Melbourne has seen tens of thousands of new apartments constructed over recent years, and apartment brands are flourishing. We can see striking typographic similarities with another economic frenzy: the 1870s cattle boom.
Eymet, a small village in the Perigord, is home to hundreds of British people.
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Diana Cooper-Richet, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay
While people from many nations have chosen to make their home in France, the British were among the first and remain the most numerous.
Our land-title system originated in the mid-19th century when Sir Robert Richard Torrens campaigned to reform Adelaide’s chaotic deeds-based land system.
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Sir Robert Richard Torrens – the man behind Australia’s 'Torrens system' of land-title registration – was an economic liberal who might have approved of privatising title registries.
Most Sydneysiders are concerned about the effects of foreign investment on the local real estate market.
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Only 18% of Sydneysiders think foreign investors should be able to buy property. They simply don't accept arguments that this investment improves housing affordability by increasing supply.
Regulations and changing conditions within China’s economy have led many Chinese investors to spend overseas.
Lazlo Balogh
Chinese real estate investors might be more interested in investing in their homeland rather than Australia, given the changing market and regulations.
Enron stands as one of the most infamous examples of corporate fraud in history. Lack of regulation in the charter school sector is leaving some schools open to the same type of fraud.
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Enron stands as one of the most infamous scandals in business history. With a growing charter school sector and lax regulation, the same kind of corruption and fraud is rearing its ugly head.
There is very little chance that you’ll get one of those in Sweden today.
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The history of foreign investment in land and real estate shows the global movement of people and capital is closely linked to the prevailing geopolitics.
Lower Manhattan’s new skyline.
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Those involved with the monumental task faced many challenges as they balanced the unquestionable priority of remembrance with the commercial task of recreating an economically vibrant downtown.
Good investment? What do your friends think?
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The paperless property market is now a reality and it could provide a faster more efficient sales. But its unlikely any consumers will be using the system themselves.
The Property Council has been lobbying hard to keep negative gearing.
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The Property Council of Australia, a lobby group representing the biggest real estate developers, has shaped election debate about negative gearing and some taxes.
Australians do business with a title office only a couple of times in their lives – when they buy and sell their homes, for instances.
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Consumers lose out when a real estate agent acts fraudulently – be that false advertising, deceptive conduct or misusing trust funds. Research shows a link between such misconduct and lower regulatory and educational standards.
Homebuyers respond well to green features such as solar panels, rather than stats and figures.
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Homebuyers want energy-efficient homes. The challenge is to present the relevant information in a way that taps into the typical house-hunter's mindset.
Jackson Heights possesses an abundance of diverse cuisine.
Frederick Wiseman's documentary 'In Jackson Heights' explores the joys, struggles, victories and defeats of one of the most diverse communities in the country.
Boston has some of the highest rents – and lowest vacancy rates – in the country.
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In the 1950s, Woody Guthrie lived in one of Fred Trump's buildings. In newly discovered, never before published writings, Guthrie bitterly rails against the developer's color line.
