ness Tax on Taxcafe.co.uk property Hong KongThe NEW GOLD RUSH! – The Foreclosure Boom   Author : Paul property Hong KongStone Submitted : 2007-07-27 00:00:00    Word Count : 904    Popularity:   23 Tags:   Business; Marketing; Money; Making Money   Author RSS Feed Most of us are well aware of the California Gold Rush of 1847. Thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold in hopes of gaining great fortune. It is true that many left disappointed and with significantly less than they arrived with. property Hong KongHowever, many people actually did find gold, lots of it and it dramatically changed their lives and the lives of their descendants, even those living property Hong Kongtoday.   Over the past year or so, the number of houses for sale (inventory) has been increasing dramatically. 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