diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/README.md b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73991634df
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Core Java Properties
+
+### Relevant Articles: 
+
+- [Getting Started with Java Properties](http://www.baeldung.com/java-properties)
+- [Merging java.util.Properties Objects](https://www.baeldung.com/java-merging-properties)
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/pom.xml
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>core-java-properties</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>core-java-properties</name>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung.core-java-modules</groupId>
+        <artifactId>core-java-modules</artifactId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <dependencies>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <properties>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoader.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/main/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoader.java
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoader.java
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/main/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoader.java
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/properties/PropertiesUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/properties/PropertiesUnitTest.java
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/properties/PropertiesUnitTest.java
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/properties/PropertiesUnitTest.java
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/MergePropertiesUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/MergePropertiesUnitTest.java
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/MergePropertiesUnitTest.java
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/MergePropertiesUnitTest.java
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoaderUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoaderUnitTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoaderUnitTest.java
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/util/PropertiesLoaderUnitTest.java
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/app.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/app.properties
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/app.properties
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/app.properties
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/catalog b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/catalog
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/catalog
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/catalog
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/configuration.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/configuration.properties
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/configuration.properties
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/configuration.properties
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/default.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/default.properties
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/default.properties
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/default.properties
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/icons.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/icons.xml
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rename from core-java-modules/core-java/src/test/resources/icons.xml
rename to core-java-modules/core-java-properties/src/test/resources/icons.xml
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/README.md b/core-java-modules/core-java/README.md
index 60bd7346c6..287e510c1e 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java/README.md
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@
 
 ### Relevant Articles: 
 
-- [Getting Started with Java Properties](http://www.baeldung.com/java-properties)
 - [Java Money and the Currency API](http://www.baeldung.com/java-money-and-currency)
-- [Merging java.util.Properties Objects](https://www.baeldung.com/java-merging-properties)
-
diff --git a/core-java-modules/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
index 771da250d6..fc7597e85a 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
         <module>core-java-numbers-6</module>
         <module>core-java-optional</module>
         <module>core-java-perf</module>
+        <module>core-java-properties</module>
         <module>core-java-reflection</module>
         <module>core-java-reflection-2</module>
         <module>core-java-security-2</module>