Savills confident after strong 2006 (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) (Property)
Savills confident after strong 2006 (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Savills, the upmarket estate agent, said it was confident of a strong 2007 after seeing full year figures come in ahead of expectations.
Realtors ads tout now as good time to buy home (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the media has often told the story of slumping home prices and record inventories, the leading association of real estate agents has prepared a more upbeat message.
Estate agency to defend takeover deal (Financial Times)
The chairman of Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate agent, is to write to shareholders this week defending a 940m takeover deal. The letter is aimed at blocking Artisan Partners’ recent attempt to halt a planned takeover deal from a management team backed by 3i Group.
Online boom boosts Rightmove (Daily Telegraph)
Online property Rightmove has ridden the UK property boom in its first year as a listed company as more estate agents advertise their properties on its website.
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