<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962</id><updated>2024-10-04T18:57:31.733-07:00</updated><category term="Property News"/><category term="International Property News"/><category term="Indonesian Property"/><category term="Real estate"/><category term="Jakarta Property"/><category term="Apartment"/><category term="Freddie Mac"/><category term="Housing in Japan"/><category term="Article"/><category term="Baltimore"/><category term="Business and Economy"/><category term="China Property News"/><category term="Condominium"/><category term="Cook County"/><category term="Developers News"/><category term="Dow Jones Industrial Average"/><category term="England Property"/><category term="Fannie Mae"/><category term="Fixed rate mortgage"/><category term="HongKong Property News"/><category term="Ireland Property News"/><category term="Japan"/><category term="Japan Economic News"/><category term="Japan Property"/><category term="Japan Property News"/><category term="Liberty Property"/><category term="Maryland"/><category term="Metropolitan Regional Information Systems"/><category term="Mortgage Bankers Association"/><category term="Mortgage loan"/><category term="Mount Fuji"/><category term="National Association of Realtors"/><category term="News"/><category term="Paris"/><category term="Privacy Policy"/><category term="Property"/><category term="Property Investment in Bulgaria"/><category term="Property for Sale"/><category term="Refinancing"/><category term="Security cameras"/><category term="Single-family detached home"/><category term="Tampa Property News"/><category term="Tax"/><category term="Tokyo"/><category term="Tower block"/><category term="Turkish Property News"/><category term="United States"/><category term="United States Treasury security"/><category term="Urayasu  Chiba"/><category term="Veterans Day"/><category term="Washington  D.C."/><title type='text'>Property News</title><subtitle type='html'>Property News from Around The World &amp;amp; Internet</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>IndoWar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00431754448221989934</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>27</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-3789108909803334800</id><published>2011-11-14T10:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T10:53:30.301-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Buy Spanish Property and Move To Spain ... Safely</title><content type='html'> &lt;img src =&quot;http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ywaY8B6tL._SL210_.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Price: $24.00&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/dp/190749880X/ref=nosim?tag=mathesblog-20&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TewvYA4ZxQk/TrKp41QAl2I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/rV12H5Z3Oto/buy-at-amazon.png&quot; alt=&quot;amazon button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;           &lt;h2&gt;Product Description&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thinking of moving to Spain?    Moving house is a daunting and costly thing to do. However, buying a property in a foreign country or moving there permanently, is a huge undertaking. Many people ï¬nd themselves face to face with life changing problems. Thank goodness for Nick Snelling, who has written the most comprehensive guide available. This book is for anyone and everyone who may be thinking of buying Spanish property or moving to Spain. Essential reading, this book is a critically important &#39;road map&#39;. Not only could it save you thousands of pounds, but it can also make the difference between your dream coming true - or not.    Nick is an acknowledged expert on Spanish property and life in Spain having known Spain since the 1970&#39;s.  Since 2003, he has lived permanently in Spain with his family and he has now written four books about the country together with numerous articles. He knows the property industry intimately having worked as a management consultant to Spa!  nish estate agents and currently runs an authority Blog (Culture Spain) that provides up to date information about Spain, the culture of Spain and day to day life in Spain. Nick lives in Valencia province close to Gandia.&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;hr/&gt;   &lt;h2&gt;Product Details&lt;/h2&gt;   &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Amazon Sales Rank: #2159111 in Books &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Published on: 2011-09-09&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Original language:       English&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Number of items: 1&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Binding: Paperback&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;340 pages&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://is-song.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Song lyrics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/3789108909803334800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-buy-spanish-property-and-move-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3789108909803334800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3789108909803334800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-buy-spanish-property-and-move-to.html' title='How To Buy Spanish Property and Move To Spain ... Safely'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TewvYA4ZxQk/TrKp41QAl2I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/rV12H5Z3Oto/s72-c/buy-at-amazon.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-6546178947664296426</id><published>2011-11-14T10:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T10:44:03.638-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Buying or Selling Property on the French Riviera</title><content type='html'> &lt;img src =&quot;http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51q1AftxCDL._SL210_.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Price: $2.99&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ZEWOCI/ref=nosim?tag=mathesblog-20&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TewvYA4ZxQk/TrKp41QAl2I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/rV12H5Z3Oto/buy-at-amazon.png&quot; alt=&quot;amazon button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;           &lt;h2&gt;Product Description&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This book is a concise and practical guide to real estate on the French Riviera. It will help you go through the entire process of buying or selling a home on the French Riviera.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;hr/&gt;   &lt;h2&gt;Product Details&lt;/h2&gt;   &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Amazon Sales Rank: #290847 in eBooks &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Published on: 2011-10-24&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Released on: 2011-10-24&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Format: Kindle eBook&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Number of items: 1&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://is-song.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Song lyrics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/6546178947664296426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/buying-or-selling-property-on-french.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6546178947664296426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6546178947664296426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/buying-or-selling-property-on-french.html' title='Buying or Selling Property on the French Riviera'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TewvYA4ZxQk/TrKp41QAl2I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/rV12H5Z3Oto/s72-c/buy-at-amazon.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-8209025132355018498</id><published>2011-11-11T14:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T14:36:25.351-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Veterans Day"/><title type='text'>Happy National Veterans Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;zemanta-img separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/10101046@N06/4654529701&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;American Soldiers...Memorial Day 2010&quot; height=&quot;172&quot; src=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4654529701_c08f47836e_m.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;zemanta-img-attribution&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 240px;&quot;&gt;Image by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/10101046@N06/4654529701&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Beverly &amp;amp; Pack&lt;/a&gt; via Flickr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;November 10 is an important day for war &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Veteran&quot;&gt;veterans&lt;/a&gt;. Not only for veterans of &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii&quot; rel=&quot;historycom&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;World War II&quot;&gt;World War II&lt;/a&gt; alone. But for all war veterans such as &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Korean War&quot;&gt;Korean war&lt;/a&gt; veterans, vietnam war veterans, veterans of Afghanistan war, &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Iraq_War&quot; rel=&quot;wikinvest&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Iraq War&quot;&gt;Iraq war veteran&lt;/a&gt;, and the last veteran of the war libiya.&lt;br /&gt;
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We should be grateful to them. Because they are willing to sacrifice for this nation. They are willing to leave their families for the sake of the duty as a soldier to be placed on the battlefield.&lt;br /&gt;
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National veterans day is just one form of expression of gratitude from the entire nation for veterans. Happy veterans day.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=53e8c7c7-9ef5-4ef3-b528-75369fbf8ec3&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/8209025132355018498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-national-veterans-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/8209025132355018498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/8209025132355018498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-national-veterans-day.html' title='Happy National Veterans Day'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4654529701_c08f47836e_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-761532800758325042</id><published>2011-08-26T02:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-26T02:09:22.236-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><title type='text'>Hartford Property Management Company  Winning Property Management Award</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/&quot;&gt;http://news.yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; reported that Hartford Hartford Property Management Property Management Award Winning Company&lt;br /&gt;
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The &quot;Property Management Excellence Award&quot; recognizes the Metro Hartford RPM for overall excellence in property management of Hartford.&lt;br /&gt;
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Property management team RPM Harford Hartford Metro provides award-winning service and can help property owners and property investment companies with all their property management needs. Property owners can contact Metro at 860-436-9955 RPM Hartford offers free property management.&lt;br /&gt;
Services offered by the Metro Hartford RPM is designed to be effective and affordable for virtually all property management budget. Property owners in Connecticut are seeking the help of property management can switch to RPM Hartford Metro, Hartford a full service property management company.&lt;br /&gt;
With more than 20 years of experience, RPM Hartford Metro has teamed up with property owners and property investment company to handle all their property management needs of Connecticut. Property owners and property investment companies may believe that their area Connecticut rental property in good hands.&lt;br /&gt;
Metro Hartford Hartford RPM handles the property management tasks for single-family homes, duplexes and apartment buildings. Services include tenant placement, and criminal history screening, credit checks and collection of rental owners, online accounting and financial records and reporting, building property maintenance inspections, and processing evictions.&lt;br /&gt;
Full-Service Property Management throughout the Metro Hartford Regional&lt;br /&gt;
