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The US property market is the world's biggest. Much of US consumer wealth is tied to the value of their homes, so the health of the market has a big impact on the global economy.

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American medical property bucks the downturn

(30 October 09)– Subscriber only Secure padlock

Commercial property in America is in bad shape. But one property sector is profiting nicely from the US's ageing population, says Eoin Gleeson.

Manhattan skyline from the water © Bloomberg

Commercial property losses will hit US banks

(09 October 09)

With the delinquency rate on commercial-mortgage backed securities rising sixfold in a year, there's a lot more pain to come for the banks.

US house foreclosure © Jay Mallin/Bloomberg News

More trouble ahead for the US housing market

(18 September 09)

The sub-prime mortgage crisis may be working itself out. But, says Richard Benson, a second wave of defaults may be about to hit. And this time, it's the prime-mortgage market in the firing line.