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Market towns prove most desirable

Homebuyers are proving the enduring appeal of the quintessential market town, pushing prices for property ever higher. According to research from Halifax, some 67 percent of the towns – which are defined as those with a population of between 3,000 and 30,000 inhabitants – attract higher average property prices than neighbouring conurbations.

U.K. July house prices drop the most since 2002

U.K. house prices dropped in July from a year earlier for the first time since Rightmove Plc started measuring them in 2002, as the squeeze on lending pushed up the number of unsold properties to a record.

Ngan Binh breaks ground for property project

Ngan Binh Co. has commenced work on an apartment and office building project on Cong Quynh Street in downtown HCMC, Dau Tu reports.

Work starts on US$100-million residential area

Company 7-5, a unit of Military Zone 7 High Command, has begun work on a residential development project covering 32.4 hectares in HCMC's District 9 for some 6,400 people.

Teco starts work on two major projects in south

Teco Group of Taiwan last Saturday started work on a software park project and a hi-tech factory in southern Vietnam, with combined investment capital amounting to US$1.25 billion.