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Article Published: 11/20/2009
Will Gold Prices Increase to $2,000?
Gold is proving its resilience as the dollar declines. The yellow metal continues to break price records, and is on track to hit $2,000 an ounce as demand outstrips supply.
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
Bay Area Real Estate Market Approaches Return To Normalcy
Although trends in the Bay Area real estate market remain mixed, early signs of recovery emerged in October, when the nine-county region posted its first year-over-year gain in median home prices since 2007.
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
French Investment Firm Warns About Holding Dollars
French investment bank Societe Generale is advising customers to dump the dollar in favor of safer holdings, concerned that US federal debt poised to eclipse national GDP could be a recipe for global economic doom.
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
California Home Sales: Ratio Of Foreclosure Sales Shrinking
October home sales in California were up slightly from September, but remained down from the same period last year.
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
China Could Help Accelerate US Recovery
Strong growth in China, as well as other parts of Asia over the next couple years, will help the US and other Western economies, according to a recent forecast by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
Why Risk Of A Double-Dip Recession Is Low
While Obama's warning about a double-dip recession may have caused some worry, research of recessions dating back to the 1850's indicate that double-dip recessions typically occur in extreme conditions, unlike the present environment.
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Article Published: 11/20/2009
China Real Estate Market Continues Rapid Growth
The recent explosion in Chinese real estate is raising expectation of a response from the nation's banking sector, specifically focusing in on debt purchases and leverage ratios.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
Gold Tax May Reduce Record Gains For Gold Investors
While prices have risen to record highs for gold, tax regulations could take a significant bite out of those profits.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
Builder Confidence Up Due To Housing Stimulus Extension
Builder confidence is on the upswing, thanks in large part to the extension and expansion of the federal homebuyer tax credit. First-time buyers have accounted for around half of new construction sales.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
US Commercial Real Estate Losses To Take A Toll On Economy
Commercial real estate investments in the US are likely to see stiff losses in the months ahead, as the lingering effects of the economic downturn come to fruition. This will deal a particularly heavy blow to the life insurance industry.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
Residential Real Estate In India Leading Recovery
The demand for affordable residential real estate in India is spurring development, and blazing the trail for recovery, in India's property market, while the commercial sector continues to lag.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
Gold Reaches Yet Another Record High
Gold prices soared to an all time high on Wednesday, as the U.S. dollar continues to struggle and central banks throughout the world are increasing their gold reserves.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
New Home Starts Continue To Decline In October
Single family housing completions rose in October, compared with September 2009.
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Article Published: 11/19/2009
Jordan Real Estate Expected To Stabilize In Second Half Of 2009
Experts estimate that Jordan real estate prices have declined about 20 percent in 2009, with real estate transactions and rental prices down from 2008.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
Home Sales Expected To Increase In 2010
While rock-bottom interest rates, federal homebuyer incentives and mortgage assistance should help drive up home sales in 2010, staggering unemployment continues to handicap real estate recovery.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
Where Will Gold Prices Go From Here?
Precious metals are often considered a safe place to invest in times of economic uncertainty, or when confidence in the US economy is low.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
Southern California Home Prices Improve In October
Despite a small decrease in the median home price, Southern California real estate sales rose in October. This rise can be attributed to the increases in short sales, and first time buyers taking advantage of the federal tax credit program.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
Investors In Dubai Reluctant To Make Payments On Pre-Construction Property
Experts believe that the Dubai property market will not recover from the current economic downturn until 2011.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
The Chances Of A Second Recession
Despite the stock market's dramatic turnaround, uncertainty clouds the outlook for 2010. With jobless rates eclipsing the 10% mark, and continued troubles in the banking and property sectors, investors still have plenty of reasons to worry. Depressed consumer spending will likely limit economic growth to around 2% in the year ahead, and economic indicators are pointing to a slow and sustainable recovery — without double-dip recession.
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Article Published: 11/18/2009
UK Real Estate Price Fall Precedes Winter Slowdown
A price decline in residential property, ahead of the traditional winter slowdown, hasn't snuffed optimism in the UK real estate market where a majority of territories have seen price growth over the past year.
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