Tenant Placement - If there are vacancies on the property, the property management team elite Hartford Hartford Metro RPM will advertise vacancies extensively. They will find a tenant who is eligible to move into rental properties.&lt;br /&gt;
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For more detailed information can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/&quot;&gt;http://news.yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rpmhartfordmetro.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.RpmHartfordMetro.com&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/761532800758325042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/hartford-property-management-company.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/761532800758325042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/761532800758325042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/hartford-property-management-company.html' title='Hartford Property Management Company  Winning Property Management Award'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-2421422158271856999</id><published>2011-08-24T07:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-24T07:42:09.667-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property Investment in Bulgaria"/><title type='text'>Property Investment in Bulgaria</title><content type='html'>Bulgaria is a country which has been successful in achieving a consistent economic growth in the past few years. Despite economic and political changes it has undergone, it is slated to become a member of the European Union which will enable to stabilize the currency and look forward to a better conducive environment for economic growth. This reason itself has caused the foreign direct investment to grow exponentially in the past few years, crossing the $2bn mark in 2004. This foreign direct investment has leapfrogged the Gross Domestic Product which makes it very clear that Destination Bulgaria is emerging and any investment in immovable properties would only appreciate in the near future and highly probable that it would do so in the long run.The property prices have increased by as much as 25% in the past year, which implies that rents also are on the upswing. Big investors and holiday corporate companies are invest more and more, since the rental income would increase substantially. Small investors are already making a fast buck of about 40-50% appreciation on the property they own, by offering resale of complete/ semi-complete developments.&lt;br /&gt;
Furthering this boom, the Bulgarian government is working on a legislation to enable freehold ownership of land and property by foreigners. This step is being taken looking at the trend of construction quality and development and success of pioneer investors in the recent past.&lt;br /&gt;
Compared to other nations of Europe, the development costs in Bulgaria with respect to labor, land, taxes, utilizes etc. are cheaper. As a result of which, a supply void could be created to hike prices and gains. As more and more multi national companies are entering Bulgaria, the job market is looking up and so is the demand for rental houses and apartments.&lt;br /&gt;
The property acquiring process in Bulgaria is simple, since foreigners acquiring properties in Bulgaria was not allowed and is changing.&lt;br /&gt;
</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/2421422158271856999/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/property-investment-in-bulgaria.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/2421422158271856999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/2421422158271856999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/property-investment-in-bulgaria.html' title='Property Investment in Bulgaria'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-4036217151336174654</id><published>2011-08-11T20:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-11T20:45:33.444-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cook County"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Real estate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tax"/><title type='text'>Study results show decline in Cook County property values</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suntimes.com/business/7010873-420/study-shows-decline-in-cook-county-property-values.html&quot;&gt;Chicago SunTimes&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;date-time&quot;&gt;August 11, 2011&lt;/span&gt;) reported In a new snapshot of the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Real estate&quot;&gt;real estate&lt;/a&gt; slump, the Civic Federation reported Thursday that the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_value&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Market value&quot;&gt;market value&lt;/a&gt; of taxable property in &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.8,-87.7166666667&amp;amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;amp;q=41.8,-87.7166666667%20%28Cook%20County%2C%20Illinois%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Cook County, Illinois&quot;&gt;Cook County&lt;/a&gt; declined for consecutive years.&lt;br /&gt;
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Non-partisan research group estimates the value of property County, Cook at $ 550.1 billion, in the year 2009 assessments billed to the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Tax&quot;&gt;taxpayers&lt;/a&gt; last year and is the latest available information. The decline was 10.7 &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Percentage&quot;&gt;percent&lt;/a&gt; from a year earlier.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cook County &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate_appraisal&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Real estate appraisal&quot;&gt;property valuation&lt;/a&gt; peaked in 2006 at $ 666.2 billion and the decline since then has been 17.4 percent. Most homeowners have experienced a sharp decline in the value of their property, but the federation figures include business and &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_area&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Residential area&quot;&gt;residential buildings&lt;/a&gt; plus the value of new construction.&lt;br /&gt;
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Its studies show that for 2009, the property in &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.8819444444,-87.6277777778&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=41.8819444444,-87.6277777778%20%28Chicago%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Chicago&quot;&gt;Chicago&lt;/a&gt; lost 9.8 percent of the value to $ 280.3 billion, compared with 2008.&lt;br /&gt;
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Suburban property fared slightly worse. For the northern outskirts of North Avenue, valuation $ 163.2 billion down 12.7 percent. Suburb south of North Avenue noted the slope 9.9 percent to $ 106.7 billion.&lt;br /&gt;
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Federation said that even with the recent decline, &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Property tax&quot;&gt;property tax&lt;/a&gt; base of Chicago saw an increase 72.4 percent over the past decade. In comparison, the northern suburbs have increased 43.5 percent and the southern suburbs has increased 46.9 percent.&lt;br /&gt;
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Federation based on data on the assessment of Cook County and &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Department_of_Revenue&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Illinois Department of Revenue&quot;&gt;Illinois Department of Revenue&lt;/a&gt; analysis. Estimates do not include railway land or property that is tax-free.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667%20%28Washington%2C%20D.C.%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Washington, D.C.&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;reported&quot;&gt;Reported&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/08/11/mortgage_applications_rise_in_week/&quot;&gt;www.boston.com&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage_loan&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Mortgage loan&quot;&gt;mortgage&lt;/a&gt; applications jumped last week as the decline in borrowing costs led to the largest increase in funding over two years.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mbaa.org/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;Mortgage Bankers Association&quot;&gt;Mortgage Bankers Association&lt;/a&gt;&#39;s index increased 22 &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Percentage&quot;&gt;percent&lt;/a&gt; in the period ended August 5 from the previous week, the Washington group reported yesterday. Measure groups &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinancing&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Refinancing&quot;&gt;refinancing&lt;/a&gt; surged 30 percent, the biggest increase since March 2009, while the gauge purchases declined 0.9 percent. Average rate of 30-year &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_rate_mortgage&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Fixed rate mortgage&quot;&gt;fixed mortgage&lt;/a&gt; fell to the lowest since November.&lt;br /&gt;
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Borrowing costs may continue to fall after &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.federalreserve.gov/&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;Federal Reserve System&quot;&gt;Federal Reserve&lt;/a&gt; policy makers said Tuesday they anticipate keeping interest rates low until at least mid-2013 to support a growing economy &quot;is much slower&#39;&#39;than previous projections. While refinancing has taken, limited employment gains and the value of property fall could withstand a purchase.&lt;br /&gt;
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The share of applicants seeking to refinance a loan increased to 75.6 percent, its highest level since December, from 70.1 percent the previous week.&lt;br /&gt;
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Average level of 30-year fixed loan fell to 4.37 percent from 4.45 percent the previous week. Average level of 15-year fixed mortgage was held at 3.52 percent, the report showed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Recent data indicate that the pipeline in the foreclosure market is still weighed housing recovery. Home values ​​fell the most in 18 months for the year ended May S &amp;amp; P / &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case%E2%80%93Shiller_index&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Case–Shiller index&quot;&gt;Case-Shiller index&lt;/a&gt; of property values ​​in 20 cities dropped 4.5 percent, the group reported last month. Sales of new homes in the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20%28United%20States%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;United States&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/a&gt; also declined in June for the second consecutive month.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-a&quot; href=&quot;http://www.zemanta.com/&quot; title=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d9d6f126-0c10-4a42-af8f-41240cca4d83&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/3698130257269198448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/mortgage-applications-increased-in-last.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3698130257269198448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3698130257269198448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/mortgage-applications-increased-in-last.html' title='Mortgage applications increased in the last week'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-2899544015178010216</id><published>2011-08-11T20:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-11T20:28:10.958-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baltimore"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dow Jones Industrial Average"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fannie Mae"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Freddie Mac"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Maryland"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Metropolitan Regional Information Systems"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="National Association of Realtors"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Real estate"/><title type='text'>New Challenge at the Baltimore home sales in August 2011</title><content type='html'>Home sales up, prices down in Baltimore in July. August brings new challenges for the housing market: the stock market slump, debt downgrades, fears of recession.&lt;br /&gt;
