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In this article, we examine briefly the impact of global economic slowdown and its effect on the classic cars market. What is the outcome of a recent auction held by a renowned classic car auction house? Given the opportunity, is this the right time to enter the classic car market?Read More... [Source: Automotive Articles from EzineArticles.com - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]

2009 All New Honda CityKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The All-New Honda City 1.5 sedan is expected to boost Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd sales in 2009 with 18,000 units targeted to be sold in the first year of its launch despite the current global economic slowdown.Managing director/chief executive officer, Atsushi Fujimoto, said the company was confident of achieving the target in view of the positi

The impact of the global slowdown would not be felt in the Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.Deepak Ohlyan, President, Business Process Industry Association and Director – India Facilities, Dell International Services said that the Indian BPO industry has established itself as a major outsourcing hub.According to Ohlyan, India’s share of the global offshore outsourcing market f

Gloomy new figures and forecasts about the fate of the German auto industry are emerging on virtually a daily basis. The auto industry is the backbone of German industry. The jobs of one-seventh of the workforce depend on auto production, which has been especially hard hit by the international financial crisis. On Wednesday the German Automobile Industry Federation (VDA) issued its grim prognosis

Published on India Infoline on 2nd Dec, 2008The recent financial crisis has impacted several industries across the globe. In this article I will be addressing the impact on FMCG sector in India and the changing strategies which are being considered to counter the meltdown.Impact on FMCG SectorPost liberalization, because of the entry of a number of MNCs in India, the FMCG sales went up. But soon b

PC Advisor Economic Slowdown to Dampen Global Mobile-Phone SalesWall Street Journal -Nov 25, 2008By ADAM EWING Global mobile-phone sales are set to drop next year as the economic slowdown hits consumer demand world-wide, research firm Gartner Inc. said …UPDATE: Gartner Sees Single-Digit Fall In 2009 Device SalesCNNMoney.comGlobal mobile phone sales top 309m in three monthsMobileShop.c

Was going through the news of last week or so to come up with the usual market update, and saw a common thread running through most of the news items, and its was about how companies are coming up with strategies to counter slowdown so thought will try to link them up....The car firms are trying their best to counter the slowdown through a slew of measures, first is launching a series of new model

NEW DELHI: Country's leading BPO company Genpact on Monday said that it is yet to feel the impact of the ongoing global turmoil on its revenues."The company is yet to feel the impact of the ongoing slowdown on its revenues," Genpact CEO Pramod Bhasin told reporters on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit 2008 here.He, however, said that "clarity would emerge in the next three-four months if

This can impact economy, says Goldman Sachs. BL Research Bureau The ripple effect of a slowing property market is likely to result in a substantial impact on the Indian economy, states a report by the Asia Economics Research Team at Goldman Sachs. Strong linkages According to the report, a slowdown in the realty industry results in an inevitable slowdown in construction activity. While constructi

Bangalore: First they tried bonuses. Then award programmes, and long-term planning for career. But the US financial crisis has helped Indian outsourcing firms do what they couldn’t quite do on their own: get employees to stick around.Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies have struggled for years with a labour pool largely defined by young workers who hopped from one employer to another, a

GUANGZHOU, Nov 19 — Smoke and flashing lights, dancing girls in white go-go boots — the world’s top automakers put on dazzling shows as they wooed Chinese buyers with their latest models. But for all the flash at this year’s Guangzhou Auto Show, automakers face a dimmer outlook for global sales, even here in the world’s second-largest vehicle market. Just as General Motors Corporation an

While numerous studies have been pointing to a possible softness in IT budgets next year, the closely watched TPI Index of global contracts shows a definite slowdown in outsourcing. The Houston, Texas based TPI, the worlds largest sourcing data and advisory firm, released the quarterly numbers of global outsourcing deals on Thursday. About 128 outsourcing contracts worth only USD14.4 billion in T

With the ongoing speculation in the property market, coupled with the liquidity squeeze which gripped the local banking sector, the Dubai property sector has come to a halt, and fewer people are seen investing on new properties. A "dramatic slowdown" is likely in the short-term, as property developers such as Nakheel and Emaar will find it difficult in securing new financing, reports th

The decision by Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chalco, to close 38 percent of alumina capacity, coupled with an earlier industrywide reduction in aluminum output and widespread cutbacks at steel mills and zinc, copper and nickel smelters, has substantially reduced the load on the electrical grid. It should ease pressure on overstretched Chinese coal mines and [...]

