Arab property: can the boom continue? From Casablanca to Dubai, prices for commercial and residential properties have trebled since 2000. But experts warn this boom could sour--causing more economic dislocation than any war.
ALONG THE BEACHES STRETCHING away from Dubai's famed Creek, armies of construction workers are racing to complete giant housing complexes which will permanently change the lie of the land. Demand is so great along Jumeirah Beach that most tower apartments are sold within hours of plans being unveiled. High-end...

Property Bulletin - A Briefing For Investors, Developers, Surveyors And Other Professionals In The Property Sector, October 2008.
Focusing on economic, regulatory and environmental issues, our sixth annual property survey reflects the current pessimism in the UK real estate market. Conducted a year after the credit crunch began, our annual survey of confidence and business issues highlights the dire state of the UK economy. We...

Confidence Crumbles - Smith & Williamson's Sixth Annual Property Survey.
Focusing on economic, regulatory and environmental issues, our sixth annual property survey reflects the current pessimism in the UK real estate market. Conducted a year after the credit crunch began, our annual survey of confidence and business issues highlights the dire state of the UK economy. We...

Lancaster Mills on hold for now.
Byline: John Weeks CLINTON - Brady Sullivan Properties has dropped its proposal to convert the former Lancaster Mills building into commercial and residential property. "We submitted the withdrawal on Monday to the Planning Board office," said Timothy Sheldon, the designer for Manchester, N.H.-based Brady Sullivan,...

Making money in real estate; how to start out on the road to financial independence with residential and commercial property, 3d ed.
1419517511 Making money in real estate; how to start out on the road to financial independence with residential and commercial property, 3d ed. Janik, Carolyn. Dearborn Trade Publishing 2005 351 pages $18.95 Paperback ...

NRIs and IT drive property.
Byline: Mansi Bhatt Until a few years back the banyan city, Vadodara, hardly figured on the list of hot real-estate destinations. Land, commercial and residential property was easily available at highly affordable rates. But in recent years, the huge inflow of industrial investment from across sectors and...

Tectonic shift in economy raises realty tsunami.
Byline: Rajesh Unnikrishnan .MUMBAI: India's real estate market is booming. Driven by a rapidly expanding economy and a growing middle class, property prices, both commercial and residential, have witnessed an unprecedented rise of around 20-25% over the past eleven months. Much of the rise in...

Weighing in on override.
Byline: Kevin T. Baldwin SHREWSBURY - Seven candidates are vying for two seats on the Board of Selectmen in the May 6 town election. Earlier this month, Citizens for a Better Shrewsbury held a debate night attended by Matt Divris, Wayne Keevan, John Masiello, Johanna...

$1.3 trillion real estate gold rush.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The construction of new homes, apartments, tower blocks, offices, shopping malls, hotels and resorts is booming throughout the Gulf. Whether it's Qatar or Dubai, Kuwait or Oman, Saudi Arabia or Bahrain, investors and buyers, both local and foreign, are flooding into the market, bringing dramatic...