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As reported &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-baltimore-home-sales-july-20110810,0,6220146.story&quot;&gt;www.baltimoresun.com&lt;/a&gt; foreclosures, high unemployment and tight credit is not enough, prospective home buyers in the Baltimore area got to feed more vigilance Wednesday as the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.djaverages.com/?view=industrial&amp;amp;page=overview&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;Dow Jones Industrial Average&quot;&gt;Dow Jones Industrial Average&lt;/a&gt; plunged more than 500 points and a new local report showing housing prices continue to decline last month.&lt;br /&gt;
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The rotation of the stock market - triggered by fears the global economy - also came on the heels of the credit-rating downgrades &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.standardandpoors.com/&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;Standard &amp;amp; Poor&#39;s&quot;&gt;Standard &amp;amp; Poor&#39;s&lt;/a&gt; mortgage finance giants &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:FNM&quot; rel=&quot;googlefinance&quot; title=&quot;NYSE: FNM&quot;&gt;Fannie Mae&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:FRE&quot; rel=&quot;googlefinance&quot; title=&quot;NYSE: FRE&quot;&gt;Freddie Mac&lt;/a&gt; and the U.S. government, a move that helped push mortgage rates are low is lower but also added to the uncertainty about housing.&lt;br /&gt;
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Housing market area that has struggled to right himself saw prices fall in July, as they have with little interruption for the past few years, according to figures released Wednesday. The report also shows some signs of stabilization as sales rose in July, with the number of new contracts signed in the Baltimore area increased compared with last year - and for the eighth time in nine months.&lt;br /&gt;
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But now some are seeing the stock market and economic forces throw new key in the housing market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mike Sloan, a real estate agent based in Howard County, said two investors withdraw cash offer on the property Tuesday. Other clients liquidated retirement accounts to get money to buy, only to come up $ 5,000 short when the document is processed on Monday night.&lt;br /&gt;
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Turmoil makes &quot;people want to jump the fence and see what happens,&quot; said Sloan, a partner with Pat Hiban Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty Estate in Columbia Crossroads. &quot;It just makes people nervous.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Reagan, who tried to sell so he and his wife could retire to Florida, wonders if the economic concerns help to explain the fluctuations of foot traffic through the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.4363888889,-76.6183333333&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=39.4363888889,-76.6183333333%20%28Lutherville-Timonium%2C%20Maryland%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland&quot;&gt;Lutherville-Timonium&lt;/a&gt; home. Visits stopped for about one and a half weeks in July, such an argument in Washington ratcheted up negotiation on the debt ceiling. And no one came to open house on Sunday, after the stock market slumped and the S &amp;amp; P lowers credit rating of the country.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reagents, which places a four-bedroom house on the market for $ 335,000 last year, said he has a good number of prospective buyers through, but no bites so far. He has aggressively lowered the price since February. The first $ 299,000. Then $ 287,900. Wednesday, he knocked it down to just under $ 280,000.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;I&#39;m at the point now where I think I have a home at more than reasonable price,&quot; said Reagan, 59. &quot;If it does not sell at this level, I may have to turn around and rent it ... although I do not want to do that, and just wait out the market.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Throughout the Baltimore region, sales rose 12 percent, &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Regional_Information_Systems&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Metropolitan Regional Information Systems&quot;&gt;Metropolitan Regional Information Systems&lt;/a&gt; reported Wednesday. That compared with a decrease in the settlement in July 2010 as the impact of a temporary homebuyer tax credit federal stimulate sales decreases. To be eligible for a break, the buyer must sign a contract in April 2010, which caused mostly by the sale closed in June.&lt;br /&gt;
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Number of contracts signed in July in Baltimore rose 24 percent, a deal which will turn into sales within a few months if all goes well.&lt;br /&gt;
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The average home sold in the Baltimore area last month went to 5 percent less than the average house sold a year earlier, falling to just under $ 279,000. Four years ago, before the worst of the financial crisis and credit crunch, the average selling price was $ 330,000.&lt;br /&gt;
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House prices are not falling as fast in the Baltimore area as the nation as a whole before the housing bust, but it was reversed for the seller - and a decrease for the buyer - has ended. The average price for single family homes sold in the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Metropolitan_Area&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Baltimore Metropolitan Area&quot;&gt;Baltimore metro area&lt;/a&gt; from April to June fell almost 7 percent compared with the previous year, a decrease of more than twice as steep national decline, the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;National Association of Realtors&quot;&gt;National Association of Realtors&lt;/a&gt; said Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cindy Ariosa, senior vice president for Long &amp;amp; Foster &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.2833333333,-76.6166666667&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=39.2833333333,-76.6166666667%20%28Baltimore%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Baltimore&quot;&gt;Baltimore, Maryland&lt;/a&gt;, Pennsylvania and South West region, said he regularly heard the seller must bring money to the settlement table to cover the difference between sale price and what is owed on the mortgage. But many homeowners do not have any money. That translates into a short sale, in which banks are required to eat the difference. Foreclosure - also known as &quot;real estate owned&quot; or REOs - is another sign of financial difficulties.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;There are pockets of Baltimore City where 60 percent of the property REOs, short sales,&quot; said Ariosa.&lt;br /&gt;
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Short sales and foreclosures has contributed at least 25 percent of home sales this year in every jurisdiction in the region except Howard County, according to the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors.&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#39;s not just a simple house, either. Ariosa increasingly looking at luxury homes listed as short sales.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;There are some good opportunities if you are in the high-end market now to get incredible deals,&quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed, some observers say the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Real estate&quot;&gt;real estate market&lt;/a&gt; can be regarded as a haven for stock-weary investors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Before engaging in the purchase of an apartment, buyer interest to learn about their rights and obligations.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the first time buyer, this is a real asset, estate and limiting escape from his money.&lt;br /&gt;
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For owners, it is to adapt to the changing housing needs and family, especially when it expands.&lt;br /&gt;
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For investors, buying apartments for rental investment makes it possible to benefit from tax advantages.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Buying an apartment is part of your project?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are some tips and guidelines for successful buying apartments:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * The definition of your budget to buy an apartment, a note should be shielded from the early loss of time in a red herring!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Research the market: buying an apartment in &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.paris.fr/&quot; rel=&quot;homepage&quot; title=&quot;Paris&quot;&gt;Paris&lt;/a&gt; or the provinces will not be charged the same price.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * The issue of the painful cost of condominiums, the budget to add to your expectations, and often the fifth wheel of the chariot into a big adventure to buy an apartment.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * You do not get married, but you intend to purchase two apartments at once? Do not miss our section dedicated to civil unions and domestic partners.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Assess the &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/smart-management-education-funds.html&quot;&gt;cost&lt;/a&gt; of buying an apartment or other property. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Di pasar valuta asing adalah $ 28 pertama kalinya sejak dolar Australia = 1,03 dari pergeseran tahun 1983 untuk nilai tukar mengambang terhadap dolar AS (£ 84) terlampaui.&quot;&gt;In  the foreign exchange market is $ 28 the first time since the Australian  dollar = 1.03 of the 1983 shift to a floating exchange rate against the  U.S. dollar (£ 84) exceeded. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Di pasar New York telah melunak untuk $ 1,0274 kemarin, di mana ia telah di masa lalu dengan tertinggi 25.&quot;&gt;In the New York market has softened to $ 1.0274 yesterday, where he had been in the past with the highest 25. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dolar Australia memiliki berbagai faktor seperti masalah Jepang.&quot;&gt;Australian Dollar has a variety of factors such as the Japanese problem. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Pemulihan dari kerusakan gempa diperkirakan 300 miliar dolar pemerintah Jepang akan membutuhkan batubara dan bijih besi Australia.&quot;&gt;Recovery  from the earthquake damage estimated 300 billion dollars the Japanese  government will require Australian coal and iron ore. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Kerusuhan politik di negara penghasil minyak seperti Libya, telah meningkatkan ekspektasi cadangan berlimpah gas alam Australia yang tidak pasti dari masa depan tenaga nuklir.&quot;&gt;Political  unrest in oil-producing countries such as Libya, has raised  expectations of abundant reserves of natural gas from Australia&#39;s  uncertain future of nuclear power. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Lain di balik intervensi pasar oleh negara-negara industri untuk penyusutan terbaru dari yen dan kesulitan ekonomi Jepang, carry trade untuk diubah menjadi aset yielding tinggi Australia seperti obligasi atau rekening tabungan yang meminjam yen berbunga rendah Rumor saat ini adalah bahwa kemungkinan bernyawa.&quot;&gt;Behind  other market intervention by industrialized countries to the latest  depreciation of the yen and Japan&#39;s economic difficulties, the carry  trade to be converted into high-yielding Australian assets like bonds or  savings accounts that borrow yen at low interest Rumor is that  possibility alive. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Citibank (Singapura) dari G10 strategi mata uang, kata Todd Elmer, &amp;quot;Kesulitan dengan prospek cerah bagi yen,&amp;quot; katanya.&quot;&gt;Citibank (Singapore) of G10 currency strategist, said Todd Elmer, &quot;The difficulty with bright prospects for the yen,&quot; he said. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dia mengatakan pelonggaran baru-baru ini di Jepang, arah intervensi pasar yen dan pemulihan semua faktor yang gempa di Jepang, &amp;quot;adalah Aussie (dolar Australia) dalam posisi terbaik untuk berinvestasi,&amp;quot; katanya.