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Monthly Archives: August 2019

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Expert panel predicts Bank of Canada will hold rate

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

The Bank of Canada will make its next overnight rate announcement on Sept. 4 and a majority of financial experts on a panel assembled by Finder.com expect the Bank to hold the rate at 1.75 percent.

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Barrier wall construction halted after gas line hit

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

Above ground-construction on the new barrier wall along the east side of St. Albert Trail at the south end of the city was halted after the city issued a stop work order to its contractor following two major incidents within a month.

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If commercial property taxes increase, will California companies stop hiring, investing?

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

Last week I delved into a subject best discussed in private – politics. Specifically, taxes and your tenancy.

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Speculators already rushing to buy land around Indonesia’s new capital

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

INDONESIA’S plan to build a new capital from scratch on the island of Borneo has sent real-estate developers scrambling for land in the vicinity of the proposed city. And the industry’s representative body says that is already pushing up prices.

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Phuket Property Guide: Owning your home through a Thai limited company

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

But the law has not deterred everyone from the pursuit of their dream house, and the most common way foreigners attempt to get around the law is by setting up a Thai limited company.

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Kmart, Sears closing additional stores by the end of the year. Is your location closing?

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

More Kmart and Sears stores will close by the end of the year.

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Real estate industry players urged to make prices moderate for sales

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

Dr James Orleans-Lindsay, the Executive Chairman of J. L. Holdings Ghana, has called on players in the real estate industry to make prices of their houses moderate for citizenry to afford.

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Dubai’s Sobha Realty posts $272m property sales so far in 2019

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

Sobha Realty, the UAE-based premium real estate developer, has announced a robust annual financial performance, notching up AED1 billion ($272 million) in sales so far in 2019.

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HCM City to combat laundering in real estate

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

HÀ NỘI —  The HCM City Department of Construction (DoC) has asked real estate companies, brokers and trading floors in the city to strengthen preventive measures against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Housing price dilemma for RBA

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joe

A new debt-fuelled house price bubble is at risk of reflating from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate cuts, as it tries to negate an anticipated slowdown in economic growth next week to the weakest pace since the global financial crisis.

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