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Investing in property – the big boys are starting to hurt badly

Mark Knowles — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:12:04 +0000

Another round of losses in the third quarter shows continuing weakness in the world’s real estate markets. Although property investment in Singapore ticked up slightly in the third quarter, more bad news from major developers and property investment vehicles show continuing declines in prices, sales volumes and profitability. US luxury home builder Toll Brothers posted a Q3 loss of $472.3 million, and GPT group in Sydney, Australia posted a US$995 million loss for the first half of the year.

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Cambodia consider new laws for foreign property investors

Mark Knowles — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:33:39 +0000

For those who managed to avoid losing their shirt in the Spanish property market, or investing in Dubai’s real estate bubble, another possibility seems to be floating on the horizon – maybe. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday urged the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction to expedite the drafting of new rules that would permit foreign ownership of property in Cambodia.

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Investing in Real Estate – is it Time Yet?

Mark Knowles — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:30:24 +0000

As per usual, the best one can say about the “news” as to whether now is a good time to invest in real estate is at best confusing, at worst deliberately so. But there are some indicators giving an idea as to when and at what price is a good time to consider re-investing in property. Ignoring the obviously “spun” headlines from the government press release farms such as The Times, these are a few recent, factual articles that might be of interest as it would appear that the commercial real estate bubble is now starting to burst – and as predicted will have an impact on the credit availability in the residential sector.

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Knight Frank Global House Price Index – Q1 2009

Mark Knowles — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:38:04 +0000

The Knight Frank Global House Price Index shows pretty much what everyone in the industry expected. Dubai and Singapore show the largest drops in value, with more stable housing markets performing better than those affected by the recent credit boom and subsequent housing bubble, and the decline looking to continue for the foreseeable future. Key points of the report are from Knight Frank’s press release:

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Property Investing News Roundup

Mark Knowles — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:21:43 +0000

London townhouse sold for huge discount; the UK, Hong Kong, Dubai and Calgary markets have bottomed out; Luxury resort in the Bahamas goes broke; Irish property prices have fallen 52 percent and a British Member of Parliament forgets he paid his mortgage off.

Volatility still rules the property markets – although when the term “volatility,” started to mean “dropping prices,” remains a mystery. A few interesting reports from the property investing world make disturbing reading for some markets – particularly some of the emerging markets.

Investment Property For Sale – Worst Investments Ever or Biggest Missed Opportunities ?

Mark Knowles — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:11:09 +0000

We are constantly being approached by agents and developers with property for sale, or developments that need an infusion of capital. Some of them are potential investment opportunities, but some of them………. Well, no one in their right mind would consider some of them. Many of these come from “developing” countries, and are barely intelligible.

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