&quot;&gt;He  said the recent easing in Japan, the yen market intervention and  recovery of all the factors that the earthquake in Japan, &quot;is the Aussie  (Australian dollars) in the best position to &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/08/economic-and-monetary-policy-issues.html&quot;&gt;invest&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; he said. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Menteri keuangan dan gubernur bank sentral pertemuan tujuh negara industri utama (G7) dari penjualan ke sebuah konser pada lingkaran 18, investor mengambil risiko telah menjadi lebih agresif.&quot;&gt;Finance  ministers and central bank governors meeting of the seven major  industrialized nations (G7) from sales to a concert on the 18th circle,  investors are taking risks has become more aggressive. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Selain itu, intervensi G7 setidaknya saat ini, negara-negara besar dan mengirim pesan intoleransi terhadap yen melonjak lagi.&quot;&gt;In  addition, at least the current G7 interventions, major countries and  send a message of intolerance against the yen surged again. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Carry trade untuk bekerja Anda perlu meminjam mata uang stabil atau menurun.&quot;&gt;Carry trade to work you need to borrow the currency is stable or declining. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Jika kesepakatan ini mengakibatkan kenaikan pendapatan yen.&quot;&gt;If this deal resulted in an increase in income yen. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dolar Australia menguat dari yang rendah lebih dari 12 persen terhadap yen sebelum intervensi, tanggal 28 menjadi No 1 dolar = 83,88.&quot;&gt;The  Australian dollar rose from a low of more than 12 percent against the  yen before the intervention, the 28th became the No. 1 dollar = 83.88. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dolar AS telah meningkat 7 persen terhadap yen.&quot;&gt;The U.S. dollar has risen 7 percent against the yen. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dolar Australia lebih tinggi tingkat fluktuasi yen dolar AS.&quot;&gt;Australian dollar higher level of U.S. dollar fluctuations in the yen. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dalam intervensi, masa lalu sudah terkoordinasi tren jangka panjang menunjukkan arah mata uang.&quot;&gt;In the intervention, the past has been co-ordinated long-term trends indicate the direction of currencies. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Jadi membeli di Euro 2000, euro naik di atas 8 tahun setelahnya.&quot;&gt;So buy at Euro 2000, the euro rose above 8 years thereafter. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Lainnya ¥ 1998 membeli, menjual yen pada tahun 1995.&quot;&gt;Another 1998 yen buying, selling yen in 1995. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dilihat dari kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh gempa bumi dan kecelakaan nuklir di Jepang di negara-negara maju kemungkinan akan terus mempertahankan tingkat bunga rendah.&quot;&gt;Judging  from the damage caused by earthquakes and nuclear accidents in Japan in  developed countries will likely continue to maintain low interest  rates. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dua tahun, lingkaran harus bersaing dengan Dolar AS sebagai yang termurah pada investor global untuk meminjam.&quot;&gt;Two years, the circle has to compete with the U.S. dollar as the cheapest on the global investors to borrow. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;RBA menaikkan suku bunga tujuh kali sejak Oktober 2009.&quot;&gt;RBA raised rates seven times since October 2009. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Pasar diperkirakan akan menaikkan suku bunga lebih lanjut.&quot;&gt;The market is expected to raise interest rates further. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Kertas negara Australia 28 Maret, masa depan secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan masuknya dana ke sektor sumber daya negara itu, mengatakan proyeksi internal Bank Reserve yang akan meningkatkan dolar Australia lebih lanjut.&quot;&gt;Paper  countries Australia March 28, the future could significantly increase  the inflow of funds into the country&#39;s resource sector, said the Reserve  Bank&#39;s internal projections that will enhance the Australian dollar  further. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Sampai krisis keuangan 2008 yen carry trade, dolar Australia populer di kalangan hedge fund dan investor Jepang.&quot;&gt;Until  the financial crisis in 2008 the yen carry trade, the Australian dollar  are popular among hedge funds and Japanese investors. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Tapi berhenti dan ini membawa investor perdagangan penyebaran krisis keuangan, dolar Australia dan yen bergerak dalam arah yang berlawanan hasil cepat.&quot;&gt;But  stop and this brings investors trade the spread of financial crisis,  the Australian dollar and the yen move in the opposite direction fast  results. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Dolar Australia kehilangan nilai terhadap yen oleh hampir setengah selama Januari hingga Juli 2008 dari 09 investor menderita kerugian besar harus membayar kembali pinjaman yen.&quot;&gt;Australian  dollar loses value against the yen by nearly half during the January to  July 2008 from 09 investors suffered huge losses have to repay yen  loans. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Aku akan datang sekitar panggung dalam carry trade lagi.&quot;&gt;I&#39;ll come around the stage in the carry trade again. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Catatan Gabe Penelitian Fakultas bagi pelanggan, &amp;quot;investor institusional Jepang lagi mencari carry trade akan menghargai yang diberikan free pass untuk melompat pada kesempatan ini tegas,&amp;quot; bahwa Anda.&quot;&gt;Faculty  Research Gabe notes for customers, &quot;Japanese institutional investors  are looking for carry trades will appreciate that given a free pass to  jump on this opportunity firmly,&quot; that you are. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Setelah tsunami melanda, investor Jepang akan melihat dengan refluks untuk menjadi melihat ke dalam negeri untuk investasi asing dianggap terlalu.&quot;&gt;After  the tsunami struck, Japanese investors will look with reflux to be a  look into the country to foreign investment was considered too. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Investor Jepang, menurut statistik pemerintah yang diterbitkan pada tanggal 25 itu masih asing pembelian bersih obligasi.&quot;&gt;Japanese investors, according to government statistics published on the 25th was still a net purchase of foreign bonds. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Ditolak karena yen adalah teori bahwa refluks menjadi perusahaan penanaman modal asing untuk membayar klaim asuransi Jepang.&quot;&gt;Rejected because the yen is the theory that reflux into foreign investment companies to pay insurance claims Japan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;asuransi gempa bumi menurut Yasushi Tanaka, kepala strategi mata uang Securities Nomura dilindungi oleh dana pemerintah, yang didukung oleh tabungan domestik.&quot;&gt;earthquake  insurance according to Yasushi Tanaka, chief currency strategist at  Nomura Securities covered by government funds, backed by domestic  savings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;Asuransi swasta juga dikatakan memiliki lingkaran dana yang cukup.&quot;&gt;Private insurance is also said to have a circle of sufficient funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/5150143810067066289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/australian-dollar-rises-in-global.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/5150143810067066289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/5150143810067066289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/08/australian-dollar-rises-in-global.html' title='Australian dollar rises in global turmoil caused Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-7506282076063203501</id><published>2011-07-26T21:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T23:09:09.425-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tampa Property News"/><title type='text'>Proposed sinkhole insurance rates likely will force people to drop coverage</title><content type='html'>By &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tampabay.com/writers/janet-zink&quot;&gt;Janet Zink&lt;/a&gt;, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau&lt;br /&gt;
TALLAHASSEE — The state-run property insurer took a step toward  imposing massive rate hikes for sinkhole insurance Tuesday, tentatively  approving new premiums that would force many policy holders to either  pay thousands of dollars more next year or drop coverage altogether.&lt;br /&gt;
The  rate hikes — more than 2,000 percent in parts of Tampa Bay and an  average of 429 percent statewide — will be considered by the full  Citizens Property Insurance board today before heading to the Florida  Office of Insurance Regulation for final approval.&lt;br /&gt;
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Citizens  actuaries say the new rates, which could cost some customers an  additional $4,000 a year, are necessary because current premiums don&#39;t  cover payouts for sinkhole claims.&lt;br /&gt;
In Tampa the average premium  for a sinkhole policy would increase from $156 to $3,651. In coastal  Pasco County, rates would rise from $1,270 to $3,598. In coastal  Hernando County, premiums would soar from $1,356 to $5,734.&lt;br /&gt;
That&#39;s on top of normal property insurance rate changes. &lt;br /&gt;
The rate increases stunned Kim Romano, a Carrollwood homeowner who works as a receptionist at a charter school.&lt;br /&gt;
Romano  recently received a nonrenewal notice from her property insurance  company, leaving Citizens as her only insurance option. &lt;br /&gt;
Under the  plan being considered by Citizens, sinkhole coverage alone could cost  Romano more than $3,500. The company&#39;s current average rate in that part  of Hillsborough County is only $260.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;This is just absolutely  insane,&quot; she said. &quot;Is my salary going up? No, it&#39;s not. I just had to  take a huge cut. I&#39;m a frustrated homeowner right now.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
Florida&#39;s  former insurance consumer advocate, Sean Shaw, called the Citizens plan  a &quot;damning proposition&quot; and challenged his replacement to fight the  increases. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;A measure like this will prove devastating to  homeowners, potentially putting everyday working Florida families out of  their homes and onto the street,&quot; Shaw wrote to Robin Smith Westcott,  recently named the state&#39;s consumer advocate by Chief Financial Officer  Jeff Atwater. &lt;br /&gt;
Westcott said Tuesday she is reviewing the rate hikes. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;I&#39;m  not going to take any position yet on whether we will recommend a lower  rate. I want to see the components of the rate filing,&quot; she said. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;We  understand that 2,000 percent rate increases is unmanageable for a lot  of homeowners, especially on top of other premiums they&#39;re paying,&quot;  Westcott said. &quot;Many of these folks, they&#39;re in a situation where their  mortgage requires them to carry sinkhole coverage. And that makes home  ownership unaffordable for some people.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
Florida law caps  Citizens overall annual rate increases at 10 percent. But the  Legislature lifted the cap on sinkhole premiums as part of major  insurance reforms passed during the 2011 lawmaking session.&lt;br /&gt;
Debate  over sinkhole insurance was highly contentious, with insurance  companies, including Citizens, complaining that fraudulent and frivolous  claims were draining their coffers. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;We just want to collect the  accurate rate and we want people to know how bad the problem is. People  should only buy sinkhole insurance when they really need it and only  file real claims,&quot; said Citizens spokeswoman Christine Ashburn.&lt;br /&gt;
The new rates are based on actual sinkhole claim payouts over the last five years, she said. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;This is what the data shows we need to do,&quot; she said. &quot;We are not doing this to try to make people not buy it.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Grady, president and CEO of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, said that&#39;s exactly what private insurers want.&lt;br /&gt;
