LONDON (Reuters) – A tentative view that the global economy is emerging from its lull could harden into conventional wisdom by the end of this week if, as expected, data show the euro zone's lengthy recession has ended. While Europe is still the world …

Among forces driving the shift: a resurgent Japan that for years was a weakling of the global economy. Japan's economy expanded 2.6% on an annualized basis last quarter, the government reported early Monday, slower than the revised 3.8% first-quarter …

Last year, Chinese investors spent $12 billion on U.S. real estate, making the country the second-biggest foreign investor, just behind Canada, according to the National Association of Realtors. Blomquist also sounded a warning for anyone who thinks …

Cydney Gurgens, senior vice president of Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate in Kansas City, said many of the new projects are luxury developments intended to appeal to those who prefer to rent rather than buy. “The new projects are very lifestyle …

Between 2006 and 2009, real estate in the high–end segment of the market in cities like Abuja and Lagos grew like a plague. Neighbourhoods such as Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki-Epe axis, Maitama, Asokoro, Jabi and Utako, were transformed as demand …

Looking at high–end real estate is fun whether you intend to buy or not. So, here's a look inside some of the most expensive homes for sale in Virginia and D.C. Just click on the links below to see what's for sale in some of our 31 Patches around the …

American Homes 4 Rent, the California-based real estate investment trust founded by self-storage billionaire Wayne Hughes, spent $3.3 billion, on more than 19,000 houses. "These Wall Street guys employed huge dollars," Brzeski said. "These firms came …

A number of new high–end residential developments have already either launched or completed this year, including phase two of the boutique Aqua Samui development near Chaweng, which was designed by Gary Fell, the villas on the Samujana Estate in …

Interest in gold may be dulling among North American investors, if Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s recent experience is anything to go by. Wind the clock back one year and the world's fourth-biggest gold miner was trumpeting the virtues of a North American …