The purchase contract provided that the existing house would be torn down and completely removed from the property before the closing date.

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He said he also uses maps, photographs and property ownership data, including specifications of the buildings on a property, its purchase date and price.

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About 10.7% of all homes not in foreclosure in the U.S. currently for sale were built between 1970 and 1979, according to real-estate website Trulia, which analyzed listings that contained a home's build date in the property description.

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And if a homeowner can't find the money to bring the mortgage up to date or find someone to buy the home, more than likely, the property will end up on an auction list.

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While the German economy is growing at a healthy rate and exports year-to-date are at the strongest level in a decade, Spain is wrestling with an overheated property market and a 20% jobless rate, the highest level in nearly 13 years.

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The match is struck the second outsiders learn of a betrothal: A bride-to-be, especially, becomes public property and an age-old archetype and she is expected to fire off, on command, the event date and location, number of guests, maker of dress and, by golly, she had better loft that ring finger for inspection.

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To date, almost 40 police officers have been hurt, several politicians have received death threats and homes and property have been damaged.

BBC: Peter Robinson