The  insurance industry had lobbied lawmakers this year to free them from  the requirement to offer comprehensive sinkhole insurance altogether. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;That  was not in the cards. So the next best thing is charge a rate for what  it costs,&quot; Grady said. &quot;The sinkhole issue is going to fix itself  through the rates. People aren&#39;t going to buy it.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Janet Zink can be reached at jzink@sptimes.com or (850) 224-7263.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/banking/proposed-sinkhole-insurance-rates-likely-will-force-people-to-drop-coverage/1182526&quot;&gt;www.tampabay.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/i&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/7506282076063203501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/07/proposed-sinkhole-insurance-rates.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7506282076063203501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7506282076063203501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/07/proposed-sinkhole-insurance-rates.html' title='Proposed sinkhole insurance rates likely will force people to drop coverage'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-7709422601850021936</id><published>2011-07-26T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-26T21:03:46.531-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Liberty Property"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><title type='text'>Liberty Property sees signs of increased CRE demand</title><content type='html'>Liberty Property Trustbiz. Watch Liberty Property Trust Latest from The Business Journals Liberty sells four suburban office buildings for millionInvestor pays .8M for Milwaukee officeSanMar wants giant MN warehouse Follow this company (NYSE:LRY) reported second-quarter numbers that showed funds from operations were flat but income per diluted share more than doubled. The company said that it is starting to see signs of increased demand in the markets where it owns properties and has continued to buy and sell noncore properties that don’t fit with a strategy of bulking up on high-end warehouse and distribution space.&lt;br /&gt;
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MALVERN, Pa., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY - News) reported that funds from operations available to common shareholders (diluted) (“FFO”) for the second quarter of 2011 was $0.65 per share, compared to $0.67 per share for the same period in 2010. FFO for the second quarter of 2011 included a $4.2 million, non-cash impairment charge. Excluding this impairment charge, FFO for the second quarter would be $0.69 per share. Funds from operations for the second quarter of 2011 include lease termination fees of $1.6 million.&lt;br /&gt;
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FFO per share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $1.30, compared to $1.31 per share for the same period in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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They couldn’t wait to leave.        &lt;br /&gt;
Their &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Tower block&quot;&gt;high-rise building&lt;/a&gt;, as it was designed to do, withstood &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.6833333333,139.766666667&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=35.6833333333,139.766666667%20%28Japan%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Japan&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/a&gt;’s  devastating earthquake on March 11, swaying and shuddering to absorb the  worst shocks. But Ms. Tsubuku said she was petrified as the tower waved  like a reed in the wind. And the elevators were knocked out of service  until the next day, effectively stranding the couple and their two cats.         &lt;br /&gt;
“I never knew how scary it is to live so far above ground,” said Ms. Tsubuku, who &lt;a href=&quot;http://catforehead.wordpress.com/&quot; title=&quot;The blog.&quot;&gt;blogs&lt;/a&gt;  about &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Housing in Japan&quot;&gt;Japanese housing&lt;/a&gt; with her American husband, Philip Brasor. “I no  longer think that high-rises are designed for people to live in.”         &lt;br /&gt;
Neither, apparently, do a growing number of other people in and around  Tokyo, which is more than a hundred miles from the areas worst hit in  the disaster. Sales of high-rise apartment units have plummeted in  Tokyo. And some renters like Ms. Tsubuku have moved out.        &lt;br /&gt;
The new wariness threatens to halt a redevelopment rush that has been a  rare bright spot in Japan’s residential real estate market and has  transformed the city’s waterfront from an area of warehouses to a  gleaming new skyscraper district.        &lt;br /&gt;
With new or planned development worth billions of dollars at risk here  and elsewhere in Japan, troubled real estate could prove to be yet  another blow that the March 11 disaster has rendered to the already  frail &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Japan&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Economy of Japan&quot;&gt;Japanese economy&lt;/a&gt;.        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;The earthquake also exposed the instability of land reclaimed  from the sea, which in the last decade has become home to hundreds of  thousands of people along Tokyo Bay. In &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.65,139.9&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=35.65,139.9%20%28Urayasu%2C%20Chiba%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Urayasu, Chiba&quot;&gt;Urayasu&lt;/a&gt;, a coastal city just 10  miles east of central Tokyo, the quake tore up pavement and tipped over  houses as the ground quickly turned to mud in a phenomenon known as  liquefaction.        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;The jitters and actual damage are unwelcome reminders of the  tenuous ways that land-scarce Japan has continually sought to expand its  habitable areas.        &lt;br /&gt;
Over the last century, the nation has undertaken big &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reclamation&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Land reclamation&quot;&gt;land-reclamation&lt;/a&gt;  projects in cities across the country to meet its industrial and  residential needs. And since the early 2000s, reclamation has focused on  Tokyo’s waterfront, where cheap land had opened up after shipbuilders  and other heavy industry gave way to rivals elsewhere in Asia. One  popular new neighborhood, with multiple apartment towers, used to be a  shipyard operated by the industrial conglomerate IHI.        &lt;br /&gt;
Now, second thoughts about high-rises and waterfront properties in Tokyo  and other cities are casting a shadow on Japan’s $29 trillion real  estate market.        &lt;br /&gt;
In May, unit sales at &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Apartment&quot;&gt;apartment buildings&lt;/a&gt; with 20 or more floors in  greater Tokyo fell 39.5 percent from a year earlier, after plunging 82.8  percent in April, according to the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Real estate&quot;&gt;Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; Economic Institute, a  private research center in Tokyo.        &lt;br /&gt;
The numbers have put a damper on overall apartment sales in &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.7005555556,139.715&amp;amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;amp;q=35.7005555556,139.715%20%28Tokyo%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; title=&quot;Tokyo&quot;&gt;metropolitan  Tokyo&lt;/a&gt;, which grew just 3.6 percent in May — well below analysts’  expectations — after falling 27.3 percent in April.        &lt;br /&gt;
Stringent building codes meant that the quake caused little actual  damage to high-rises — even in the disaster zone up north, where most of  the destruction was caused by the tsunami. But since the earthquake,  homebuyers prefer low-rise apartments, developers say, and are looking  inland where ground tends to be firmer.        &lt;br /&gt;
“Nobody cares so much anymore about a good view,” said Toru Matsumura,  head of the real estate investment team at the Tokyo-based NLI Research  Institute. “Instead, they’re asking what will happen when the next big  quake hits.”        &lt;br /&gt;
At first sight, Masaru Isogawa’s 12-story apartment building in Urayasu,  just east of Tokyo, appears to have escaped the quake unscathed. But  the quake jolted the reclaimed land that makes up much of his  neighborhood, contorting underground gas, water and sewage pipes.         &lt;br /&gt;
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This is absolutely a necessary step when it comes to finding properties with excellent potential as flipped properties. Bargains are often sold at bargain prices for a reason. The good news is that many of these reasons are purely cosmetic and quite simple to fix. Finding a realtor that is willing to work with you for lower prices, bargain properties offer an excellent place to begin. If he or she is a knowledgeable professional you should have access to properties that would have been unavailable to you had you continued the search without the assistance of a professional.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another great place to find bargains of this nature is to search through foreclosures, auctions, and homes that are preparing to enter into foreclosure. While not always the case, there are many in these situations that are willing to be a bit more flexible with the price. Never offer full asking price first. Start low and negotiate up. This may lose some properties but in the end it will be a much more profitable venture if you can get the properties you want for a smaller investment.&lt;br /&gt;
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Before placing a bid on a potential property for flipping you need to learn as much about the neighborhood as possible. You do not want to place a family home in the middle of a retirement neighborhood, nor do you want to place a potential bachelor pad in that type of area. You also want to avoid areas that are entering a state of decline, as the rehab efforts are unlikely to achieve the profits you are hoping to receive. Instead, look for bargains in areas that are approaching some sort of renewal or have very low crime and excellent growth potential.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you are rehabbing a home that is meant to appeal to families make sure the neighborhood is safe, has a relatively low crime rate, access to good schools, and entertainment opportunities that may appeal to families. These things will affect the price you are likely to be able to expect once the rehab efforts have been completed as well as the type of renovations you will need to perform on the property. Buying a property in an area that you know nothing about is like buying a property without an inspection-which brings me to my next point.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is one of the most important steps in the process of selecting the perfect property for your real estate investment needs. A qualified inspection will prepare you for any problems that may arise during the course of your work on the home. These are things that will affect the amount of money you should offer on the home, the amount of money you will need to invest in repairs, and the amount of money you can expect once all is said and done.&lt;br /&gt;
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Failing to have a complete and proper inspection can lead to disaster when the renovations begin costing extra money and time as efforts are undone in order to get to the root of the problems as you go. There are very few things that can save you the time or money that having a decent inspection can manage to save. Inspections can also make you aware of any structural problems, code problems, and other problems that may mean the difference between this property offering a possible profit or a probable loss. It is much better to be armed with this knowledge before ever making an offer on the property in question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Realize That You do not Need to Buy the First Property You See&lt;br /&gt;
