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India Inc said a 25 basis point hike in short-term lending rate by RBI will put pressure on interest rates though it may not result in an immediate hike. “The 25 basis point hike in repo (rate at which it lends to banks) would certainly put pressure on interest rates. However, given the situation we [...]

A good builder will make you the best property possible for the best quality/price ratio, and assure you that your investments are generating a solid monthly cashflow. The real estate investment trend of today is house and land packages; the freedom-craving Aussies seldom like living in flats and many of them prefer to settle down [...]

Commercial lenders weigh many factors The rise in mortgage rates at three of the big banks comes at a time when the Bank of Canada’s benchmark lending rates have remained unchanged since early 2009. The Bank of Canada’s “overnight rate,” the rate at which Canada’s banks can make short-term loans to one another, was set [...]

Housing Predictor offers 10 tips for navigating the changing real estate landscape, with lessons learned from the latest crash. Some common wisdom no longer holds for investors, including inevitable property appreciation and the ability to successfully time the market. See the following article from Housing Predictor for more on this. Manufactured by a combination of [...]

They’re often called recession-proof: steady investments that are inexpensive and easy to maintain with consistent profit margins. Not to mention, they’re an area of real estate that seems largely unaffected-if not helped-by current rough market conditions. They are self storage units, and people always need them. And all across the country, with a growing population [...]

Lavish bank lending spurred a recovery but also pumped up markets as speculators scooped up stocks and property and even dabbled in garlic, dried chilli peppers and luxury Pu’er tea. Now, China is reining in its spendthrift banks, shifting toward an exit strategy that aims to avoid a bust. After a brief slowdown a year [...]

China may be set to announce the framework for the real estate investment pilot program for insurance companies later this month, China Securities Journal quoted a source as saying. Industry watchers believe that the measures will extend the areas where insurance companies can invest in real estate to include infrastructure projects, commercial properties and low [...]