The country’s factory output, or industrial production growth, accelerated in September, as companies moved to build up stocks ahead of the festival season, which usually sees an increase in demand, but India appears set for an economic slowdown with factory output growth almost halving in the first six months of 2008-09 (April to September) compared with the same period last year.Data released

Macro indicators of the economy have started showing early signs of an industrial lump. Customs and excise collections for October 2008 have moved into negative territory for the first time in financial year 2008-09 , declining by 5% from October 2007. While excise duty collections — a central tax levied on manufactured goods at the factory-gate level — dropped by 8.7%, customs duties — taxe

Because of the slowdown in most of the countries and looming recession in US, the companies have stopped hiring plans cutting back on production. This has led to slowdown in companies requesting for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I’m running off to Amsterdam today, but wanted to make a few quick comments on the ongoing economic problems * Many commentators are focused on the mortgages as the source of the crisis: too many house loans were made to too many sub—prime borrowers with little or no vetting.  Remedies have thus focused on propping up lenders, asset prices, mortgage payments, or homebuyers.  But,

The downturn in US economy has become the headline of almost all major newspapers & news channels. This economic slump has had a direct effect on the purchasing power of US consumers who are aggressive & dynamic in their shopping behavior. As we progress towards 2008 shopping season, most US shoppers are now looking for more & more options of doing full-fledge shopping at very low pric

In light of recent economic events, there’s a good chance that most of the people reading this post are probably waiting to buy a new truck. However, if your financial position is good, there has likely never been a better time to buy a new truck. Tough economic times make for deep discounts on new trucks [...]

General Motors (GM) and OnStar have successfully demonstrated a prototype technology "Stolen Vehicle Slowdown" (Slow down the stolen vehicle), capable of intercepting, slow down and stop a fleeing car On Star General Motors (GM) and OnStar have successfully demonstrated a prototype technology "Stolen Vehicle Slowdown" (Slow down the stolen vehicle), which allows oper

The global economy is a shambles. Exhibit A: AIG executives now have to borrow money from the government for their spa treatments and hunting retreats. Exhibit B: Over the past three weeks, the Dow Jones market chart has looked like Dick Cheney's electrocardiogram.Exhibit C: One day, Joe the Plumber planned to buy the business for $250,000. The next day he didn't have a plumbing license, owed

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) just posted earnings at $0.27 EPS and $4.26 billion in revenues. First Call had estimates pegged at at $0.25 EPS and $4.27... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Future is changing track. The pioneer of organised retail in India, the Kishore Biyani-promoted Future Group has altered its strategy. From mass to class, the aspirational top-end consumers, to be specific. The undisputed king of Indian retail tells ET that he will focus more on the group’s fashion-driven retail formats like Pantaloon and the latest, Ethnicity, to achieve a turnover of Rs

The year-long circus in the financial markets is nearing its climax. I am sure the main focus now shifts to the collateral damage that it will cause. Whilst surely the US will go into economic mourning, with a few cronies surviving, we have to start focusing on what it means to us. For India, the economic slowdown is not just this year, but it looks like the year after is going to be worse.The fir

Faced with a difficult retail environment and on the lookout for a winning formula, Reliance Industries is mulling the merger of its different formats to make its retail arm more efficient. The company is considering merging the management of hypermarkets (Reliance Hypermart), supermarkets (Reliance Super) and convenience formats (Reliance Fresh) just a year after these formats started as separ

Real estate developers are worried as the residential sector on the IT corridor in Chennai is undergoing one of its worst crises ever. Builders had planned luxury apartment projects on Chennai’s IT corridor wanting to take advantage of the growing IT industry. Of the 40,000-odd residential apartments that are expected to come up in the [...]

A conversation with Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times, and Allan Sloan of Fortune magazine, about the economic slowdown and reaction to President Bush’s press conference.

Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) has come out with earnings and posted a 7% drop in non-GAAP EPS to $0.37 EPS on a 24% revenue rise to $253.2 million. First... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Mexico’s GDP growth is expected to end up between 2-3% for 2008 [1], a positive sign that Mexico’s economy can overcome the effects of a US slowdown and still be productive. Joydeep Mukherji, the team leader for the Latin American soverign ratings at Standard and Poor, praised economic progress in Mexico while urging further reform [...]

