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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Gold Prices Climb After Historic Sale By IMF
The dollar, weakened by the Federal Reserve's lack of restraint, is losing ground to the euro — which has spurred central banks and investors to turn to hard assets instead. This is driving gold futures to record prices, and there is speculation of prices hitting $1,125 an ounce in 2010.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Homebuyer Tax Credit Passes Senate By Unanimous Vote
A unanimous Senate vote to extend and expand the homebuyer credit through April 2010, reflects the impact that the program has made to this point.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
National Home Prices Increase In Third Quarter
Analysts believe that declines in the percentage of real estate-owned (REO) properties in major markets are early indications of stabilization in the real estate market.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Some Analysts Predict Gold Will Reach $1500 By 2010
As the US government continues to pump more dollars into the economy, investor demand for gold continues to rise.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Vietnam Real Estate Development Charges Ahead
With a bevy of development projects in the works, and a strong year-end performance projected, Vietnam is carving out a spot in the emerging property market.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Low Interest Rate Helps Gold Continue Record Run
As the US dollar index continues to fall, gold prices are rising once again.
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Article Published: 11/06/2009
Productivity Exceeds Expectations While Unemployment May Have Reached Bottom
Skyrocketing productivity rates for US businesses, combined with the lowest initial unemployment claims in nearly a year, have helped boost economic optimism.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
What Is Holding Back Inflation In The US Economy?
Although the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low and pumped more than $1 trillion into the U.S. economy, core inflation continues to remain low.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
Tax Credit Helps Boost Pending Home Sales
Homebuyers eager to use the first-time buyers federal tax credit helped to drive pending homes sales up for the eighth consecutive month in September.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
Looming Collapse Of Commercial Real Estate Threatens Banking Industry
US commercial real estate values have continued to plummet since 2007, and experts believe the sector will not recover before 2012.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
Delaware Real Estate Prices Expected To Continue Falling
With over 50% of the state's total population, Wilmington is a barometer for the Delaware real estate market. On that note, Wilmington is facing a backlog of inventory and the real estate market there is projected fall just over 11% in 2009.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
Italian Commercial Real Estate Market On Track For Recovery
With its national economy rebounding, the Italian commercial real estate market looks to be on track for recovery. The market is flush with optimism that is reflected in investment growth up 40% from the same period last year.
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Article Published: 11/05/2009
Homebuyers Rush To Meet Tax Credit Deadline
As the deadline for the first-time homebuyer credit nears, last-minute shoppers are boosting real estate transactions leading to record growth in the Pending Home Sales Index. It does appear, though, that the tax credit will be extended, as it won unanimous approval in the Senate vote yesterday, and is expected to be passed by the House today.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
3 Reasons That Home Sales Growth Is Unsustainable
A deadly combination of market factors is raising doubt over the sustainability of of the past month's surge in existing-home sales, an unexpected windfall largely driven by attractive lending rates and the federal first-time buyer incentive.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
Several Factors That Could Impede The Economic Recovery
Economic recovery in the US continues to be impeded by adjusted unemployment rates of ten to twenty percent, as well as a struggling housing market and the expectation of rising inflation.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
Dubai Real Estate Shows Signs Of Life
The Dubai real estate market posted a strong third quarter performance driven by demand that is keeping credit accessible, and confidence that is replacing risk-aversion. While prices remain considerably below last year's level, expectations of a market turnaround are increasing.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
US Commercial Real Estate Shows Signs Of Improvement
Spiking demand, coupled with falling asking prices, has yielded an increase in third quarter transactions for US commercial real estate. This represents a second consecutive quarterly gain, which strongly suggests the start of a turnaround in the market.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
Hong Kong Government Takes Steps To Prevent Housing Bubble
Hong Kong real estate transactions fell last week after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority reduced the mortgage limit for properties valued at HK$21 million or more.
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Article Published: 11/04/2009
Ireland Commercial Real Estate Sees Growth In Transaction Volume
After a difficult year, Ireland's commercial real estate market is starting to show signs of early recovery with the number of small office rental transactions increasing.
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Article Published: 11/03/2009
Confidence Grows In Asia and Latin America Real Estate
While Western markets are marked by uncertainty, the resurgence of the Asian economy is spurring optimism in its rental and property investment sectors, a mood shared by Latin America.
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