We love our big things in Australia. From The Big Strawberry at Koonoomoo, to Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana and The Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast, the east coast has plenty to keep road trippers entertained — and conscious of the importance o... Read more
A real estate agent shows a prospective buyer a home as he shops for a house in Coral Gables, Florida. Two weeks of rising rates are taking their toll on homeowners hoping to refinance, but homebuyers are not pulling back. Mortgage applications... Read more
California may be the fifth-largest economy in the world, but poverty is more prevalent among families with children in the state than in the rest of the nation. “This is a state that has great prosperity,” said Lori Turk-Bicakci, se... Read more
The Average Property Tax in U.S. Was $3,498, Up 3 Percent According to ATTOM Data Solutions 2018 property tax analysis of more than 87 million U.S. single family homes, property taxes levied on single family homes in 2018 totaled $304.6 billion,... Read more
Hong Kong will spend around $80 billion to build one of the world’s biggest artificial islands. Secretary for Development Michael Wong said in a speech Tuesday that around 1,000 hectares of land would be constructed to deal with Hong Kong... Read more
Many Dubai residents are taking full advantage of the decline in rental rates. Research from ValuStrat has suggested that rental falls will continue in most areas of Dubai, albeit at a slowing rate of decline. Areas of significant new supply may... Read more
The Florida Realtor Association is reporting that Florida home sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 15,526 last month, down 6.2 percent compared to January 2018. “As the new year gets underway, more new listings and gains in inve... Read more
Hao Hong of the Bank of Communications International says the property bubble in China is “quite visible” and discusses the state of the real estate market in the country. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/04/chinese-real-estate-is-... Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s nonlife insurance companies saw their total premiums in 2018 rise by 3.4 percent to reach $1.17 billion. According to the annual survey by Al-Bayan magazine, the total nonlife premiums generated by 44 insurance companies reache... Read more
As more countries prepare for the energy transition, Equinor said on Thursday it sees strong market opportunities for gas and expects global demand to grow by around 10% towards 2030. Equinor is the largest producer of natural gas on the Norwegi... Read more
