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Decorating an apartment

The interior is scarce, the terrace overlooking the sea, it has few closets, tiny kitchen, two small bedrooms and your friends are delighted you invite them over.

Kitchen cabinet installation

With the modular kitchen cabinets now available for purchase from many sources, "Do-It-Yourself" installation is easier than ever. This can be a big job, and to do it and get it right, you may want to get help from a friend. Take a bit of care to line things up correctly, and you can proceed with confidence.

UK farmland prices buck trend

Farmland prices bucked a slump in property and land markets in the first half of 2008 and grew at the quickest rate since at least 1995, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said on Monday.

Hamptons home prices fall on Wall Street jobs, economic outlook

Home prices in the Hamptons, the summer haven of New York financiers and socialites, fell almost 12 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier as Wall Street firms cut jobs and the economy teetered near a recession.

Hong Kong home sales may drop as share prices decline

Hong Kong's apartment transactions may fall to a 10-month low in July, then drop further, on concerns that accelerating inflation and a slumping stock market may push prices down, analysts said.