On the Road to Recovery – Cheer on the Springtime Market Rally

" On the Road to Recovery – Cheer on the Springtime Market Rally ( Public ) Written by Rob Guerriere    Mar 04, 2009 at 11:37 AM  I am officially back on the road working on the next...

Real estate tycoon wants US, UK to leave Pakistan alone

There is no economic problem in Pakistan but the rampant corruption, and if there is no corruption and left alone by the US and Britain, the country could achieve self-reliance within four years. Malik Riaz Hussain, head of Bahria Town, stated this while speaking as chief...

Will the German government become defacto shareholder in BC P3s?

The German bank that's involved in the financing of three high profile public-private partnership (P3) projects in British Columbia may be partially nationalized by the German government. Hypo Real Estate (HRE)...

B.C. P3 banker sued over alleged lack of financial disclosure

Investors are suing the German bank that's financing two hospital projects in British Columbia. Hypo Real Estate clients are alleging that the bank failed to disclose in a timely manner its exposure to the market...

Edinburgh named as Britain's loneliest place

Edinburgh, Scotland may be world renown as one of Britain's most beautiful cities (if not the most beautiful), but a new survey has revealed that it is also the loneliest city in the UK."For centuries, princes and...

Michael Jackson ends Neverland adventure

Michael Jackson's Neverland adventure is over.  After facing foreclosure earlier in the year, he has turned title of Neverland Ranch to Sycamore Valley Ranch Co.  It apparently will be renamed the...

How does the $700bn bail out impact on the UAE and local real estate? « Pete...

" Real estate prices in Dubai should also see a slowdown in price rises, and the selling of new off-plan projects could become very much more difficult at least in Dubai, perhaps not Abu Dhabi just yet: partly because Dubai off-plan supply is so high and partly because the...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

Why the Dubai property market is not in trouble! « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" It is a feature of markets that they do not always act in an entirely rational manner. You would think, for example, that the series of scandals emerging in the Dubai real estate sector might dampen demand...

New US bailout planned

US lawmakers have been complaining that the federal government doesn't seem to have an overall master plan for dealing with the meltdown on Wall Street, seemingly selectively bailing out companies at random and...

Buyers Find Bargains at Michigan Foreclosure Auctions

"If you are interested in buying a home but worried about being able to afford it, follow what the other budget-conscious real estate investors and home buyers are doing – participating in Michigan foreclosure...

No rush to buy UK real estate for Arabian buyers « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Remarks last weekend by the British finance minister Alastair Darling that the economy was in its worst state for 60 years, sent the pound sterling into free fall this week. House prices are also down by more than 10 per cent over the past year, and open to offers lower than...

Recession, Recession, Recession...Oh My!

" During more difficult economic times, it becomes necessary to allow your investments to take some dives. You should expect this. In times of recession, this can occur across the board and there may not be much that you can do about it. Instead of moving your stock...

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