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*New French mortgage lending drops by half New French mortgage lending has dropped by 49.5% between January and December according to new figures

Cyprus property sales almost double In April 2011 we dubbed Cyprus the worst overseas market in Europe. Considering the strength of the competition this was a pretty dubious honour.

60 overseas property buyers set for day in court Up to sixty overseas purchasers of off-plan property are expected to appear as claimants at a court in Spain later this year.

*Spanish bank predicts 60% total price fall. Spanish banks are not famous for being honest about property prices. Most are too concerned about avoiding write downs to be candid.

Irish prices down 64% not 50% say agents Irish property prices have fallen by 64% in Dublin according to real estate agents surveyed by the Irish Times.

*World’s most successful trader backs the euro George Soros, the man who made $1 billion by shorting the British pound on Black Wednesday in 1992, is backing the Euro by investing billions of his own cash.

Market Report – Andalucía 2012 Property finder Barbara Wood provides one of the most insightful reports currently available on the market in Southern Spain..

US: Atlanta market video update An excellent insight into the property market in Atlanta from Apartment Market Dynamics.

*Overseas property destination beats 2005 sales record If good news in our industry were an animal, it would be small, furry and hibernating. A little bit like a squirrel everyone assumed was dead.

*Portal numbers suggest dysfunctional property obsession With supply contracting and searches increasing, economic logic dictates that prices should be rising but they are doing the opposite