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This is an important thing to remember. If the first property doesn&#39;t speak to you, move on until you find one that does. This process is part science and part inspiration. If you are uninspired by a property it is unlikely that this property will suddenly take on a life of its own in order to suit your real estate investment needs. Keep searching until you find the property that meets all of your needs in order to find the perfect property for your first or your fiftieth flip.&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information about this news, please visit the following link &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocatemagazine.com/ga/reports-a-surveys/1134-the-relocation-perspective&quot;&gt;http://www.relocatemagazine.com/ga/reports-a-surveys/1134-the-relocation-perspective&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/4499175415054613572/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/property-news-from-ireland-business.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/4499175415054613572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/4499175415054613572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/property-news-from-ireland-business.html' title='Property News from Ireland : Business property has decreased'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-5038991148945172443</id><published>2011-06-27T04:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-27T04:04:52.993-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Japan Property News"/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Nn.jp Singapore Company reported owning real estate in Japan, intends to maintain long-term management strategy will continue to invest in eastern Japan after the earthquake.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Straits Times, 23, a spokesman for real estate giant CapitaLand is the &quot;percentage of properties in Japan but around 2% of total assets, market position as one of the next important change to&quot; talk it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) Global logistics logistics sector properties (GLP) &quot;instead of owned properties around the disaster area, Japan has no significant effect on the business,&quot; comments. These companies accounted for 82% of total business sales in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Outlook for the future, &quot;the earthquake, more companies moved into the building with the latest equipment from the buildings owned by the Company, such as aging,&quot; the analyst said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other investors in Singapore, Japan after the earthquake is expected to grow as the economy still seems to accelerate the continued investment in the Japanese market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Among economists here, &quot;I take years to recover from the earthquake, it is likely to accelerate the growth of demand through reconstruction&quot; has been said.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/5038991148945172443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/nn.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/5038991148945172443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/5038991148945172443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/nn.html' title=''/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-3590175976203140816</id><published>2011-06-22T09:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T09:16:15.138-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Turkish Property News"/><title type='text'>Eurasian Dev Projects Fair Takes Off 2011 Real Estate Forecast</title><content type='html'>www.haberler.com reported Real Estate Industry Giants &quot;Eurasia Real Estate and Investment Fair in&quot; Come Together.&lt;br /&gt;
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Construction and real estate industry leaders, the future living spaces, high end residential and business center projects between 2011 until February 16 to 20 &quot;CNR Eurasia Real Estate and Investment Fair&quot; is showcasing at.&lt;br /&gt;
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Positive Trade Fairs CNR Holding company Inc.. and held by TOKI , Real Estate Housing REIT, Turkey Contractors Union, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Inder Istanbul CNR supported by the Builders Association of Real Estate and Investment Fair in Eurasia will be showcased more than 400 projects. Özyurtlar Construction, Real Estate Investment Trust, Green Construction, TOKI , Artas, Yesilyurt and Cihan Construction, such as Turkey &#39;s leading real estate companies attended the fair, Leopardus - Atasehir , Europe Houses, Parla Elite Palace, Parklife- Kurtkoy , Formula One Country- Akfırat , Still in Istanbul , Still Istanbul Comfort and many new projects will take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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-50 THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EXPECTED-&lt;br /&gt;
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At first the U.S. and the EU countries, the Turkish Republics, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran , Iraq , Israel and Syria will include participants from many countries, such as fairs, a new vision of the industry will win the active role. Fair platform to provide interaction with the local firms by foreign investors, the commercial area on a project basis and will construct new collaborations. A + and B + group, every income group of consumers as well as the projects are suitable for groups of 50 thousand people expected to visit the trade fair will take place. Profile visitors to the exhibition of bodies of local and foreign investors, including top-level income group, consumers, decision-making level managers, real estate companies, cooperatives, real estate investment professionals, service organizations, intermediaries, banks, finance and credit institutions, authorities, insurance companies and officials, foreign real estate associations and agencies, foreign companies seeking investment trust is located.&lt;br /&gt;
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Eurasia Real Estate Fair in the property sector is aiming to bring the solution to problems in the seminars organized. TOKI Housing REIT and Real Estate will be held with all the topics to be discussed at seminars for Turkish real estate sector. The fair will be held concurrently at seminars Natural Disaster Insurance Pool (TCIP) Coordinator Ismet Gungor and TOBAŞ Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Construction and Real Estate and Architecture, and Housing Project Inc. General Manager Ferhat Ertürk, &quot;Urban Transformation Projects and Turkey in the earthquake &quot;, while speakers in the seminar titled, Fatma SOYAK Holding Wreath Coordinator in the projects of the last period, which has become&quot; Green Buildings &quot;will give a seminar on the. Ersun PricewaterhouseCoopers&#39;tan Bayraktaroğlu , &quot;Real Estate Investor Eyes of London&quot; will give a seminar. Among other important issues to be addressed in the seminars, &quot; Turkey in the World of Real Estate Legal Regulations &quot;and&quot; Mortgage / Housing Finance &quot;is located. Caster sugar and DD Mortgage Mortgage General Manager General Manager Murat M. Bahadir Aysan&#39;ın to share their experiences in this seminar will focus on mortgage-Z.&lt;br /&gt;
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Source : www.haberler.com</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/3590175976203140816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/eurasian-dev-projects-fair-takes-off.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3590175976203140816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/3590175976203140816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/eurasian-dev-projects-fair-takes-off.html' title='Eurasian Dev Projects Fair Takes Off 2011 Real Estate Forecast'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-6093202486327490189</id><published>2011-05-06T06:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T09:16:27.479-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Security cameras"/><title type='text'>Information About Security Cameras</title><content type='html'>As crime and theft with businesses continues to get stronger and stronger, the need for security increases as well.&amp;nbsp; Although security personnel is a must have, businesses need another form of security that isn’t quite as noticeable.&amp;nbsp; Crooks can spot an individual without a problem, which is where security cameras come into play.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Security cameras are very popular these days, coming in many shapes and sizes.&amp;nbsp; The wired types can fit in speakers, clocks, and even smoke detectors.&amp;nbsp; The wireless types on the other hand are far more flexible and can be placed nearly anywhere.&amp;nbsp; Wireless security systems are a great addition to any home or business, as they can be placed in areas that a thief wouldn’t even begin to suspect.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the home or business, Internet wireless security cameras are a great way to monitor remote video.&amp;nbsp; The system camera will transfer signals through a LAN adapter or wireless network on to a specific IP (Internet Protocol) address.&amp;nbsp; This can be a great way to keep a watchful eye on your property while you are on vacation or out of town.&amp;nbsp; There are some Internet systems that will alert you via email if there is any detection in movement.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cameras that work with home surveillance systems are power driven, normally by 9 volt batteries, providing up to 10 hours of energy.&amp;nbsp; They are very powerful cameras, as even the slightest amount of movement will activate the motion sensors in the cameras.&amp;nbsp; Once the camera has been triggered, it will immediately start recording video, taking pictures, or transfer the live video feed to another computer.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are also digital security cameras as well.&amp;nbsp; Even though they are smaller in size, they can still record video for a long period of time.&amp;nbsp; They are so popular these days due to the fact that the video or pictures that are stored on them can be saved and edited on a computer.&amp;nbsp; Digital security cameras also eliminate the needs for recording tapes as well, which can take up a lot of space and aren’t very safe for keeping in areas with high temperatures.&amp;nbsp; Digital security cameras store the information within their memory, which will help you keep up with the pictures and video feed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Security cameras have been around for many years, gaining their reputation and popularity with businesses.&amp;nbsp; As years went by and they became more affordable people began to use them in their homes.&amp;nbsp; A security camera at home can be a great way to protect yourself from burglars and break-ins, keep an eye on the babysitter, or just monitor things while you are away.&amp;nbsp; Security cameras are very affordable and they can easily give the peace of mind in knowing that your home is protected no matter where you go.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/6093202486327490189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/05/information-about-security-cameras.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6093202486327490189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6093202486327490189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/05/information-about-security-cameras.html' title='Information About Security Cameras'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-7853100881721109462</id><published>2011-04-17T11:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T09:16:39.091-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Japan Property"/><title type='text'>The condition of the property business in Japan after the Tsunami 2011</title><content type='html'>Property News : JapanToday.Com reported - TOKYO —Residency status and &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;property &lt;/a&gt;rights are among the legal issues causing concern for foreign nationals directly affected by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Japan-quake-shook-YAMAHA-Production&quot;&gt;March 11 earthquake&lt;/a&gt; and tsunami, lawyers assisting them with their inquiries said Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Japan Federation of Bar Associations and a local lawyers’ group in Tokyo launched a toll-free telephone consultation service for foreign nationals in late March in the wake of the quake and ensuing tsunami. It received nearly 50 inquiries during the first two weeks, according to Masako Suzuki, a Tokyo-based lawyer.&lt;br /&gt;
