Worldwide Web News Roundup
Over the past decade, horseback tourism has experienced dramatic growth throughout France and with more and more people in their 'third age' looking to move across the channel in pursuit of a healthy and happy lifestyle, owning an active living property in France set within a charming equestrian village could be the way to go.
The BBC's star-studded coverage of the Olympics will take place from the roof of a council block – which will be demolished soon after the last gold medal has been handed out.
Real estate must be a common interest among “Friends” castmates, as Jennifer Aniston just bought a sleek A. Quincy Jones Mod in LA for $21 million. Take a look at photos of Aniston's new home. Aniston clearly has good taste in homes as the photos show a completely remodeled California modern fit for any Hollywood A-lister.
The U.S. residential market still faces a long and “rocky road” to recovery, Karl Case, the co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of property values said this week as prices feel more steeply than expected.
Florida has retained its top spot as America's most popular destination for international property buyers researching the market on the web.
The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. But even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed.
Tracy Morgan is no stranger to controversy, but it's not often that a comedian can count his mother among his biggest critics.
In today's post-bubble housing market, it's not uncommon for landmark buildings to fall into foreclosure. But this Atlanta tower is noteworthy for two reasons – it's the tallest skyscraper in the Southeast, and its sale smacks of irony.
Repossessions forecast to rise by 22 per cent to 45,000 this year as inflation and unemployment take toll
Latest house price figures from ESPC show that the average house price in Edinburgh fell by 1.1% annually in the three months to January.
Economic growth in China could drop by half this year in the event of a sharp recession in Europe, the IMF predicted on Monday in a report that underscored the importance of global trade to the world's second largest economy.
While economic uncertainty still affects the main commercial real estate centres around the world, global real estate markets are showing steady improvements, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's latest forecasting report.
Singapore's leading residential property developers are increasingly gloomy about the outlook for the city's 2012 real estate market, with some analysts predicting that prices could fall by as much as 10%.
Finnish house prices fell in the last quarter of 2011 for the first time in almost three years, sliding by 1.4% from the third quarter, says Helsinki real estate research group KTI.
Transaction volumes across German residential property portfolios of more than 50 units increased by 44% year on year to €6.12 billion in 2011, new research from CBRE has revealed.
Whilst Spain remains the most popular destination in terms of volume of currency transactions in 2011, interestingly, the UK takes second place with 18% of transactions according to the latest data compiled by FX specialist, Currency Index.
What is Zillow's Neighborhood Advice? It's a fairly simple idea that takes the conversation many have with their friends and family offline, about the home buying experience, online. But what's in it for the real estate agent?
Housing analysts in the UAE reported this week that the housing market there will continue to decline as the region goes on suffering from too much supply.
Problems getting a mortgage and raising a deposit are not confined to first-time buyers and are spreading to existing owners too, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Parents looking to raise the next top celebrity should avoid a move to East Anglia and plump for London instead, according to research from FindaProperty.com.