Signs of economic slowdown in Europe, Asia and Australia reduced outlooks for higher interest rates and boosted demand for Dollar News and Events: The Dollar rallied to a five-and-a-half month high against the Euro on Monday, boosted by another drop in Crude Oil prices and speculatio

Well, July has come and gone (over a week ago - whoops!), and my net worth has taken another hit. This was mostly due to spending the money we’d been saving to have our house painted. But it was something that needed to be done, I guess. Net Worth as of July 1: $68,815 Net [...]

With companies, particularly in the IT and BPO industry, holding back their expansion plans due to slowdown fears, the commercial real estate market posted a lacklustre show in the second quarter of 2008. The June quarter saw office space demand 1 Vote(s)

SINGAPORE - Singapore's inflation should ease towards the end of the year from its 26-year high, but the country can be hit by a further slowdown in the world economy, the Finance Minister was quoted as saying on Thursday.A local television channel quoted Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as saying it could take another year before growth bottoms out. 'We have to expect continued weakness in

Disappointing July same-store sales figures from Wal-Mart and Target today point not just to the struggling consumer, but why this economic slowdown is just getting started, says Joshua Rosner, managing director at Graham Fisher & Co.Recent slowdowns have been corporate driven, which Rosner notes are typically short and sharp as CEOs seek to slash costs (and jobs) in order to quickly "rightsize"

HONG KONG — Many Chinese have been expecting a post-Olympics economic slowdown, but it has already started and the Games have not even begun. Chinese factories reported a plunge in new orders last month. Exports are barely growing. The real estate market is weakening, with apartment prices sinking in southeastern China, the region hardest hit by [...]

MUMBAI: The BPO deal space for acquisitions is looking hot again after a lull for over the last six months. The US slowdown is pushing more third-party outsourcing firms and captive operations to sell out, according to industry players and investment bankers. Compared to the last quarter when both potential targets and buyers were in a wait-and-watch mode, large third-p

As many people probably have heard (especially if you've been getting your applicant profiles looked over on online forums), this year is going to be more competitive for MBA applicants. The reason for this is that as the economy slows, people are more likely to return to school and ride it out, so they'll be able to put their brand new MBA to use when the economy strengthens up.There is an intere

Many companies see a slowdown in orders, production, etc during the summer months. It is typically the time of year when people take extended vacations, plants close and companies are working shorter days. Who wants to think about the fall during this time?You should! That's right, you need to think about the fall during this time. Marketing now is the perfect time to grab those customers that wil

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports is down 10.5% in June, the worst half-yearly trade data since 2002, grossly below the forecast of economists who had expected a modest decline of 2.8%.The global slowdown is here, declared the eonomists stunt by the sharp decline.Singapore is the Asian economy most exposed to the G3 countries - the US, Japan and Germany. Growth has been quite impressive in othe

From QuamnetFUZHOU, China (MNI) - China's economy is in its most difficult position in five years, a senior official with the government statistics agency said Friday, warning of a looming slowdown on the back of shrinking external demand and rising costs.National Bureau of Statistics chief economist Yao Jingyuan said that GDP will likely grow at around 10 pct this year - higher than the average 9

BANGALORE: Unperturbed by the economic slowdown in the United States, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is growing and cashing in on the opportunity of more business.For the BPO sector, the US slowdown is the melting in the pot to look for more business in terms of opportunity.This space in information technology even though US centric is looking formidable in facing the slowdown.Th

BANGALORE: Unperturbed by the economic slowdown in the United States, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is growing and cashing in on the opportunity of more business.For the BPO sector, the US slowdown is the melting in the pot to look for more business in terms of opportunity.This space in information technology even though US centric is looking formidable in facing the slowdown.The s

By Carlos Torres and Rich MillerJune 19 (Bloomberg) -- Stagflation just ain't what it used to be.While economic growth has almost stalled, and surging oil prices have doubled the rate of inflation since the start of last year, structural changes in the economy since the 1970s mean the U.S. is unlikely to witness anything like the conditions that ravaged it then.``It's a mini-stagflation,'' said Al

Crude oil declined for a third day amid concerns that slower economic growth will curb consumption of oil products. Oil has retreated more than $7 from yesterday's record of $139.89 a barrel. German investor confidence dropped to the lowest in more than 15 years in June as surging inflation hit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Incidents of terrorism and human trafficking will spike due to the global economic slowdown led by surging prices for food and fuel, a top Malaysian minister said Tuesday. Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, who ovesees internal security, said spiralling inflation will cause serious hardship among Asia’s poor. “The economic outlook is therefore grim. All that will [...]

