The volume of pending agreements to sell houses in the secondary market in the U.S. in May fell by more than analysts expected, the value - 30% compared to the previous month - and made up 77.6%.
Real estate prices in Florida may fall even lower in the case as a result of the onset of hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico on the coast will get oil from the emergency wells.
Developers of Gulf countries, which contributed to the construction boom in Dubai, are actively exploring new markets for themselves in the Middle East. Number One in their plans had been on Syria.
Housing costs for the year - since the beginning of the second quarter of 2009 to end the first quarter of 2010 - increased by 53% of the world, according to data of the Global House Price Index, an international consulting company Knight Frank.
The number of "problematic" assets for sale in the world in the first quarter of 2010 reached the highest level in Ireland and the USA, writes RIA Novosti, citing data from the Royal Institute of certified appraisers (RICS).