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UK commercial property slump speeded up in June

Britain's one year-old downturn in commercial property values picked up speed in June while corporate rents fell for a second straight month, property services firm CB Richard Ellis said on Tuesday.

US home sales fall again in May

The number of homes sold in the US fell more than expected in May, down 14% compared with the same month last year. Figures from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) also showed an uneven picture across the country.

Spanish house prices to fall 20-30 pct

House prices in Spain will fall up to 30 percent in real terms within three years and the property sector faces at least two years of recession, the head of one of Spain's biggest real estate firms, Colonial , said on Tuesday.

China home prices to drop more as curbs stay

Property prices in China will fall further because demand is weak and the government probably won't relax restrictions on home loans, according to Citic Ka Wah Bank Ltd. Chief Economist Liao Qun.

U.S pending home sales tumble in May

Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes plummeted by 4.7 percent in May, far more than expected and a sign of more trouble ahead for the beleaguered housing market, a real estate trade group report showed on Tuesday.