Public housing transactions not as high as 6 months ago There is no slowdown in the public housing market, but National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has said the number of transactions may not be as high as six months ago, as the market is now more balanced with an adequate supply of new flats being offered by the Housing and Development Board.- Channel NewsAsia - 15 Jun 2008A more ‘balanced

Higher oil revenues of $350 million a day mean that the Emirates is prospering while the rest of the world suffers from high oil prices, food price inflation and a slowing economy. The latest MasterCard survey of consumer confidence showed the UAE the only country surveyed to have happier consumers over the past six months. [...]

Mumbai’s realty market, which in recent years witnessed an astronomical price increase bringing it in the league of the worlds most expensive cites, is finally taking a beating. Property sales that have been growing at a clip of about 20% every year have plummeted by 17% in 2007-08, the first time in six years. Though the [...]

I’m not sure what’s going on, but my site is enjoying a nice slowdown.

As property prices continue their downward spiral in Britain, NRI investors here are looking to India, which is increasingly seen as a hotspot due to rising real estate prices across the country. Every week, leading mortgage lenders and estate agents publish figures of declining prices, higher number of houses on the market, fewer buyers and smaller [...]

The number of property transactions in Chennai and its immediate neighbouring districts has come down by 10 to 15 per cent in 2007-08.In 2006-07, the three zones within the city registered about 3.7 lakh documents and netted about Rs.1,384 crore in terms of registration charges and stamp duty. Of these transactions, about 80 per cent was property related. The second half of 2007-08 witnessed a slo

You’re going to think, “typical Realtor.” Maybe you already do.I thought about not writing this post. But this blog is about my experiences and my opinions so I’m going to share what I’m thinking and it counters most of what the headlines scream today: Homes are selling somewhat fast in Portland.Ok, that’s a bit misleading. Not all homes, not most homes. Homes that are priced righ

Foreign private banks slow hiring in S'pore: OCBC , reported Strait Times, May 23, 2008.

Slowdown bites chunk off business sales and profits - Singapore BT-UniSIM survey finds companies more gloomy about next 6 months By OH BOON PING   (SINGAPORE) Business sales and profits here have taken a hit in the first quarter of this year and economic growth looks set to slow in the months ahead, according to the latest BT-UniSIM quarterly [...]

Has the Commercial Real Estate slowdown hit Oregon?From the Portland Business Journal:Oregon's retail and restaurant industry offers an odd combination: lots of closures but solid employment figures.According to the Oregon Employment Department, 199,300 Oregonians worked in retail in April, about 3,500 more than a year ago. The sector is growing at a rate of about 1 percent, down from nearly 2 per

Saw a story recently that showed that gambling in the US had dropped this year (proof of an economic slowdown) and was wondering how much of that drop-off was due to online casinos?I couldn't really find any 'concrete' numbers on what the guesses would be so I'll just stay with the assumption that the slowdown was due to people not going to the casinos as much in an effort to save money. It's the

Cape's cement consumption has doubled since 2002, building slowdown not an immediate ... - Cement and aggregate consumption in the Cape Peninsula region has been growing year-on-year since 2002 and is expected to further increase over the next five years. [Engineering News]

Business Times - 07 May 2008 Govt has arsenal to counter US-driven slowdown: PM Lee In a crunch, it can pump-prime the economy and give targeted assistance By CONRAD TAN (SINGAPORE) Singapore is prepared to face any economic scenario that emerges from the current uncertain climate, including a prolonged downturn in the United States, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.One option to fall back on would be to boost economic growth through government spending, including resuming construction projects that were earlier put on hold, he said.'If things do get bad, which cannot be ruled out - although it does not appear to be on the cards - we are not without recourse,' he told a group of some 100 guests including chief executives, senior bankers and economists at a discussion hosted by

Govt has arsenal to counter US-driven slowdown: Singapore PM Lee In a crunch, it can pump-prime the economy and give targeted assistance By CONRAD TAN (SINGAPORE) Singapore is prepared to face any economic scenario that emerges from the current uncertain climate, including a prolonged downturn in the United States, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.   PM Lee: Singapore [...]

