Real Estate

• Friday, September 10th 2010 - 04:29 UTC

  World Bank calls on governments to protect local land rights from large-scale acquisitions

  

  As rising food and fuel prices create incentives for large-scale land acquisitions around the world, it is more important than ever for governments and the international community to protect local land rights, according to a new World Bank study released this week.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2010 - 03:12 UTC

  Uruguayan soaring real estate values closely linked to depreciation of US dollar

  

  Fears that Uruguay could be heading for a “real estate bubble” since prices in US dollars have increased more than 70% in the last five years, seem to have been neutralized by historic data and the strong appreciation of the Uruguayan currency.

• Monday, August 23rd 2010 - 04:52 UTC

  Punta del Este real estate sales reached 1.5 billion USD in 18 months

  

  Sales of real estate in Uruguay’s internationally renowned resort Punta del Este and its area of influence reached almost 1.5 billion US dollars between January first 2009 and the first half of 2010, according to the Tourist Office from the County of Maldonado.

• Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexican billionaire buys 44 million USD townhome in New York

  

  Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim real estate firm paid 44 million US dollars for a town-home on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, adding to his property holdings in New York.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2010 - 04:46 UTC

  Chile’s most expensive properties cost around 3.700 USD per square meter

  

  The most expensive residential buildings per square meter in Chile are located in the Metropolitan Region’s boroughs of Las Condes and Vitacura. In these areas, properties prices are double that of other boroughs such as Ñuñoa and downtown Santiago.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 03:36 UTC

  China’s manufacturing expansion slows prompting world markets’ reaction

  

  China’s manufacturing expanded at a slower pace than estimated in May, prompting stock declines across Asia. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 53.9 from 55.7 in April, the Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 18:42 UTC

  Construction Activity Picks up in Chile for the First Time Since December 2008

  

  Construction activity increased for the first time since December 2008, according to the Monthly Construction Activity Index (Imacon) released by the Chilean Chamber of Construction this week. The Index shows an increase of 1.4% from March 2009 to March 2010, reflecting a rise in employment and demand.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

  Cuba Boosts Tourism Industry and Plans to Develop “Virgin Regions”

  

  Cuba received a record one million tourists in the first four months and announced a policy of “real estate development” associated with boosting marinas, golf courses and other tourist investments, mainly in “virgin regions”.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 01:02 UTC

  Buenos Aires City surrounded by two million Argentines living in shanty towns

  

  Over two million people live in a thousand shanty towns in the surroundings of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires in conditions of extreme marginality and precariousness, according to official data released by the weekend press.

• Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 - 06:04 UTC

  Real Madrid and Barcelona the world’s richest soccer teams

  

  According to this year’s “Football Money League” report from Deloitte, some soccer clubs — such as British teams Arsenal and Chelsea, specifically — are falling down on the job when it comes to pricing their exposure with sponsors. The annual report ranks and analyzes international teams by their revenues, and breaks out sponsorship and advertising income.