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View Article  Stars ht by the Dubai property bubble

David Beckham and Brad Pitt are believed to be among the celebrities and sportsmen who bought villas in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, a luxury development that juts out into the Gulf. But when the property bubble burst this year, residents saw the value of their investments collapse. Yesterday their situation ...   more »

View Article  Nationwide sees risk of house price fall in 2010

House prices could retreat in 2010 if unemployment rises sharply, Britain's third-largest mortgage lender Nationwide warned on Friday.

A lack of supply and low interest rates have boosted the housing market this year, but Nationwide said prices could go into reverse with unemployment set to rise further and a stock ...   more »

View Article  34 Repossession hotpots named

More help was offered to struggling homeowners today as the government officially named 34 repossession "hotspots" across the country - including Sedgefield, Tony Blair's old constituency, and four areas of London - the move came as the Council of Mortgage Lenders published figures showing that the number of families forced ...   more »

View Article  Prices to fall in 2010?

Property group Savills is predicting ups and downs within the housing market over the next five years - according to the group, after a 3.7% rise in values this year, the market will see peaks and troughs...

Next year will see a drop of around 6-7%, while values will rise ...   more »

View Article  Cheap Money may create another property bubble

Great swaths of the world’s residential property market are not just in full recovery mode — they are booming. While the property pages in Britain have focused on a slight pick-up at the top end of the market, partly because of a revival in bankers’ bonuses, there is a full-scale ...   more »

View Article  House prices edge higher

House prices have edged upwards for the third consecutive month in spite of signs of a slowdown in demand from new buyers, according to Hometrack, a research company.

Its monthly survey of estate agents and surveyors in England and Wales showed that house prices grew by 0.2 per cent in ...   more »