From the Oregonian:Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the world's largest timberland owners and wood products manufacturers, said Friday it swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by a sagging housing market and low product prices.The Federal Way, Wash.-based company said it expects continued weakness in the housing market and higher fuel costs to hurt second-quarter earnings in its timberlands segment.Weyerhaeuser lost $148 million, or 70 cents a share, in the first three months of the year, compared with a profit of $720 million, or $3.09 a share, in the year-ago period. Results included $40 million in charges for closures in Weyerhaeuser's wood products business and $35 million for real estate impairments and reserves. Excluding these and other pretax items, the company lost $51 million, or 24

Singapore Job growth expected to be healthy this year despite US slowdown By Wong Siew Ying, SINGAPORE: Fears of job loss due to the slowdown in the US economy are unfounded, at least for now. This is according to economists who said the job outlook in Singapore should remain positive. They expect 230,000 new jobs to be created [...]

Business Times - 02 May 2008 Slowdown may stretch into next year: PM Lee For S'pore, much depends on the shape of the US downturn - whether it's V, U or L By CHUANG PECK MING (SINGAPORE) To the eternal optimists who think that the Singapore economy will rebound from its lean patch in the months to come, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offered a sobering projection: he expects the slowdown to continue into next year.While the economy is on track to hit 4-6 per cent growth this year, Mr Lee sees its momentum slowing in the next few quarters as the United States economy limps along, dragged down by still-unfixed sub-prime mortgage problems.And whether it's a V-shaped or U-shaped downturn in the US, it could extend the slowdown in Singapore's economy into 2009, Mr Lee told some 1,500 unionists

As storm clouds loom ...Slowdown could stretch to 2009; Singaporeans should be prepared, says PM LeeFriday • May 2, 2008Loh Chee Kongcheekong@mediacorp.com.sgIT WAS, by all accounts, a stellar first quarter economic performance by Singapore — job creation was at a high while flash growth estimates of 7.2 per cent beat expectations. However, rather than set the stage for another year of expansion, the Prime Minister yesterday delivered the Government's most bearish outlook thus far. Despite the "good" first quarter expansion, Mr Lee Hsien Loong did not once hint at exceeding the full-year growth forecast of 4 to 6 per cent. Instead, he warned Singaporeans to "prepare ourselves" for a slowdown that "may last until next year".Speaking at the May Day Rally yesterday, he reiterated the impa

For S'pore, much depends on the shape of the US downturn - whether it's V, U or L (SINGAPORE) To the eternal optimists who think that the Singapore economy will rebound from its lean patch in the months to come, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offered a sobering projection: he expects the slowdown to continue into next year. While the economy is on track to hit 4-6 per cent growth this year, Mr Lee sees its momentum slowing in the next few quarters as the United States economy limps along, dragged down by still-unfixed sub-prime mortgage problems. And whether it's a V-shaped or U-shaped downturn in the US, it could extend the slowdown in Singapore's economy into 2009, Mr Lee told some 1,500 unionists yesterday at a National Trades Union Congress May Day Rally. 'The first quarter is good,' h

The comprehensive measures taken by the government recently have shown good results with the CPI slowing down in April. However, experts have warned that big challenges remain ahead. The 2.2% CPI increase in April, the lowest increase in the last four months (2.38% in January, 3.56% in February and 2.99% in March) was really good news for many people. The slowed CPI increase has been attributed

Slowdown may stretch into next year: Singapore PM Lee For S’pore, much depends on the shape of the US downturn - whether it’s V, U or L By CHUANG PECK MING (SINGAPORE) To the eternal optimists who think that the Singapore economy will rebound from its lean patch in the months to come, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong [...]

