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UK House prices in February rose by 1.9%

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

- House prices in February rose by 1.9% Page 4
The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in February 2010 was 1.9% higher than in January. This is the tenth month in succession in which AcadHPI has increased on a monthly basis. This figure is at [...]

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USA Property Report – Feb 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

There are significant concerns about the USA economy and also the USA property market, but in amongst all this turmoil are also some fantastic opportunities. As with any overseas investment, an investor two most vital things are Information and Partners. What Scott Picken, IPS CEO, has tried to do here, is give you an overview [...]

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5 things you have to know and ask before you invest offshore?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Dear Potential Offshore Investor
Napoleon said, “Information was nine tenths of any battle.” The challenge is do you have the right information, are you choosing the right partners, making the right investments and most importantly asking the right questions?

1. Information – like water, the right information makes you finically healthier, but the wrong information is like [...]

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UK Property is up 0.7% in Jan 2010 – 9th consecutive month of growth!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

 House prices in January rose by 0.7% Page 4
The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in January 2010 was 0.7% higher than in December. This is the ninth month in succession in which AcadHPI has increased on a monthly basis.
 Annual price increase is 5.4% Page 4
On an [...]

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2010 – Learn, Invest, Hold or Watch others?

Friday, February 5, 2010

Dear Property Investor
After my 3 week trip to USA and the UK, I have some fascinating information to share about what is happening in those markets, where they are going and how they are going to effect the South African market and international markets.
There is so much to go into about and I will be [...]

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Want to know what is happening in Australia – watch this live presentation!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Click here to download the recorded presentation
Scott
Picken, CEO from International Property Solutions (IPS) runs through everything in the Australian Property
market and we also have Richard Dunn, Oz Invest’s Acquisition Manager,
live from Australia (3:30am in the morning) to tell us exactly what is
happening in the property market.
Richard goes through some very exciting opportunities in the pipeline, [...]

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Aus Property prices to rise by 23 percent, says QBE LMI

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Watch the video – http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=875432
Go to www.ipsinvest.com for more opportunities in Australia.

By Emma Thelwell, ninemsn Money
Property prices across Australia are expected to grow by as much as 23 percent over the next three years, as upgraders and investors pile back
into the market.
Low interest rates and a shortage of affordable housing, coupled with growth in rental [...]

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UK House prices in September rose by 0.6%

Saturday, October 10, 2009

UK House prices in September rose by 0.6%

House prices in September rose by 0.6%
The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in September 2009 was 0.6% higher than in August. This is the fifth month in succession in which we have seen positive, though modest, growth in house prices.
Prices are now 5.6% lower than a year ago

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Australia looking good in global housing stakes

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Australias property market has defied the downturn and market conditions look healthy compared with international markets.
The last time RP Datas Property Pulse commented on international markets was about this time last year in response to speculation that Australias housing market would follow the same downwards trend as the US and UK. At that time we [...]

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Property in Australia ’set for upward pressure’

Friday, October 9, 2009

Australia’s property market has avoided a major slump but must now see a rise in supply to avoid a surge in prices, one of the country’s most senior economists has said.
Head of economic analysis department at the Reserve Bank of Australia Tony Richards noted: “Over the past five years, housing prices have risen less rapidly [...]

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