Tag: Bubble

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The discussion about housing prices in Brazil was sparked again by a statement from renowned U.S. economist Robert Shiller, who predicted the American housing bubble burst. Shiller is reported as...

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Copacabana, perhaps the most famous of all of Rio’s beach-side neighborhoods, needs little introduction, but since its hey-day in the 1930s the glamor has been gradually giving way...

By Emile Phaneuf, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Real estate prices in Rio have risen rapidly in the last year, since it was announced in 2009 that the country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and then...