MUMBAI: The BPO deal space for acquisitions is looking hot again after a lull for over the last six months. The US slowdown is pushing more third-party outsourcing firms and captive operations to sell out, according to industry players and investment bankers.Compared to the last quarter when both potential targets and buyers were in a wait-and-watch mode, large third-party BPO firms and integrated IT and BPO players are now keen on using their cash reserves to gain scale and new service lines, while potential targets that were holding out hoping for a recovery in their valuations are now interested in exiting before further value erosion happensMany of the smaller players which are unable to scale up are now looking to sell out. Some of the investors in these companies were planning to exi

Business Times - 29 Apr 2008 Slowdown looks unlikely in China Urbanisation, desire for better housing will put pressure on prices: think tank (BEIJING) China's real estate market will not see a major slowdown in 2008 despite Beijing's intensified efforts to cool excessive price rises, the top government think-tank said in a report published yesterday. Urban property prices rose less rapidly in March than in the first two months, and the property outlook index, which covers price and investment trends, continued to decline in March after peaking in November. But the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) said that it was still premature to draw the conclusion that the market was heading south. 'Although transaction volumes have been declining in some cities since 2007 and more buyers are

Business Times - 25 Apr 2008 US slowdown impact will last longer than foreseen: OECD (PRAGUE) US economic weakness and its impact on the global economy are likely to last up to nine months longer than previously expected, OECD secretary-general Angel Gurria was quoted as saying yesterday.Mr Gurria said the OECD had initially thought the crisis would weigh on global economic growth in the first half of this year and there would be a slight recovery starting in early 2009.'We expect a drop in the US economy this year and very weak growth in Europe. The crisis will be six to nine months longer than we had previously expected,' Mr Gurria was quoted as saying by Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny.Mr Gurria is due to present the OECD's economic outlook for the Czech Republic later yesterday. His com

Strong domestic consumer demand is expected to drive Indonesia's economy this year and steer it away from the worst impact of a global economic slowdown, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. The economy has also become more resilient towards external financial instability, given its higher foreign exchange reserves and a declining external debt ratio to gross domestic product, he said. "I think Indonesia's economy will resist the global economic slowdown due to strong domestic demand," Charles Collyns, deputy director at the research department of the IMF told a media briefing. As of end-March, the central bank's foreign exchange reserves stood at $58.98 billion, compared to $47.22 billion at end-March 2007. Indonesia's foreign debt ratio currently

We have been waiting for this one to happen, and it comes as absolutely no surprise, but John Cook, the venerable technology reporter for the Seattle PI is saying that there is a slow down in Venture Capital money flowing into Seattle. This is no surprise, people have been talking about it for months now, [...]

CALGARY - A report released today by TD Bank Financial Group says housing starts in Alberta as well as the number of homes sold will retreat in the next two years as the country on the whole experiences a cooling trend in the residential real estate industry.Also the yearly pace of resale home price growth in the province will slow down substantially from the highs recorded in the past two years."A soft landing is anticipated," said the report about the Canadian housing market. "This moderation will reflect the fact that the past rapid price appreciation has eroded affordability and has encouraged additional supply from new listings and new home construction. A weaker domestic economy will also contribute to the cooling."

I figured out what was slowing down my blog when it was loading up.  I have corrected the problem and the page loads up MUCH faster now. Look for the video post later today. Thank you for your patience.

From the Register Guard:Upstairs on a bed stand, in the model home that Jesse Seery hopes to replicate in his 64-lot subdivision in west Eugene, sits a sculpture of a hand with its fingers crossed.Luck is what builders yearn for nowadays when embarking on a project in a skittish real estate market.“I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t nervous,” Seery confesses, but quickly adds: “But I believe in our product, and the prices are just fantastic.”Aside from the single model home, Seery has launched work on seven houses in the subdivision — two of them for specific buyers and the rest on speculation.Seery’s doing everything he can think of to ensure that the homes will eventually sell.He has consulted with a real estate agent, who told him to push out the walls to get a more

The New York Times is reporting that there is a major slowdown in M&A as well as IPO activity happening in Silicon Valley the first quarter of 2008. The question we are asking is can this same thing happen in Seattle. The answer is most likely yes, but over the last 8 months people have [...]

The number of houses being sold in London is at its lowest level for more than a decade, research shows today.Sellers have been forced to shave hundreds of thousands of pounds off asking prices as a result.In one case, a house in Paultons Square, Chelsea, has had £250,000 cut off its original asking price of £3.5m in a bid to find a buyer.About 9,000 properties were sold in the capital in the first three months of this year. Last year, homes were being sold at the rate of 16,000 a month. According to property information website mouseprice.net, sales have been slower than in any period since 1995.

