realty

Realty sales volume up in September

13 Oct 2009 16:02:01 GMT

By Zhao Qian Major real estate firms led by China Vanke reported high sales in September as they increased their land holdings, and analysts predicted that volumes would stay strong for the rest of the year. Vanke's sales volume reached 5.46 billion yuan ($799.88 million) in September, up 26 per...

Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Kotak Fund says realty stocks expensive

23 Jun 2009 08:42:33 GMT

* Sees Indian realty stocks too expensive * Market rally, share sale plans make deal-closing hard * Sees home prices bottome...

Skyfame Realty sells apartment shares to repay debt

2 Mar 2009 09:53:28 GMT

Mar. 2, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Ltd<59> announced on Feb. 25 that it plans to sell an 80% stake of its Guangzhou serviced apartment building for RMB 368 million, part of which will be given to the liquidator, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

What will drive a housing turnaround?

2 Feb 2009 07:21:17 GMT

Some analysts think the housing market may bounce along the bottom for the next nine to 12 months...

Hopes for 2009's Housing-Market

8 Jan 2009 06:01:49 GMT

While there's no shortage of gloomy data-rising unemployment, higher mortgage delinquencies...

Real Estate Winners and Losers

4 Jan 2009 08:54:07 GMT

The housing downturn spread quickly in 2008, pulling down home prices, triggering foreclosures...

Key things about today's mortgage market

4 Jan 2009 08:10:47 GMT

Rates are probably headed even lower in 2009, raising the question of whether you should borrow now or wait for a better deal.

Location is essential for new retailers

16 Dec 2008 06:46:10 GMT

Location is probably the most important decision you'll make...

India IL&FS raises $895 mln realty fund

9 Dec 2008 08:47:06 GMT

MUMBAI, Dec 9 - Indian private equity firm IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd has raised $895 million for a new realty fund, tapping global investors despite the global financial turmoil and falling property markets. The...

House prices are falling

8 Dec 2008 05:42:12 GMT

House prices are falling just about everywhere...

Reasons people take on home equity debt

4 Dec 2008 06:23:25 GMT

Not every bit of value in our homes vanished when the market collapsed...

Maximizing exterior and curb appeal

3 Dec 2008 08:06:14 GMT

Before putting your house on the market, take as much time as necessary (and as little money as possible) to maximize its exterior and interior appeal.

Tips for savvy home sellers

3 Dec 2008 07:30:47 GMT

How can you ensure that your home will make the best impression possible?

Tips for Making Your Home More Saleable

3 Dec 2008 05:55:17 GMT

Before you put your home on the market, there are some things you can do to differentiate your house among the competitors...

Top Real Estate Challenges

28 Nov 2008 06:56:19 GMT

As the global economy limps into 2009, barometers for the real estate industry are bleak.

Choice Between Home And Health Care

25 Nov 2008 08:21:27 GMT

Housing Rout Cuts Off Source of Funds to Pay Medical Bills; Chemo, and Then Foreclosure...

If the home builders are nervous

20 Nov 2008 09:44:41 GMT

If the home builders are nervous, what does that mean for the rest of us?

7 tax-free havens

20 Nov 2008 05:53:37 GMT

Starting a company in one of these business-friendly locations can save a proprietor big bucks: These seven states have no individual income tax, and some have no corporate income tax.

Trading Down Is the New Real Estate Reality

18 Nov 2008 05:43:24 GMT

For many people who once only dreamed of a $1 million home, today a $500,000 home is looking pretty good.

Tishman Speyer plans $1 bln fund for Indian realty

9 Sep 2008 09:12:21 GMT

MUMBAI, Sept 9 - Property developer and fund manager Tishman Speyer plans to raise up to $1 billion in a private fund in 8-10 months for Indian realty projects, its managing director and head of...

Realty market sees a zero-supply week

11 Feb 2009 03:04:28 GMT

There was no supply of new homes (excluding those designated for relocation uses) in Shanghai over the past week between February 2 and 8, the first zero-supply week in local history when statistics went online four years ago.

UPDATE 4-Kimco Realty FFO drops, forecast weak--stock falls

6 Feb 2009 03:10:54 GMT

* Results fall short of forecasts * 2009 forecast is below Wall Street estimates * Maintains quarterly dividend * Stock down 4.7 percent (Recasts first sentence, adds CIO quote, updates stock price) NEW YORK, Feb...

India HDFC has funds to buy distressed realty projects

5 Sep 2008 09:57:02 GMT

MUMBAI, Sept 5 - The property funds of India's Housing Development Finance Corp <HDFC.BO> and its asset management unit have more than $1 billion of available funding and will look to buy distressed real estate...

India HDFC has funds to buy distressed realty projects

5 Sep 2008 06:42:31 GMT

MUMBAI, Sept 5 - The property funds of India's Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC.BO) and its asset management unit have more than $1 billion of available funding and will look to buy...

WRAPUP 4-U.S. jobless claims surge, housing starts tumble

23 Jan 2009 03:10:47 GMT

* New housing starts, permits hit record lows in December * U.S. weekly jobless claims surged last week * Mortgage applications fell last week (Adds White House comments, closing market prices) WASHINGTON, Jan 22 -...

Circuit City collapse could hit real estate investors

21 Jan 2009 02:52:09 GMT

NEW YORK, Jan 20 - The collapse of electronics retailer Circuit City could drive down shopping and strip mall rents, and deal another blow to commercial mortgage-backed securities' (CMBS) investors who have already seen their...

U.S. House panel sets Jan 13 hearing on TARP bailout

8 Jan 2009 06:53:43 GMT

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 - The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has set a hearing for Jan. 13 on priorities for the incoming Obama administration and the use of funds under the Treasury Department's...

Iranians hit by Dubai property slide

17 Dec 2008 09:43:41 GMT

TEHRAN, Dec 17 - Habib Mostofi is one of thousands of Iranians who believed buying property in Dubai would be safer than Iran, isolated by the West over its disputed nuclear plans. But that was...

China cuts property taxes to boost ailing market

17 Dec 2008 09:36:33 GMT

BEIJING, Dec 17 - China on Wednesday announced fresh measures to support the ailing property market, including cuts in business and transaction taxes for real estate sales and policies to make it easier for developers...

Iranians hit by Dubai property slide

17 Dec 2008 02:52:10 GMT

TEHRAN, Dec 17 - Habib Mostofi is one of thousands of Iranians who believed buying property in Dubai would be safer than Iran, isolated by the West over its disputed nuclear plans. But that was...