Mortgage providers in the UK are coming under pressure to change as the lack of choice currently available for property buyers is seen as one reason contributing to the slowdown in the market.

Major developers in Spain are now crashing under the pressure of the country's worst property downturn. The future of thousands of homes under construction are now in doubt.

Today brings more bad news for the property investor with UK sales at an all time low but there are chinks of optimism especially when it comes to foreign and prime country house property sales.

Evidence is mounting that property prices in London are falling but they need to fall even further before they reach rock bottom, according to leading estate agents.

The property market in Mumbai is reporting a dip in house prices and rentals, with those in the suburbs the worst affected.

Singapore's housing market is sucumbing to the global slump with official figures showing a 0.4% increase, the slowest for four years.

The troubled Spanish property sector is unlikely to recover for at least three years, according to the latest report from a group of 19 European research institutes.

The Spanish subsidiary of troubled UK developer Taylor Wimpey is reducing prices on properties it can't sell on the Costa Blanca in attempt to tempt reluctant investors.

Property prices in Canada are showing signs of cooling after a long run of rapid increases, according to financial experts.

The buy-to-let property market in the UK is soaring with demand up and rental yields increasing despite some claims they are too high.

The property market in Spain is 'dead' and unlikely to improve in 2008, according to two experts.

Worries that the real estate market in Dubai is a bubble waiting to burst are dismissed by the major developers who claim that population growth alone will be enough to sustain demand.

Property investors in New Zealand are facing a double whammy - prices and rental yields are falling.

High speculation property investment is coming to an end in Panama and investors should look to the longer term, it is claimed.

Real estate agents in the US are turning away sellers in some areas because there are simply too many properties on the market.

With property in many parts of the US fetching bargain prices, real estate agents are organising bus tours to take potential investors to view foreclosed properties.

The global credit crunch isn't affecting property as much as predicted and one expert is even claiming that talk of an international downturn have been exaggerated.

Bargain property in the US is attracting a lot of interest from foreign investors but some commentators are warning the downslide is not finished.

Interest in luxury property in scenic locations in New Zealand, fuelled by the success of the Lord of the Rings films, is facing a downturn.

The Spanish government has rejected calls to use public funds to jump start the ailing Spanish property market and bail out struggling developers and real estate agents.

Prices for prime central London property have begun to fall, according reports from leading UK estate agents.

A steep entrenchment in American house prices, despite sharp interest rate cuts, is still expected according to financial analysts.

Despite being unaffected by the global credit crunch Canada is likely to see a downturn in its property market within the next year, it is claimed.

As a result of the real estate crisis in Spain, nearly one third of the 1.8 million properties build since 2005 cannot be sold, according to a leading construction association.

The South African residential property market is expected to experience a relatively mild downturn rather than a huge dive, according to a leading bank.

Property sales in Spain plummeted 24.4 percent in February from a year earlier, according to official data, in yet another sign of the sharp downturn in the once booming real estate market.

Property is a selling for 'silly' prices in Berlin but those tempted to invest could wait a long time for any return.

Strong evidence is emerging that Scots are opting to rent rather than buy because of the concerns with the property market, according to latest research by Scotland's leading online letting portal Citylets.

Moves are afoot in Murcia, a lesser-known part of south-eastern Spain, that will increase facilities in the region and jolt interest in property, it is claimed.

Estate agents in Spain are offering property for sale in Sterling in a bid to attract more British buyers as prices in many areas continue to fall.

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) is warning landlords not to get carried away by the steep rise in the demand for private rental accommodation resulting from the downturn in the housing market.

The property market in Scotland appears to be bucking the downward trend despite the credit crunch and the mortgage shortage, housing experts say.

Astute property investors in the UK with cash reserves could find 2008 one of the most profitable years ever, according to a respected property author.

The next decade is going to bring a boom in second home ownership according to a well respected new study.

The housing market in the UK is deteriorating faster than expected with the decline accelerating in the last three weeks, according to the country's largest house builder.

Cars, mortgage perks, holidays and even cash back are being offered by developers desperate to sell their new build properties in areas hit by the downturn in the property markets.

Florida, with Miami and Orlando in particular, is America's worst performing real estate market, according to the influential Forbes Group.

The residential property market in Sydney, Australia, is expected to remain in the doldrums for another two years, according to a survey of industry professionals.

Real estate agents feeling the pinch of the property downturn still need to meet their sales quotas; so driving a hard bargain could be the way to a good investment.

The collapse of the housing bubble in the United States is mutating into a global phenomenon, with real estate prices down from the Irish countryside and the Spanish coast to Baltic seaports and even in parts of India.

America's leading economist Alan Greenspan has given a gloomy prediction for Spain's already ailing property market.

Buy in the best locations and you can profit from the property downturn, a leading property entrepreneur claims.

South Korea may experience a property bubble burst like the United States if sluggish home sales continue amid an economic downturn, pushing more builders to the brink of bankruptcy and eroding debt repayment capabilities of mortgage borrowers, according to an economic institute.

Real estate company Labaro became the latest victim of Spain's property sector slowdown when it filed for protection against its creditors this week, joining several other companies that have gone into administration last week.

While headlines scream of a property market nosedive and some experts warn of negative equity and financial instability in the UK, one city has no such worries.

The housing market in New Zealand could fall as much as 10% in the next few months, investors are warned.

The slowing global economy is forcing several real estate companies to restructure.

With the increase in rates likely, and the property market falling, many homeowners will be suffering.

Bahrain is just one of the emerging UAE real estate markets and has already shown year on year growth.

Latest information available says that Ireland was the poorest performing property market in Europe in 2007.