Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank and banking regulator are formulating a plan to allow developers to raise funds through real-estate investment trusts, or REITs, hoping to restart construction projects hamstrung by financing issues. [read more]

China is considering introducing real estate investment trusts (REITs) to help increase financing channels for real estate developers, Qi Ji, vice minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development told a press conference Tuesday. The move would help the country's real estate developers raise money by means other than commercial bank loans, which are now the primary source of funds, ... [read more]

China is considering introducing real estate investment trusts (REITs) to help increase financing channels for real estate developers, Qi Ji, vice-minister of the housing and urban-rural development, told a press conference Tuesday. [read more]

BEIJING -- China is considering introducing real estate investment trusts (REITs) to help increase financing channels for real estate developers, Qi Ji, vice minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development told a press conference Tuesday. [read more]

Bravo Real Estate Inc. is in the midst of a $500,000 stock offer that will pay for an aggressive push into Tampa as the Sarasota-based company expands its network of Internet-enabled, discount-commission real estate sales. [read more]

A Court-Ordered Estate liquidation was announced by United Country Certified Real Estate of Tallahassee, FL, for an upcoming Florida land and Florida commercial real estate auction for the Filmore Estate in Orange Park, Florida, that will be offered at public auction on January 22, 2009. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2009) Read the full story at ... [read more]

A Florida land auction has been announced by United Country Certified Real Estate's Tallahassee Office. This commercial real estate auction in Nassau County, Yulee, Florida is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/FloridaRealEstateAuctions/FloridaLandAuctions/prweb1828324.htm  [read more]

A Florida land auction has been announced by United Country Certified Real Estate's Tallahassee Office. This commercial real estate auction in Nassau County, Yulee, Florida is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. [read more]

A Court-Ordered Estate liquidation was announced by United Country Certified Real Estate of Tallahassee, FL, for an upcoming Florida land and Florida commercial real estate auction for the Filmore Estate in Orange Park, Florida, that will be offered at public auction on January 22, 2009. [read more]

After a year of "examining," the local market is projected to take a hit from the slow economy in 2009. The region's commercial real estate market had some ups and downs in 2008. [read more]

MADRID, Spain - Spain said Monday its inflation rate for 2008 was 1.5 percent, the lowest rate in a decade. The National Statistics Institute said the year-on-year rate fell 0.9 percentage points in December, the fifth consecutive monthly drop. [read more]

MANILA, Philippines - The country's annual inflation rate eased further to 8% in December, the lowest since April last year, as food and energy prices continued to drop. [read more]

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) Annual inflation in the Philippines fell to its lowest in nine months in December, tracking similar declines in the region, and the central bank said it will consider further rate cuts as oil prices continued to slide. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials are focused on driving down the spreads between U.S. Treasury yields and consumer and corporate loans, after cutting the main interest rate to almost zero failed to revive lending. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- CRH Plc , the world’s second-biggest maker and distributor of building materials, said second-half profit fell by a “high-teen” percentage after a construction slump spread to European markets. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s monthly inflation rate fell to the lowest in at least 20 years in December, increasing the scope for the central bank to cut interest rates this week. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s inflation rate fell to the lowest in more than two years in December as oil prices plunged and consumer spending slumped, increasing the scope for the European Central Bank to reduce borrowing costs further. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The pound rose against the euro for a second day, trading close to 91 pence for the first time in almost three weeks, on speculation interest-rate cuts will revive the economy faster than in the common-currency region. [read more]

We are still focussing on cutting down that credit debt, why not renegotiate your rate? [read more]

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s peso bonds rose, erasing a decline, after the central bank signaled it will further cut the benchmark interest rate as slowing economic growth eases inflation pressures. [read more]