Tag Archives: Global

Global Property Hotspots

Property can make you big money but how do you know which are the best places to buy? Our global property guide picks out the top property hotspots.
We buy property for many different reasons – traditionally, of course, we tended to buy houses to act as homes. They were purely places where we’d live – [...]

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Global Cost of Living Ranking – 1 April 2009

International Cost of Living Rankings International cost of living rankings are the result of comparing the cost of an expatriate’s personal budget, using the local prices for the same defined quantities of the same goods and services in each country throughout the world. Our findings show that the compound impact of the multifaceted global economic [...]

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The End of the Global House Price Boom

  Weighed down by the credit crunch and high inflation, the global house price boom has ended, according to the latest Global Property Guide survey of house price indicators.   Only 13 countries in which dwelling price indices are regularly published saw prices rise during the year to end Q1 2008, while 21 countries saw [...]

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Global House Price Downturn Accelerated At End Of 2008 According To The Global Property Guide

It has been a dismal year for house prices, according to the Global Property Guide?s latest survey of publicly-available house-price time-series for the year 2008. And seen from a global perspective, the downturn is still accelerating.The collapse of the world?s housing markets can be seen from three points of view, and unfortunately, all of them [...]

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