing m...
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• First time buyer credit having impact on US property market as pending sales increase
  The US government's $8,000 first time buyer tax credit is having an impact on the depressed property market with pending home sales up for the third month in a row, according to the latest figures. ...
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• USA on sale!
  Knight Knox International is a long established overseas property sales company with a particular focus on investment. Having sold many thousands of properties over the years Knight Knox are extrem...
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	Europe

• Frankfurt, Budapest and Prague top office commercial property market performance
  The commercial property market in Prague is performing well despite the prevailing economic conditions but analysts warn that it is still considerably down on last year. The experts also point out ...
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• Crisis easing, prop funds rethink emerging Europe
  Global real estate investors who fled emerging Europe at the start of the year are inching back to the region, lured by prospects of higher returns as fears of widespread economic collapse ebb. Eme...
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• Moscow Real Estate market awaiting a summer signal
  The extent to which Moscow real estate prices have subsided since their peak depends largely on what currency buyers and sellers are thinking in terms of, with analysts divided in their views on the...
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• U.K. House Prices Reverse Decline
  U.K. house prices posted their strongest monthly rise in six and a half years in May and there are indications activity in the residential property market may be stabilizing, mortgage lender Halifax...
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• Bulgaria Property: Market Starts to Move
  Are there green shoots in the Bulgarian property market? With data emerging from various sources, it appears that Bulgaria is again looking attractive for British and foreign property purchasers in ...
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	Latin America

• Dies Poppeliers, Sales Director with BRIC Investment says: 'Now is a fantastic time to invest in Brazil'
  From 320 days of sun each year, to miles of sandy beaches, fiscal stability and massive tourism growth, Brazil is set to become a superpower and brand new developments such as The Coral Lake &...
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• Panama Property - One of Best Investments on Global Market
  The Panamanian economy is growing even during a global recession, putting it in good position to resume accelerated growth next year, according to Liam Bailey of Write About Property. "Just as...
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• Latin American Real Estate to Come Back
  The return of pension funds and international investors to Latin America by the end of 2009 will signal the re-emergence of the region’s real estate market in 2010, according to the experts at...
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• Gafisa: Brazil 09 housing sector strong
  Gafisa, Brazil's second-largest residential builder, expects a good year for the country's real estate developers, particularly those with a focus on low-income housing, Chief Executive Officer Wils...
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• There's a Silver Lining in Costa Rica's Gold Coast
  AT the heart of the real estate wave in Guanacaste province in Costa Rica in 2006, some 20 residential projects had either broken ground, been announced or been approved. About 350,000 visitors land...
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