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Germans buy offices in Australia

Six German real estate funds are going to buy offices in east part of Australia for the sum of $1 billion.

Funds can already come to the agreement within the nearest weeks. It is supposed to spend for each object from $50 million up to $200 million. Management of German investment company Real IS has come to the decision on purchase of office skyscraper, located in the western part of Sydney. Cost of the transaction is estimated in $104,5 million

Actives of company Real IS in Australia total $500 million

First townhouses for large capital families will be constructed in village Zaharino, which is in the southwest of Moscow.

As it has become known, some apartment houses for large families will be placed on a site by the area of 1,77 hectares, and the total area of under construction objects will make 7,7 thousand square meters.

The site of building is located in 300 meters from the architecture monument - a temple of the Sign of Icon Mother in Zaharino and near to the landscape gardening art monument “Manor Zaharino-Znamenskoe”.

In total in 2008 in Moscow construction of 190 cottages for large families is planned.

For the first half-year of 2008 the quantity of the houses, taken for debts, in cost $1 million only in area of Dallas (state of Texas) has increased more than twice in comparison with the last year.
It means that for the given period of time every 59 proprietor of habitation has lost the house. The quantity of taken houses, estimated in $500-999 thousand, has increased on 53 %.
The majority of taken houses exposed on the tenders are in a low or average price range. 83 % of all taken houses are estimated less than in $200 thousand.
Average cost of the house taken for debts, has made $140 thousand whereas 10 years ago it made $70 thousand.

Cost of rent of offices in the Israeli capital has risen on 18 % in comparison with summer, 2007.
Experts predict that the prices for short-term rent of offices will grow; especially it concerns the small areas. In 2009, commissioning of new objects will promote reduction of cost of rent.
Recession in the USA has not affected demand in the Israeli real estate market of office though some international companies have refused expansion of the area of their offices.

The group of sociologists has come to conclusion, that in Denmark people feel themselves more happily, than in any other country. The most unfortunate people live in Zimbabwe.

The majority of the postSoviet countries have appeared in the end of the list from 97 countries. So, Russia occupies 88th place in the list, and Georgia is on the 89th place - these countries have the same identical negative result-1,01.

Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Armenia are following Georgia, and have settled down in such order directly ahead of Zimbabwe - the country which has appeared on the last, 97th place.

Above Estonia such countries as Rwanda, Pakistan and Ethiopia have settled down. Kirghizia (1,59) and Azerbaijan - 0,13 are the only postSoviet countries with positive rating.

At Denmark the index of happiness has made 4,24. At once for it in the top part of the list Colombia, Iceland and Northern Ireland and Puerto Rico follow. The USA have borrowed 16th place.

Since 1981 global network of sociologists World Values Survey carries out interrogations in the different countries of the world. Within the limits of the present research respondents answered two questions: whether they consider them very happy, happy enough, not so happy or completely not happy and how much they are satisfied with life. In general sociologists have interrogated 350 thousand people.

Italian fashionable house Gianfranco Ferre and company Galadari Investment Office (GIO) will construct in Dubai a magnificent skyscraper for 1,2 billion dollars. The height of skyscraper will make at least 60 floors.

The building will refer to Stresa and will become the inhabited and commercial premises. The termination of construction is expected in last quarter 2011.

Company GIO will borrow in civil work, and also will operate a building after its construction. House Ferre, which founder has suddenly died last years, will incur the responsibility for registration of skyscraper’s interior.

agreement on cooperation between the companies, signed, on June, 25th, the will allow the House to receive profit at least in 23 million dollars, and also to have on 10 % from cost of the real estate sold in a skyscraper.

Ferre mass-media representatives have told that the skyscraper has been named Stresa in honor of city, which the architect Ferre loved so much.

Designer Gianfranco Ferre has died in June of the last year of a hemorrhage in a brain. He has been named “architect” of the Italian fashion not only for its formation, but also for firm suits and blouses in strict, official style.

In the complex “Arch” located in the Hong Kong area Kowloon, the apartment (551 square meters) has been sold for 225 million Hong Kong dollars ($28,8 million).
Thus, the price of one square meter of penthouse with private pool, which is on 80 floor of the complex, has exceeded 400 thousand Hong Kong dollars.
The sum, which was paid for an apartment has broken the previous record, established in November of the last year, when cost of one meter of larger on the sizes of apartments has made nearby 390 thousand Hong Kong dollars.
The inhabited complex “Arch” is beside with under construction office tower International Commerce Centre.

Copenhagen - the capital of Denmark - has been recognized the best city for a life by results of the research, lead by British magazine Monocle.
At selection in attention some parameters - from an opportunity to buy a glass of good wine at 2 a.m. up to quality of architecture and quantity of cinemas were accepted.
Monocle has highly estimated a compact lay-out of the city, convenient transport system, restaurants, and especially interest in environment protection. Last characteristic has also “put” the city on the first place from the second one, which it occupied in last year’s rating.
Copenhagen has also received a rank of “world capital of design”. The rank of business capital of the world has been given to Madrid, and Paris has been recognized the most cosmopolite city.
Berlin managed to get the glory of the most cultural city of the world, and Japanese Fukuoka became the best city for shopping.
It is necessary to note, that Moscow, New York and London have not entered into the twenty of the best cities.

Parents of Russian divine Anna Kournikova have legal proceedings with the star daughter. The reason of dissonance in family relies in private residence in Miami, bought four years ago for $3,5 million.
Alla and Sergey Kournikovy apply for two thirds of house, which Anna shares with her boyfriend singer Enrique Iglesias.
Parents prove that when their daughter has bought this house at coast of Florida, she has promised them there. But, it looks like, Anna is not going to do this.
Rudolf Hovard, Anna’s parents’ lawyer, has noted that the father and mother speak, that being Anna’s manager and the promoter, they have initially divided this real estate into three parts.
According to British edition The Sun, Anna’s parents have decided to restore validity through court, which is to take place in the nearest future.
Anna and her parents have quarreled, when have ceased to work together. It is very sad, but the obstinacy and desire to go in all up to the end is their family feature.

Cabo Verde real estate market has been named the safest real estate market among all markets of the real estate of developing countries.
Cabo Verde Republic (also Cape Verde Islands) - is the state on the same islands in Atlantic Ocean, which is in 620 kilometers from the western coast of Africa.
The report on maintenance of a high level of real estate transactions’ safety and observance of the rights of buyers in Cabo Verde Republic will be directed as the sample for imitation to the developing countries’ governments. The World Organization of economic cooperation and development has informed on it today.
Cabo Verde laws have no distinction between foreign and local investors, the state offers for all a high level of safety of transactions and observance of buyers’ rights.
Owing to it for last years foreign investments in Cabo Verde have significantly increased, the State is actively developing, last year growth of economy has made 6,6 %, the forecast for this year makes 7,6 %.