08 Feb 2012
Beijing office rents 'rise 75%' to top New York
Office rents in Beijing are more expensive than New York after rising 75 percent last year as China's rapid economic growth sparked strong demand, an international real estate company said.

07 Feb 2012
British house prices rebound in January: survey
British house prices climbed in January, a leading survey showed on Monday, in contrast to a rival report that showed that they dropped at the start of 2012.

06 Feb 2012
Obama urges passage of US mortgage relief
US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to approve his plan to provide relief to millions of homeowners who are having trouble paying mortgages.

03 Feb 2012
Ex-L'Oreal chief Owen-Jones asks court to shut chip stand
The former head of cosmetics giant L'Oreal, Lindsay Owen-Jones, has asked a court in France to shut down a chip stand near his apartment in the ski resort of Val d'Isere.

03 Feb 2012
Canada's FM 'concerned' about mortgages
Canada's finance minister on Thursday expressed concern over banks loosening lending standards for mortgages after the country's independent banking regulator raised a red flag over the issue.

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