From UK 11:18pm

Portal launched to challenge Rightmove

Estate agents challenge dominance of property website

From UK 7:53pm

IMF adds to ‘Help to Buy’ critics

Fund fears plan will boost demand for housing and not supply

From BANKS 5:41pm

Nationwide’s market share at record level

Mutual cool on prospects for UK real estate recovery

2:16pm

West End landlords post strong numbers

Great Portland and Shaftesbury buoyed by central London properties

May 21, 2013

Fugitive Kazakh banker’s homes for sale

Assets liquidated after Mukhtar Ablyazov, ex-head of BTA Bank, fled

Cornfield ©AFP From MARKETS May 21, 2013

US farmland faces asset bubble test

Record crop prospects put prices under pressure

A labourer works at a construction site in an area affected by the 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province, ©Reuters From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

China property boom not abating

Government restrictions and taxes have not been fully implemented

©Bloomberg May 19, 2013

Heron Tower offered £250m Sternlicht loan

US property investor in talks to refinance London skyscraper

From UK May 17, 2013

Self-build property support ‘not enough’

More state backing could attract younger and less rich homebuilders

From UK May 17, 2013

Student pod return pledges under fire

‘Guarantees are rarely sustainable’ says developer’s chief

From PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Build it yourself – the market moves on

Government encourages ‘custom build’

May 16, 2013

Qatar buys into Milan property project

Gulf state diversifying away from hydrocarbons

From MARKETS May 16, 2013

US farmland prices draw bubble talk

Double-digit rise despite weak grain market intensifies debate

From WORLD May 16, 2013

NY business frets over change of mayor

Property developers concerned about lack of corporate experience

From INSURANCE May 15, 2013

Top RSA shareholder criticises board

Standard Life Investments hits at dividend cut and Deloitte fees

From UK May 14, 2013

Rise in mortgages for first-time buyers

Nearly 3,000 more loans approved in March compared to February

From MARKETS May 14, 2013

Wealth funds charge into property assets

Insurance and pension investors focus on London and havens

May 14, 2013

British Land to focus on West End

Oversupply of commercial property in the City worries landlords

From UK May 14, 2013

Help to Buy scheme lifts housing market

Rics poll shows an increase in demand

May 13, 2013

Seagram Building’s bond rating questioned

Fitch criticises securitisation deal over Manhattan skyscraper

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