Property sales on track to nearly double
Led by foreign buyers and real estate investment trusts, sales of office buildings in Manhattan hit $3.7 billion in the first three quarters of the year, compared with $1.9 billion for all of last year, according to a report released this week by Colliers

Aspirants emerge for High Court job
THE field of candidates for the next High Court judge is already narrowing, with early support firming for Sydney silk Bret Walker SC, NSW Court of Appeal president James Allsop and Commonwealth Solicitor-General Stephen Gageler SC. With nominations from

Global growth to slow says Economist Intelligence Unit; Eritrea to be 2011 growth leader
2011: country by country, just published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, predicts that growth trends in the New Year will diverge between the rich and developing world. Global growth will slow as fiscal stimulus is withdrawn and emerging markets will

Home flipping frenzy returns to Southland real estate market
Like most real estate agents, Tarek El Moussa saw much of his livelihood evaporate in the housing bust. But with prices beaten down, El Moussa also started seeing bargains everywhere. He bought a Santa Ana condo for $115,000 in 2010, made modest

Sharia widespread in local community
A LAWYER has revealed he has prepared more than 1000 wills for Australian Muslims using Islamic law, while other lawyers and Muslim leaders say sharia is used informally by most of the Islamic community. The revelation that the use of sharia law is