The continued strength of big-city real estate prices has baffled all sorts of experts.
Real estate prices have escalated due to speculation from a new class of recently wealthy nationals.
While I was in college, I kept watching real estate prices go up, up and up.
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Conversely, the high real estate prices in Jewish neighborhoods are forcing Jews to leave the city.
The banks crashed, real estate prices crashed and interest in buying any property also crashed.
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This speculation drove up real estate prices in the cities, causing widespread dissatisfaction among the public.
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On Thursday, the government reiterated its decision to deflate China real estate prices further.
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Also, real estate prices in recent years have zoomed past the limits for FHA-insured loans.
In summary, real estate prices around the country have fallen about 30% since the financial collapse.
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The banks have a mountain of debt and real estate prices are still falling.
The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices.
Moreover, even high real estate prices in the major cities have not been enough to scare newcomers away.
In some areas of Mumbai, like in the far north, real estate prices have passed 2008 peak values.
Real estate prices are rising in Brazil, and still declining in south Florida.
The strengthening of the ruble, and the develoment of credit, also inflated real estate prices and created enormous rents.
That may have stopped the crisis from spreading and not caused a run on real estate prices and fear.
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The two-decade-long Internet boom has created a huge demand for land in Silicon Valley, pushing up real estate prices.
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Real estate prices are too high, and the economy will never truly recover unless they are allowed to fall.
We all remember what happened to real estate prices over the last decade.
Rising real estate prices make the cost of manufacturing prohibitive for some companies.
Tim: Yes, but its hard to tell when real estate prices turn around.
Real estate prices fell September and August in cities like Nanchang and Xiamen.
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Borrowers, regardless of their ability to pay off their loans, thought they were getting rich as real estate prices rose.
Transferring wealth from one class to another to artificially boost real estate prices only delays the inevitable and necessary reallocation.
Hong Kong real estate prices have risen over 80% since the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008, Knight Frank said.
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Real estate prices have modestly recovered, alleviating a further sense of doom, if not providing a modest boost of confidence.
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Only four cities registered rising real estate prices month-over-month for new homes, including the majors: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
This also explains why, in 2009, new floor space constructed was up 100% and residential real estate prices surged 25%.
Overall, residential real estate prices soared 68% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the corresponding period last year.
Of course, by the time the credit market blew up in 2007 and real estate prices crashed, it was too late.
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