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A report from the Washington Post. "October data on the Washington region’s housing market released by RealEstate Business Intelligence painted a picture of a market that is continuing to limp along while struggling to get out of neutral. Last month, the number of days it took before a purchaser...

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A report from Radio New Zealand. "Auckland home-owners are already wanting to renegotiate loans or borrow more following the release of Auckland Council's new property values, mortgage broker Bruce Patten says. Patton told Morning Report many homeowners called yesterday, wanting to use their new...

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The Fresno Bee reports from California. "A master-planned Fresno community west of Highway 99 is on hold for what could be another decade. Developer Darius Assemi, president of Granville Homes, said the timing isn’t right for his Westlake development. Once the pieces come together, Assemi hopes the...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A string of super-tall, super-luxury buildings have sprung up and are still in development changing the city skyscape forever. 'We have never seen anything like this before,' said Alex Herrera, director of technical services at The New York...

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The Daily Sabah reports from Turkey. "Often referred to as the ‘locomotive’ of the Turkish economy, the construction sector in the burgeoning nation has steamed ahead over recent years in spite of global and regional turmoil, but the question remains as to whether there is enough track left for...

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The Los Angeles Times reports from California. "Alisha Chen is part of a growing cottage industry of real estate agents, bankers and attorneys who specialize in helping wealthy foreigners buy a little patch of Southern California. She started asking her local clients — many Chinese American...

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For this weekend topic, an email I received two days ago, which I asked if I could post here: Hi Ben, I’ve been a reader of your blog for more than a year now. Thank you for the informative content. I have several questions regarding the San Diego housing market and I’d greatly appreciate it if you...

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