U.S. Property Prices Too High? Some Funds Look Abroad
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Investors who worry that the American property market may be peaking have another option: putting money into real estate abroad.
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The American Dream of home ownership may not be quite as dreamy as it once was. Sky-high prices, risky mortgages, and job instability have made home buying a bigger investment than it used to be. For some folks, it's an investment not worth making.
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Some exchange-traded funds aren't for anyone.
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You probably know that the dollar is plunging. That will make it expensive to travel overseas for the holidays or to buy something made in a foreign land.
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Investing the wrong way can cost you dearly.
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Here's another way to invest in property. Just be careful.
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Anxiety over the potential for higher inflation, driven by a strong global economy, is preoccupying investors.
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The dollar so far has brushed off  signs the U.S. property market could be overheating as house  prices keep rising quickly and consumer demand stays robust.
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Relatively well-off people in Manhattan or San Francisco or Seattle tend to pay their rents. Financial markets, especially the asset-backed ones that are so key to leveraged buy-outs, like this kind of stability. So it is fairly surprising that real estate investment trusts focusing on apartments have not been the subject of private equity interest - until now at least. On Tuesday, Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) offered an enterprise value of $22bn for Archstone (NYSE:ASN)-Smith, known for its high-quality portfolio in sought-after cities such as New York.
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REITs are getting pummeled, and it's time to start paying attention.
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Heating oil prices are unusually high right now, so high that some analysts are wondering whether it's worthwhile for homeowners to try to lock in a price at these levels for the winter.
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Real estate is expensive these days,  but it's still a valuable commodity.
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Is real estate a good hedge against inflation?
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Strange happenings from the investing and business world.
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For the typical retirement plan investor, the stake in foreign equities has more than tripled over the past five years.
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Foreign investors are buying aggressively, taking advantage of American duress and a weak dollar to snap up relative bargains.
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Global real estate investment is still buoyant but a few cracks are starting to show as higher borrowing costs begin to bite, making 2007 a pivotal year after an extended bull run in property prices.