Americas & Caribbean

Spring rebound in Canadian resale housing market, (Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, Canada, June 29, 2009).

Asia/Pacific Rim

New Zealand Exports, Building Permits Rise in Signs of Recovery, (Bloomberg.com, USA, June 29, 2009).

China’s Real Estate Market Not Yet Ready for Trusts, ING Says, (Bloomberg.com, USA, June 24, 2009).

Europe

Call for value-based property tax, (Irish Times, Ireland, June 26, 2009).

OECD Cuts U.K. 2009 Economic Forecast as Housing Slump Deepens, (Bloomberg, USA, June 24, 2009).

Glimmers Of Hope For British Real Estate, (Forbes, USA, June 24, 2009).

Almost one in six in negative equity, (Times Online, UK, June 23, 2009).

Africa and the Middle East

Emaar downplays debt burden of Dubai property merger, (The Age, Australia, June 29, 2009).

Qatar - rents slip 25 to 30%, further decrease likely, (Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan, June 29, 2009).