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The dark side of Dubai An amazing article on Dubai - everything from slavery to expats living in cars now... The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent

Hello PropGuy Not all news about Dubai is bad :) The article is opinion. Lets hope Dubai recovers quickly.

Salzman: From Dubai To Don't Buy The writing is on the wall for Dubai Disneyland - there will be a long period of decline until such a time as the recession (Depression even?) abates. Click here for more opinion

Emirates property prices 'fall off cliff' in meltdown More discussion here about "Dubai Disneyland" Emirates property prices 'fall off cliff' in meltdown 4:00AM Wednesday Feb 04, 2009 Property prices in the United Arab Emirates "fell off a cliff" after banks reduced lending and...

Repossessions in the UK jump 92% UK like the USA will be in a world of pain this year (2009) - if you read the media reports this recession is a big one. Some even forecast that we will not recover until 2015! Though I have to think the media helps to make a bad situation even worse! Here is...

Dubai’s Bubble Has Officially Burst The Dubai Disneyland saga was being talked about as early as 2008. See the article from Dec 2008 below It’s official! Dubai has lost its bubble and investors are scrambling to dump their real estate assets to minimize their losses. The mood is gloom in the...

Developers to rework pricing packages And more news... The year 2009 will be a year of correction in the real estate market, according to a Dubai-based developer. "This year, we will see restructuring from developers, who will rework their pricing package in a way that will establish...

"Dubai Disneyland" maybe in deep trouble with the current financial meltdown - read here for an article on real estate agents staying positive even when everyone else is the opposite.

Why not New Zealand? Why not invest in New Zealand? Its clean, safe and loads of people can coming to live here. Property is cheap and there is always overseas investors interested.

Tough times hit Dubai as investment firm cuts staff Another one hits the dust - read here

UK Recession May Be the Steepest in over 20 Years Another article here on the UK recession - click here

UK Recession May Be the Steepest in over 20 Years It could be a great time to invest in UK property if you can get the $$. My opinion is that if you can buy a property a the bottom or near to the bottom of a property cycle then its good news. The equity you get over the long run should be good...

Dubai Speculators Quit as Lending Drought Bursts Desert Bubble Its just going to get worst and worst - how could anyone think that the Dubai Disneyland Experience was going to last? I really feel sorry for the people that are losing money on this - it happened to me in Melbourne - Australia...

Dubai Speculators Quit as Lending Drought Bursts Desert Bubble Watch out with Dubai - the current crash has scared the banks and other lenders from Dubai and there will be many defaults - plus the property value will go down when the market stabilizes - thats my opinion. There is comment here...

There was talk about the UK current recession being the worst in 20 years. Like all countries the best time to buy is when the market is going down so you get instant equity when it goes back up. Property value is in a constant cycle of going up then going down but never a bust. The recession...

Stamp duty costing three months' wages Gee I wonder if Stamp Duty has a part to play in this?? NOTE: cannot post source to news yet :( Cheers Marc

And more bad news... or is it? Building approvals dive Posted Mon Dec 4, 2006 12:02pm AEDT There has been a slump in the number of building approvals granted in October. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says approvals for both houses and units fell 7.4 per cent, seasonally...

Victoria posts rise in new home sales Then a different response...

Hello all, Not sure what the media is thinking about... 1 minute its a great time to buy the next minute its bad. Read more... Cheers

Hello all, It seems Trump is promoting his overseas investments - I located this article below which seems to present investment opportunities. Sorry I could not provide a link to the source due to my new membership. Cheers Marc