RIO DE JANEIRO — The views were heart-stopping: the famous beaches of Ipanema, the imposing Sugar Loaf Mountain, the choppy blue Atlantic. The downside of the property that Andreas Wielend wanted was that it was in one of Rio’s notorious favelas, the violent slums clinging to the city’s picturesque hillsides. Read full article > >
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Rio’s slums get another look amid economic development
House sellers have dropped their asking prices for the second month in a row, the property website Rightmove says.
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House sellers drop prices again
Hillwood Square, a 19.2-acre Falls Church housing cooperative, is attractive to developers because of its size and location inside the Capital Beltway. A Colorado-based company has offered $38 million for the property, but among residents — some of whom are negotiating prices for their units in the close-knit community while others want to preserve it — there is little consensus on what to do next. Read full article > >
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Residents may decide fate of WWII-era community
The Supreme Court is hearing a case which could have a dramatic effect on the property rights of unmarried couples who split up.
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Court to rule on unmarried rights
The Paris state prosecutor’s office says it is investigating the property assets held by ousted Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in France.
UK home sales fell in November, HM Revenue & Customs says, as the property market shows little sign of life.
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Fresh fall in UK property sales
Scottish surveyors report another fall in house prices and say first time buyers are finding it difficult to get on the property ladder.
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Scots house prices ‘fall again’
New social housing tenants could have their finances checked after two years in the property, under planned reforms.
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Tenants’ finances to be monitored
House prices dropped in October compared with the previous month as the property market sees an autumn fall, the Nationwide says.
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Home prices ‘dip 0.7% in October’
A mother who escaped a house fire died after returning to the property to try and rescue her four-year-old daughter, an inquest hears.
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Mother ‘tried to save daughter’
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.
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Housing group ‘near administration’
