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Home values fall for seventh consecutive month as interest rates dent demand

Centre of downturn shifts away from Sydney and Melbourne, but after such strong growth most homeowners still sit on sizeable gainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian home values have dropped for a seventh consecutive month, with prices in the capital cities now falling at the fastes…

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Will Argentina’s citizenship scheme lure property buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong?

Argentina is the latest country seeking to lure investors with an investment-for-citizenship programme, providing another residency and diversification option for the wealthy, including those from mainland China and Hong Kong, according to analysts. Buenos Aires in October announced two principal investment routes f…

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Package thief condemned for 'breaking unspoken rule' in Korea

A man who stole an unguarded package at an apartment complex has been slapped with a 1 million won ($750) fine, as the court reprimanded the defendant for violating an unspoken societal rule in Korea to not take other people's delivered objects. The Gwangju District Court on Oct. 15 convicted the defendant for steal…

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Hong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper below

A Hong Kong man believed to have accidentally fallen from a height struck a domestic helper on the podium of a luxury housing estate in West Kowloon on Saturday, with the pair sent to hospital. Police said they received a report at 7.43pm that the man had fallen at 1 Austin Road West and landed on the podium, hittin…

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Scary deals? What makes Hong Kong shun death-linked homes while France embraces the risk

Even as Hong Kong remains the world’s least affordable housing market, many buyers still shun heavily discounted homes linked to an “unnatural death”, such as murder or suicide, according to property agents. Prices for such properties could fall by as much as 50 per cent, while rents were typically about 20 per cent…

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Three more relatives die from tragic NYC apartment fire sparked by e-bike battery — raising death toll to 4

The devastating Bronx apartment fire sparked by an e-bike battery has now claimed the lives of four relatives — as three of them died days after the horrific blaze, officials said. The inferno erupted around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday in the kitchen of an 11th-floor apartment at NYCHA’s Patterson Houses, trapping resident…

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The New American Housing Divide: Those With Family Assets And Those Without

The New American Housing Divide: Those With Family Assets And Those Without Authored by Martin Armstrong via The Burning Platform,The American dream of homeownership is becoming increasingly dependent upon whether your parents have assets. A new analysis from Rocket Mortgage found that the share of home buyers under…

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Cost of living protests to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Halloween

Activists call for people to make their anger known over poor public services including education and housingEurope live – latest updatesStreet protests sweeping Europe are expected to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Saturday, with police mobilised to stop potential looting and rioting on the fringes of …

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'2008 Called...': Philly Plans City-Subsidized Mortgages With 3% Down And No Mortgage Insurance

'2008 Called...': Philly Plans City-Subsidized Mortgages With 3% Down And No Mortgage Insurance Philadelphia is preparing to launch a city-subsidized mortgage that lets first-time buyers put down as little as 3% and skip private mortgage insurance, with public money covering part of the interest.Called One Philly Mo…

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Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey saysGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAltering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape music, books and journalism could trigger a constitutional breach, Coali…

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Invictus gathers more than 600 industry partners for Mid-Autumn Festival in San Juan City

MORE than 600 industry partners, including construction suppliers, property developers, architects, contractors, and government officials, gathered at Gloria Maris Seafood Restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan City, on October 23 for the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Masters, hosted by the Federation of Construction Sup…

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