In the latest sign that the tech sector in general and Silicon Valley in particular is feeling the pinch of reduced spending and an overall slowdown, yet another big employer slashed its workforce. The New York Times reports that Advanced Micro Devices said it would cut about 1,650 workers — about 10 percent of its work force — because of deteriorating business conditions across its business

April 6, 2008 PROPERTY7 signs of a property slowdown Buyers seem to be gaining ground again in the private homes market but consultants say it's far from crashing yet By Joyce Teo After rocketing to dizzying heights last year, the private homes market has stalled because of the global credit crunch - an external factor that took the market by surprise. The withdrawal of the deferred payment scheme last year has also dampened demand somewhat. Sales volumes and interest have fizzled out just as quickly as the market surged last year. While many players hang on to the notion that strong fundamentals - low interest rates, for instance - will support the market, sentiment has fast melted away. Is the property market slowing to a crawl? We examine the mounting evidence. 1 Growth in home prices

Pune real estate developers are doing their best to cheer up the property investors with colorful ads in the local news papers. Sorry, i mean 'end users'. Because, there are no investors in Pune real estate market. So, i should say, Pune builders are trying to tempt the 'end users' who can buy a 2/3 bhk luxurious terrace flat in Pune. Sorry, second mistake, i said 'flat'. In Pune real estate market, when the exclusive and the prestigious housing project is launched, there are apartments or condominiums, not flats. For example, Queenstown has condominiums and Supreme Pallacio has apartments ("Apartmentos de Castillo"!) On this auspicious Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian New Year's Day, Pune real estate is offering you more than a simple luxurious (or super luxurious) flat, apartment or even

April 6, 2008, The Sunday Times PROPERTY7 signs of a property slowdown Buyers seem to be gaining ground again in the private homes market but consultants say it's far from crashing yet By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent After rocketing to dizzying heights last year, the private homes market has stalled because of the global credit crunch - an external factor that took the market by surprise. The withdrawal of the deferred payment scheme last year has also dampened demand somewhat. Sales volumes and interest have fizzled out just as quickly as the market surged last year.While many players hang on to the notion that strong fundamentals - low interest rates, for instance - will support the market, sentiment has fast melted away. Is the property market slowing to a crawl? We examine th

7 signs of a Singapore property slowdown  Buyers seem to be gaining ground again in the private homes market but consultants say it’s far from crashing yet By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent  After rocketing to dizzying heights last year, the private homes market has stalled because of the global credit crunch - an external factor that took the [...]

Reported Sunday, March 30 in the Washington Post, writer Juan Carlos Perez of the IDG News Service sites a second straight month of declining paid search for Google. Perez’s referenced source is a comScore report that suggests, “Google’s revenue engine is slowing down, highlighting again the perils of the company’s overwhelming dependence on a single type [...]

While the conveyance deeds have remained static in the last three months, registrations by way of leave and license as also lease contracts have shown a steady rise.Conveyance deeds Till February-end, the records show the registration of 28,052 conveyance deeds, with the graph peaking in September with 3,011 conveyance deeds. Thereafter, it dropped and has been averaging around 2,500 deeds per month.Leave and License agreementsMeanwhile, there has been an increase in registration of leave and license agreements as also lease contracts in the corresponding period. The leave and license agreements which was at its lowest in November last year at 1,020 has been showing upward movement since then. Having touched 1,431 in December. The number of such agreements peaked jumped to 1,878 in January

Having carved a niche in Mumbai’s high-end and middle-income residential segment with over 20 projects since 1985, the Lalani Group of Developers and Builders has now set its sights on the fast developing Thane and Pune markets. Projects on the anvil here include a premium residential project at Thane’s Ghodbunder road and a state-of-the-art IT Park at Bavdhan, close to Pune’s IT hub of Hinjewadi. In an exclusive interview, the company’s young directors, Shamsu and Hussain Lalani, sons of founder Shaukat Lalani, shed light on their future plans and their views on the current turbulent real estate market scenario. Excerpt:Q. RK: On the downside, real estate growth is said to have slowed down considerably due to negative factors like increasing home loan rates, overheated market scen