Real Estate

• Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 15:57 UTC

  Buenos Aires and Santiago among cheapest cities in the world

  

  Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York are considered the world's most expensive cities based on a standardized basket of 122 goods and services from the UBS “Prices and Earnings” survey.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 12:46 UTC

  Clear and reliable rules of the game, Uruguay’s main asset

  

  Uruguay remains as a most attractive country for Argentine investors because of its business opportunities, logical taxing system and absence of export levies plus its geographical closeness, according to Luis Bonetto Argentine investment advisor and expert in agriculture.

• Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 08:29 UTC

  A second bubble? US homeowners face mortgage debts higher than house value

  

  The percentage of US homeowners who owe more than their house is worth will nearly double to 48% in 2011 from 26% at the end of March, portending another blow to the housing market, Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 06:52 UTC

  The Hospitality Industry Drives Mixed-Use Development in the Emerging Markets of Central America

  

  This article explains trends in hotel development models and patterns throughout Central America, as well as identifies the countries within the region offering the greatest potential for hotel development.

• Thursday, July 30th 2009 - 14:05 UTC

  World skyscraper construction slips 10% in first half of 2009

  

  Construction on more than 10% of 1.306 planned skyscrapers was on hold at the end of June, and there were 11% fewer such projects under way compared with six months ago, according to a report released this week by Frankfurt based Emporis GmbH.

• Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:48 UTC

  Uruguayan farmland selling prices down 20 to 30%

  

  The cost of farmland in Uruguay has dropped between 20% and 30% in the first half of 2009 and the number of operations has fallen drastically, 70% according to local camp brokers.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 08:33 UTC

  House crisis contagion expands world wide: prices keep falling

  

  House prices dropped further around the world during the year to end March 2009, as personal consumption expenditure decreased, consumer confidence remained low, credit remained tight and the unemployment rate worsened, property researchers the Global Property Guide said.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 08:01 UTC

  Punta del Este square meter prices remain steady

  

  The value of the square metre in Uruguay’s most fashionable resort Punta del Este remains steady and experienced a slight increase in the last year according to an April report from ReporteInmobiliario.com, one of Buenos Aires leading real estate analysts.

• Monday, April 13th 2009 - 11:10 UTC

  House and flat sales in Britain remain very sluggish

  

  Nearly a third of flats and more than a quarter of houses up for sale in Britain have been on the market for more than six months, research has shown. Around 30% of flats and 26% of houses have failed to sell during the past six months, while 10% of flats and 7% of houses have been on the market for more than a year, according to property website Globrix.com.

• Sunday, April 12th 2009 - 05:34 UTC

  Uruguay: Real Estate Sales Continue to Boom in Punta del Este

  

  While property prices in destinations like Europe and North America have been deeply affected by the global financial crisis, luxury real estate in this renowned South
  American getaway remains exceptionally strong.