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Downturn takes a toll on Golden State fortunes - Sacramento Bee

February 17th, 2008 · Permalink

Sacramento Bee, USA - 14 hours ago
Already the real estate meltdown is causing more damage in California than practically anywhere else. “I think you can safely say if the nation goes into a …
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Housing woes run much deeper than we realize - Houston Chronicle

February 17th, 2008 · Permalink

Houston Chronicle, United States
The issue of affordability is not news to the major players in real estate. Each month, lenders, developers and government agencies study the National …
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The giant slows down (Naples Daily News)

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

After booming in recent years, China’s real estate market is finally beginning to feel the pinch from sagging demand and tighter controls. One of China’s biggest real estate agencies, Chuanghui Real Estate, has shuttered dozens of outlets in Shanghai and other cities, leaving behind angry customers and employees, following an ill-timed expansion just as the […]

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Qatar and Libya set up joint real estate and tourism firm - Gulf Times

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

Gulf Times, Qatar
THE Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company has signed an agreement with the Libyan government to formally establish the Libyan-Qatari Real Estate and …
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Anatomy of a financial meltdown - Daily Times

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

Daily Times, Pakistan
In addition to the downturn in real estate, a broader bubble in consumer credit is now collapsing: as the US economy slips into recession, …
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Mexico enjoys a housing boom - Austin American-Statesman

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

Austin American-Statesman, TX
MEXICO CITY - In her bustling corner real estate brokerage, Ana Laura Pulido is doing her best business in years, enjoying a sort of …
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Castles in the Sand (Zawya)

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

Real estate behemoth DAMAC has certainly capitalized on the mounting demand for houses in Egypt. Drawing from a seemingly endless stock of capital, they have flooded the region with billboards and commercials boosting their enormous projects.
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Some Cities Are Spared the Slide in Housing - New York Times

February 16th, 2008 · Permalink

New York Times
The real estate market these days is a tale of two Americas, and one of them is not doing too badly. Jim and Hatti Wang, with their daughters, Claire, left, …
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