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Hong Kong: bubble - ()
Property transactions in Hong Kong have fallen in the last week since tighter mortgage restrictions were imposed to try to ward off a real estate bubble... ... more

Israel raises rates - ()
Israel, which has been the best-performing residential property market this year, may lose its standing after becoming one of the first countries to raise interest rates since the global recession began... ... more

Ancient airport for Agrigento - ()
Plans for an airport near the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento were abandoned last year after protests about the amount of destruction of natural features that such a project would entail... ... more

Fright-night in Oz - ()
The producer of a new killer shark movie filmed in Bowen and Hervey Bay denies the film will scare away tourists from the Great Barrier Reef, claiming it may actually boost traveller numbers... ... more

New Covent Garden market - ()
The owner of the New Covent Garden food and flower market in south London has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of its 57 acre market... ... more

UK: annual price rise - ()
According to the latest Nationwide house price index, UK house prices have experienced their first annual rise since March 2008... ... more

US sells embassy - ()
The US state department has entered into an agreement to sell its embassy in Grosvenor Square, London to Qatari Diar... ... more

Massive prices jump in Oz - ()
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to put up interest rates when it meets this week after the latest property index showed a massive 3.7% rise in real estate prices... ... more

Capital gains tax for NZ - ()
One of the attractions of buying property in New Zealand as a foreign investor is the lack of capital gains tax on property there - but now all that is set to change with an announcement that the tax system is being reviewed and this unpopular tax could be introduced soon... ... more

The farmer wants a wife - ()
If you are single and looking for love, hurry on down to the mineral spa village of Lisdoonvarna in County Clare, Ireland, for its annual Matchmaking Festival, which attracts thousands of singles from all over the world... ... more

New US tourist tax - ()
The travel industry has criticised plans to introduce a $10 (£6) tax on all British holidaymakers entering the United States... ... more

Turkey ahead in the Med - ()
With its 5,000-mile coastline, hot summers and mild winters, affordable standard of living and fascinating history, Turkey has all the necessary ingredients of a perfect second home location... ... more

The Venice dentist - ()
A group of dentists in the outskirts of Venice have founded the "Venice Dental Center" and are offering complete dental care packages... ... more

Huge SA auction - ()
Over 600 homes will be auctioned at a whopping South Africa property auction to be held next month... ... more

Terrorist site: top attraction - ()
The house where terrorist mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top was killed during an Indonesian police raid has become a tourist attraction... ... more