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In China, fear of a real estate bubble (Washington Post) - BEIJING -- With property prices soaring in key cities, many investors and bankers worry that China has the next great real estate bubble waiting to be popped.

Evergrande Real Estate Said to Market Dollar Bonds (Update1) (Bloomberg) - Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. , China’s third-biggest developer by market value, plans to start marketing a sale of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

What 2010 holds for commercial real estate (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - As the “aught” decade comes to a close, for the real estate industry it can best be described as a wonderful love affair that came to a fiery ending. Developers experienced a glowing, bubbly kind of relationship with lenders and in vestors in the early part of the decade. But the past year saw an unwinding of that love. More specifically, many developers probably think of “I Hate Everything ...

SOEs in real estate may be halved (People's Daily) - A government think tank said Sunday the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) may cut in half the number of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) under its authority that are allowed to invest in real estate. "The government is considering halving the number of SOEs under the direct supervision of the SASAC who owned businesses related to real estate, " Li Baomin ...

Real Estate Company Moves To Harcourts Group (Scoop.co.nz) - 11 January 2010 : East Auckland-based Beachlands Real Estate Ltd today officially joined Harcourts New Zealand, making the move public by rebranding their office.Formerly part of another international real estate group, the company is now in the process of introducing the Harcourts brand and the group’s wide range of world-class systems and products and sharing the good news with their clients ...

Barwa Acquires Qatar Real Estate in All-Share Deal (Update2) (Bloomberg) - Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Barwa Real Estate Co. , Qatar’s second-largest developer, agreed to buy Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. as the slump in real estate prices in the region quickens the pace of mergers in the industry.

Ministry approves IHG merger with Ezdan Real Estate (Zawya) - 11 January 2010 DOHA: The Ministry of Business & Trade and Qatar Financial Markets Authority have agreed to merge the International Housing Group with Ezdan Real Estate Company.

Bulgarian Cash Purchase Ban Pumps Up Real Estate Market (Investors Offshore) - The Bulgarian real estate market was one of the star performers in Europe between 2005 and 2008, particularly along the Black Sea coast, which has seen untrammelled development accompanied by soaring land and apartment prices; but of course the market fell along with others during 2008 and early 2009, perhaps reaching a bottom in the spring of 2009, when prices were reported to have returned to ...

Barwa to Buy Qatar Real Estate in All-Share Deal (Update1) (Bloomberg) - Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Barwa Real Estate Co. , Qatar’s second-largest developer, agreed to buy Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. in transaction that will create a company with a combined market value of about 11.5 billion riyals ($3.2 billion).

Miami Real Estate Investment - Why Working With A Realtor Is A Good Idea (Turks.US) - Investing in Miami real estate is a pretty good idea at this point in time. Prices are at its lowest and interest rates of home mortgage loans are affordable to average buyers.