News: real estate property investment

The most recent real estate property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Bali Real Estate: A Great Value For Tropical Living In Asia

While prices in Bali have skyrocketed over the last five years, real estate on the island remains a relatively low-cost option for the tropical lifestyle it provides. Most furnished condo rent in the range of $1000-$1500 a month, and there are plenty of low cost entertainment and other services available…

Slovenian Real Estate: A Green Piece of Europe

Few people have even heard of Slovenia – a tiny country located in Central Europe – and with good reason. It was part of the former republic of Yugoslavia and didn’t come into being until 1991. With just over two million citizens and a land that is the size of New Jersey, it doesn’t make [...]

Australia Real Estate Sees Double-Digit Growth In 2009

Double-digit growth in residential prices for the past year has helped median home values eclipse pre-crisis levels in a number of Australian real estate markets. Heading into 2010 this rapid rebound is likely to lose some steam with the recent expiration of the first-time homebuyer stimulus and the…

Hike in CRR signals end of special loan rates

The hike in cash reserve ratio (part of deposits that banks have to park with the RBI) will signal the end of special home (also called teaser home loan rates) and auto loan rates. It is also expected to jack up borrowing costs for companies.
“These rates will come to an end by march,” said MV [...]

Auda announces 14 new town planning schemes in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: After clearing 10 new Town Planning (TP) schemes of Ahmedabad recently, the state government is planning to announce more new TPs for Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has submitted primary proposals for around 14 new town planning schemes for various developing areas of the state.
The new schemes are: Sarkhej-Ofal-Fathewadi (86 to 90), [...]

Distressed Commercial Property Could Cause Another Financial Crisis

More than one-third of commercial real estate loans are projected to be underwater by the end of 2010, and a total of $770 billion in commercial loans are expected to go into a negative negative equity position from now through 2014. There is considerable concern that commercial real estate trends could…

Distressed Commercial Property Could Cause Another Financial Crisis

More than one-third of commercial real estate loans are projected to be underwater by the end of 2010, and a total of $770 billion in commercial loans are expected to go into a negative negative equity position from now through 2014. There is considerable concern that commercial real estate trends could…

Using Your IRA or 401K to Invest in Mexican Real Estate

With the stock market in flux and the price of commodities high, many investors are trying to find other vehicles for building and diversifying their retirement portfolio. One way to diversify individual retirement investments is to use your IRA or 401(k) to invest in real estate. Qualified retirement money can be accessed to include personal [...]

Bank of England Expects Strong Rebound In UK Real Estate

Unlike the housing collapse of the 1990s that was hampered by excess inventory, limited supply should help bring the UK property market back from the latest crash, as it did in the ‘80s. The remaining element in this recovery, and the key factor for the immediate future, will be favorable lending…

Rush of integrated townships into Pune

The Pune’s boundaries are growing in all directions. Adding another totally new dimension to the city is the rush of integrated townships into Pune.
The city is ready to reap a rich harvest for those having the capacity to invest and develop large tracts of land and put in the physical and social infrastructure.
This is what [...]