Investment Tip: Watch Real Estate Sales and Rental Trends
Sales trends and rental trends are good indicators of rising or falling income property prices.

CB Richard Ellis Reports Steady Growth in China's Overall Real Estate Market in Q3 2007
Despite warnings of a slowdown and central government efforts to curb overheating, China's real estate market remained fundamentally sound in the third quarter of 2007. While the property sectors of first-tier cities continued to grow steadily, investors and developers remain optimistic about opportunities in emerging second- and third-tier cities.

Sutton & Edwards Reports Long Island, NY, Industrial Vacancies Fell During 2006 Third Quarter; Asking Rents Higher
As industrial property users on Long Island face higher rents and rising interest rates, they are increasingly turning to leasing as an alternative to buying, according to Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN Worldwide, which reported that third quarter industrial vacancies fell and rents continued to rise.

New Survey Finds Professional Services Pricing a Challenge for Most Technology Companies: Benchmark Study Conducted by Leading Industry Associatio
The Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA - ) today announced key findings from the industry's first-ever global rates benchmarking. The "PS Market Rates: TPSA Multi-Member Benchmarking Study" drew upon participating member companies who provided actual company data on list and realized hourly rates for six PS delivery positions in 15 countries representing every major geography worldwide. The study also captured rate data for three position levels as well as for onsite and solution center resources. The end product is a previously unavailable level of peer insight for executives with PS responsibilities in hardware and software products, systems integration, on-demand hosted applications, and value-added solu ...