‘‘In cases where callers lost their Japanese spouses, they wanted to know if they could continue staying in Japan or if they could inherit properties,’’ Suzuki said.&lt;br /&gt;
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In one case, a woman asked if she could stay in Japan until her late husband, who was buried without cremation, most likely due to a lack of crematorium capacity and shortage of fuel, could be cremated.&lt;br /&gt;
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The telephone &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/8-Tips-for-Choosing-a-Sharia-Insurance&quot;&gt;consultation service&lt;/a&gt; operates weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon and can be accessed by calling 03-3591-2291.&lt;br /&gt;
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While it was initially launched in English, Chinese, Portuguese, Tagalog and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/blog/2884792/Indonesian-Exports-to-Japan-Could-Decline-50&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/a&gt;, available languages have increased to 10, including Korean. Consulters are required to pay call charges, but they may be able to use phones for free at local international exchange associations in the disaster-hit areas, Suzuki said.&lt;br /&gt;
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The service will be maintained through May 27, but the &lt;a href=&quot;http://theinternetsolutioncentre.blogspot.com/2011/04/11-tips-to-creating-strong-client.html#more&quot;&gt;organizers&lt;/a&gt; will consider extending the period, if necessary, she added.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/7853100881721109462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/condition-of-property-business-in-japan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7853100881721109462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7853100881721109462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/condition-of-property-business-in-japan.html' title='The condition of the property business in Japan after the Tsunami 2011'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-7259323867379244067</id><published>2011-04-08T21:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T09:16:51.373-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Developers News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indonesian Property"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jakarta Property"/><title type='text'>Developers Concerned with the rise in price of Cement and Iron</title><content type='html'>Property News (Jakarkat) : Detik Finance reported that The developers incorporated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;Real Estate Indonesia (REI)&lt;/a&gt; continued to monitor the potential increase in cement prices which will affect the cost of home production. Besides cement, the potential rise in steel prices and fuel oil (BBM) is also haunt residential developer in Indonesia.&lt;br /&gt;
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This reported by Chairman &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;Real Estate Indonesia&lt;/a&gt; (REI) Setyo Maharso, to detikFinance, Tuesday (03/29/2011).&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;If it rises, its effect will be large. Because of the absorption (cement) toward the cost of production by 30%. We have not wished, there has been no price increase rate (the house). We and the position of wait and see,&quot; he added.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/videos&quot;&gt;Currently&lt;/a&gt;, more Setyo, REI members continued to focus on the effects if the true price of cement, steel and fuel costs certainly rise in mid-2011. The potential decline in consumer demand could have happened because home prices rose due to rising production costs.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;We&#39;ll see the market. What affects the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/photos&quot;&gt;purchasing&lt;/a&gt; power of consumers. Since not go up. If a real increase, certainly has the potential decline in demand. So there must be innovation,&quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, when elements of production costs over the rise, new homes will affect the selling price in future periods. While the existing inventory, there is no increase. Because the production of raw materials have been ordered by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/insurance-claims-problems-and-solutions.html&quot;&gt;developer&lt;/a&gt; in advance.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/7259323867379244067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/developers-concerned-with-rise-in-price.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7259323867379244067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/7259323867379244067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/developers-concerned-with-rise-in-price.html' title='Developers Concerned with the rise in price of Cement and Iron'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-4522580959918068269</id><published>2011-04-08T19:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T09:17:04.482-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="England Property"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property for Sale"/><title type='text'>Million pound estates for sale in England</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id=&quot;article-content&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;Property&lt;/a&gt; News (England). www.countrylife.co.uk Reports The first swallows have already arrived at the magical Blachford Manor estate at Cornwood, near Ivybridge, in Devon&#39;s tranquil south-west corner, to the delight of the estate&#39;s owner, international investment banker Roland Peeters. ‘I&#39;ve lived in a lot of places around Europe, but this has been my dream,&#39; says Mr Peeters, who bought Blachford at the nadir of its fortunes in 2001, and has spent the past decade transforming the Grade II*-listed house and its 734 acres of land into a model West Country estate. Sadly, the constant need to travel makes it impossible for Mr Peeters to enjoy his creation to the full, and this week&#39;s Country Life sees the launch of Blachford, the first major estate to hit the market in Devon this year, at ‘offers over £8 million&#39; through Savills (01392 455755).&lt;br /&gt;
One of three ancient manors in the sprawling parish of Cornwood on the edge of Dartmoor, Blachford was held in the early 1300s by the Prior of Plympton, before being bought, post-Reformation, by the Hele family of South Hele. In 1694, John Rogers, a high-ranking Customs official and wealthy merchant from Plymouth, acquired both Blach-ford and South Hele, and, in 1698, became a baronet and MP for Plymouth. That same year, he made Blachford over to his newly married son, also called John. Sir John was succeeded by 10 baronets, seven of whom became MPs, before the barony died out in the early 1900s. &lt;br /&gt;
At that time, the vast estate lands extended onto Dartmoor itself, and a number of boundary stones on the moor still bear the inscription ‘BB&#39;, for Blachford Bounds. In 1917, the new owner, Margaret Deare, gave the bulk of the estate to her cousin, Maj Frederick Passy, retaining only the gardens, deer park and some surrounding land. Parcels of land were later reacquired to restore the estate to its current size. &lt;br /&gt;
The east wing of Blachford Manor &lt;b&gt;(pictured)&lt;/b&gt; reveals a much older, possibly Jacobean house, which was enlarged and re-fronted with a Georgian façade in the early 18th century; Blachford&#39;s famous deer park and lake were laid out by James Green in 1827. The manor then stood still for decades before the present owner undertook a major restoration of the house, gardens, cottages and land. &lt;br /&gt;
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For Mr Peeters, this has been a project in two parts. First came the complete renovation, after decades of neglect, of the historic, 17,760sq ft mansion, which stands in a breathtaking setting overlooking the lake and surrounded by towering beech, oak and chestnut trees. The house had been divided into seven flats and, although no major structural changes were involved, the interior, originally designed to accommodate large numbers of staff, had to be virtually gutted before being rearranged as a proper family home. &lt;br /&gt;
It now has accommodation on three floors with some notable formal rooms, including the splendid dining room and drawing room linked by triple-height doors, nine luxurious bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a nanny flat, a staff flat and another two-bedroom annexe. Stone out-buildings include two detached cottages, stables, workshops, an old dairy and a coach house.&lt;br /&gt;
‘Much more exciting&#39;, however, has been the revitalisation of Blachmore&#39;s ring-fenced acres, bounded for the most part by woodland, with undulating pasture providing ideal grazing for livestock and horses. The well-run farming operation is split between two tenant farms, and the sale includes a further 281 acres of sporting rights on adjoining land. &lt;br /&gt;
Mr Peeters has worked his way around the estate, starting with the gardens and parkland, rebuilding stone walls and gateways, replanting hedges, and planting new trees to provide connecting wildlife corridors between the various belts of woodland. ‘As a result, the whole place is alive at this time of year, with all sorts of birds coming and going, deer and other wildlife wandering about, and plants of all kinds, from snowdrops and daffodils to rhodo-dendrons and camellias, springing up all over the place-it&#39;s pure enchantment.&#39; &lt;br /&gt;
With demand for prime Lincolnshire farmland as strong as ever, and supply still limited, the £12m price tag quoted by selling agents Brown &amp;amp; Co (01652 654833) for the 1,050-acre Dalby Hall estate at Spilsby, southern gateway to the Wolds, is unlikely to deter serious farmers or investors. At the heart of the estate is the elegantly proportioned, Grade II-listed Dalby Hall, which was rebuilt in 1856 following a fire that destroyed the previous hall in 1841. Later additions to the interior and rear of the house are reputedly the work of Victorian architect Temple Moore.&lt;br /&gt;
Set in 6½ acres of lawned gardens and grounds, the 9,930sq ft hall has &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;impressive accommodation&lt;/a&gt; on three floors, including four main reception rooms, eight bedrooms and five bathrooms; other estate houses include a four-bedroom farmhouse and seven cottages. The estate is organically farmed as a mixed arable and livestock unit and boasts a large herd of organic Lincoln Red cattle and a flock of Hebridian sheep. The land divides naturally into two main farms-Dalby Hall to the south and Fordington to the north-served by three farmyards. &lt;br /&gt;
Rolling hills and belts of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/videos&quot;&gt;woodland enhance&lt;/a&gt; the sporting value of the estate where shooting rights over the Fordington farm have been let to the Dexford shoot in recent years. The estate grounds also include a trout lake, with ease of access provided by a private airstrip. Price correction: The guide price of Spencers, Great Yeldham, north Essex (&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;Property&lt;/a&gt; Market, March 23) should read £3.75m, and not as&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/photos&quot;&gt; published&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/4522580959918068269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/million-pound-estates-for-sale-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/4522580959918068269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/4522580959918068269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/million-pound-estates-for-sale-in.html' title='Million pound estates for sale in England'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-6892712766236864894</id><published>2011-04-08T18:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-04T06:13:42.030-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indonesian Property"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jakarta Property"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><title type='text'>Hundreds of People Suddenly Become Billionaire</title><content type='html'>(Jakarta): So sudden millionaires. That is what will be experienced by hundreds of residents in the affected areas, particularly South Jakarta toll road projects continued JORR W 2, Non Elevated Highways Toll Blok M - Prince Antasari and Mass Rapid Transid (MRT) Lebak Bulus - Upper Hamlet would be a billionaire. Because the land acquisition compensation is affected by the road project is quite high.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;What is clear this money for buying land and building a house again if buy something that means nothing of course will regret not have a home,&quot; said Omar, a resident of RW 02, Kel. South Petukangan, Guesthouse, Wednesday (16 / 2).&lt;br /&gt;
