Real Estate

Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 02:40 UTC
Airbnb revenue up 31% in first quarter and reached US$ 9.4bn

Airbnb Inc recorded US$9.4 billion in total booking value in the first quarter, up 31% from the year-ago quarter, a key number that could help pull in investors as the home-sharing company plans its foray into the public market.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:14 UTC
Finland's UPM will construct a second 2.1 million ton pulp mill in Uruguay

Finland's UPM on Tuesday made the investment decision to construct a 2,1 million ton eucalyptus pulp mill near Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay.
Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Another major fire in London block of flats; Grenfell Tower survivors beginning legal action in US against suppliers

Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called to a blaze at a block of flats in Barking, east London on Sunday, the fire brigade said on its Twitter feed. Six floors of the building are alight, the fire brigade said.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Brazilians are back!! Miami real agents celebrate

Miami real estate agents have one reason to be happy: Brazilian buyers are back as a dominant buyer pool in South Florida, amid an increase in foreign investment. Political turmoil in Brazil and a strong dollar have kept buyers away from South Florida in recent years – until now.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands' government and BFSAI plan to build 70 new houses in the next three years

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) with the support of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) are seeking expressions of interest from developers and investors wanting to find out more about an ambitious range of housing development opportunities in the Falkland Islands.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 09:51 UTC
Higher taxes ahead for Argentine real estate owners

Argentine President Mauricio Macri has created a new body within his administration to reassess the value of land and home property in order to “reflect the reality of the real estate market” ... and recalculate taxation thereupon.
Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 14:23 UTC
New Zealand limits investing in housing for non residents to ease strong market for locals

New Zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country - a move aimed at making properties more affordable. The ban only applies to non-residents. Australians and Singaporeans are exempt because of free-trade deals.
Tuesday, April 24th 2018 - 07:49 UTC
Gas leak explosion in Clínica Alemana at Concepción kills three, injures fifty

At least three people have died and around 50 injured in a gas explosion at a hospital in the Chilean city of Concepción, the local chief of police told media on Friday.
Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 21:16 UTC
What does the new Falklands ‘Islands Plan’ mean for South America?

Over the past decade it is has become customary for a newly elected Legislative Assembly in the Falkland Islands to publish an ‘Islands Plan’. As there are no political parties in the Falkland Islands, all eight members of the Assembly are independents. Therefore there is no collective manifesto when elected to office. This has traditionally been addressed via a consensus-based Islands Plan.
Wednesday, January 24th 2018 - 10:02 UTC
“Enough is enough”, thousands of Uruguayan farmers tell the government

“Enough is enough”, an end to the bloated state and its fiscal voracity, so that Uruguayan farmers can recover competitiveness, was the clear message from tens of thousands who gathered in central Uruguay to express their disenchantment with president Tabare Vazquez administration attitude towards the rural sector.