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According to him, as reported by Poskota, the money from the payment of compensation of land affected by the toll road project JORR W 2 Ulujami - Kebon Jeruk received some time ago to buy land and build houses again.&lt;br /&gt;
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Something similar is said to B. Rianto, residents RW 08, Kel. West Cilandak, the land area of ​​320 m2 and obtain compensation MRT Rp 3.1 billion more will be used for basic needs and develop a business that had been pioneered by the pharmacist. &quot;Money is plentiful but the other needs and to develop a business also needs to be,&quot; he said some time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
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Similarly W. Widyaja, residents of RW 02, Kel. Lebak Bulus, Cilandak who receive compensation amounting to Rp 5 billion more for the land area of ​​794 M2 affected MRT project on Jl. RA Kartini Raya. &quot;Money for land compensation land area of ​​794 M2 would be used for other purposes because the accident was also a family business &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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The success of free land affected by the MRT project using a grant from Japan that cross subsidy from Lebak Bulus - Hamlet on the ranks of the administration khususunya South Jakarta City Government through the Land Acquisition Committee (P2T) Jaksel Syamsudin Noor chaired the course should get a thumbs-up.&lt;br /&gt;
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The reason, in all activities related to grants or subsidies from the State or the Rising Sun of Japan. All activities start from the problem of implementation in the field until the fate of people hit pengusuran should be monitored or evaluated for three to five years ahead on the economy or the impact of land acquisition activities for the project.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;Those who get lucky or punitive damages for the land affected by the MRT will certainly get a monitoring or observation of the team &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;HUNGRY&lt;/a&gt; or Land Acquisition and Resettllement Action Plan,&quot; said Mayor Jaksel Syahrul Effendi, accompanied by Chairman of the local P2T Syamsudin Noor Ka accompanied by local Bapekkodya Sahat P.&lt;br /&gt;
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Of the 25 areas of land belonging to residents affected by land acquisition since 2009 and 2010, approximately 50 residents already receive &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/videos&quot;&gt;compensation&lt;/a&gt; for the MRT, he said. &quot;They certainly will continue to be monitored and monitored the economic problems or conditions to receive compensation from the land so there are no cases after receiving the money but the conditions are even below the poverty line.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Most of that has been released were in the corridor Pondok Pinang, Lebak Bulus and West Cilandak, or about 282 residents around the vast land area 2.2 ha, added Syamsudin Noor Hospital which adds to the corridor Ftamawati until Hamlet is still waiting on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/photos&quot;&gt;Governor Regulation&lt;/a&gt; (Pergub) New alignment because there are several locations that need these Pergub.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/6892712766236864894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/hundreds-of-people-suddenly-become.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6892712766236864894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/6892712766236864894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2011/04/hundreds-of-people-suddenly-become.html' title='Hundreds of People Suddenly Become Billionaire'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-5175052469475625900</id><published>2010-07-31T23:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T23:17:36.406-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Privacy Policy"/><title type='text'>Privacy Policy</title><content type='html'>Privacy Policy for &lt;a href=&quot;http://propety-news.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;http://propety-news.blogspot.com/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The increase in steel prices has been beating the attention of the developer of the planned increase in electricity tariff (TDL) by 15 percent in July. Teguh said the largest component of the cement accounted for about 20 percent of the cost of production or construction of houses. Although stainless steel to 20 percent, but he said the impact would be quite significant. You see, steel including commodity prices are like a locomotive.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;The influence of very large steel prices to price trends of other components&quot; explained Teguh. That is why worry about the price of production continue to haunt.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nevertheless, the claim Teguh can not predict the effect of rising world steel prices on the selling price of the property. &quot;We see the trend down for some time to come or at least in March of this&quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Emerging steel prices in recent years, advanced Teguh, a menggeliatnya impact of development in China. Bamboo curtain country is now indeed was eager to do infrastructure projects and property.&lt;br /&gt;
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As a result, the world steel supply is absorbed quite large. At the same time, the world&#39;s steel production capacity was not increased. Some steel-producing countries have been admitted to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/videos&quot;&gt;maximize utilization&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;We&#39;ve been producing the maximum, not even had time to export because it is absorbed in the country&quot; said Irvan Kamal Marketing Director of PT Krakatau Steel.&lt;br /&gt;
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Demand for real steel production Krakatau Steel until late last year is approaching 225 000 tons per month. By utilizing production capacity by 90 percent, Krakatau Steel could produce up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;200,000 tons&lt;/a&gt; of steel per month.&lt;br /&gt;
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KS expect international prices for steel plate is black in June 2010 could penetrate U.S. $ 700/ton, up 40 percent compared to projections in price during &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/photos&quot;&gt;this month at U.S. $ 500/ton&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/9013590432110988818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2010/03/april-2010-property-in-indonesia-is.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/9013590432110988818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/9013590432110988818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2010/03/april-2010-property-in-indonesia-is.html' title='April 2010 Property in Indonesia is estimated to rise'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414588067528029962.post-2719679992861505387</id><published>2010-01-17T11:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-05-04T06:13:50.815-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="International Property News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Property News"/><title type='text'>Commercial property returns to grow in 2011</title><content type='html'>Property News : &lt;span id=&quot;articleText&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;focusParagraph&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(Reuters reported) - U.S. commercial real estate investors may have to wait until next year to see their returns start to grow, as returns will likely remain in negative territory this year, according to the research arm of real estate services company CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_1&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;The worst is behind us because (values) won&#39;t be dropping as fast,&quot; Serguei Chervachidze, CBRE Econometric Advisors (CBRE-EA) Capital Markets economist told Reuters. &quot;That translates into total returns as well.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_2&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The greatest declines probably occurred in the third-quarter 2009, although fourth-quarter returns are not yet available, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_3&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;CBRE-EA based its forecasts on the NCREIF &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2010/12/tax-lien-property-investing.html&quot;&gt;Property&lt;/a&gt; Index, compiled by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, an industry group representing pension fund investors and advisers. The index calculates total rates of quarterly returns based on a very large pool of privately held commercial real estate properties.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_4&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;So far, total returns -- net operating income plus the change of the value of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;portfolio of property&lt;/a&gt; over a year -- have fallen by double digits since the peak levels seen near the end of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_5&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;For U.S. office properties, total returns since then have fallen 23 percent, for warehouse and distribution centers returns have fallen 21 percent. Retail property returns are down 15 percent so far, and apartment building returns are down 23 percent, according to the NCREIF index.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_6&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Using the index, CBRE-EA said that returns, under its most likely scenario, should remain negative throughout 2010 and turn 3 percent to 11 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/videos&quot;&gt;percent positive&lt;/a&gt; in 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_7&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;It sees values ultimately falling 30 percent to 53 percent from the peak in the last quarter of 2007. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/photos&quot;&gt;Factoring&lt;/a&gt; in the slide since then, values are about one-third to halfway there.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_8&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Stronger, positive income returns from rents generated by commercial property should mitigate somewhat property value declines this year, CBRE-EA said.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_9&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flixya.com/user/paypalku/blogs&quot;&gt;Capitalization&lt;/a&gt; or &quot;cap&quot; rates, which move inversely to prices, are expected to rise another 0.60 to 1.0 percentage point into mid 2011, CBRE-EA projects under its base-case forecast. Currently cap rates for office properties are about 6.35 percent, 6.96 percent for warehouse and distribution centers, 6.54 percent for retail properties and 5.39 percent for apartment buildings.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_10&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;It see cap rates slowly falling -- or values slowing rising -- to 2005 and 2006 levels by 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;midArticle_11&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/profile/paypalku&quot;&gt;Reporting&lt;/a&gt; by Ilaina Jonas; Editing Bernard Orr)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/feeds/2719679992861505387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2010/01/commercial-property-returns-to-grow-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/2719679992861505387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6414588067528029962/posts/default/2719679992861505387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://propety-news.blogspot.com/2010/01/commercial-property-returns-to-grow-in.html' title='Commercial property returns to grow in 2011'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>