London property listings slow for festive season
Against a back drop of doom and gloom for the months ahead as predicted by many economists it seems a large amount of London property owners have withdrawn their homes from the market until the New Year.
Published: 30-Nov-11
Sydney home buyers out in force
Despite the substantial rain showers that visited the district last Saturday morning they were plenty of buyers in evidence all looking to buy a property in Sydney.
Published: 30-Nov-11
Government help needed for Spanish property market
Spanish property experts concerned for the future of the country’s real estate industry are calling for government help to boost house sales across the land.
Published: 30-Nov-11
Government promise to get Britain building again
Earlier this week David Cameron’s government announced plans to get Britain building again and help for first time buyers hoping to join the UK property ladder.
Published: 23-Nov-11
Property market slows Down Under
A new survey suggests Australian property owners are more reluctant to move on up the property ladder amid the latest wave of economic concerns affecting the global markets.
Published: 23-Nov-11
UK Buy-to-Let business back with a bang
As first time buyer levels fall continue to fall across the UK property market typical FTB size properties are being purchased by landlords keen to take advantage of the high demand for rental properties.
Published: 23-Nov-11
UK house prices fall amid economic uncertainty
The seasonal slowdown has started earlier this year according to agents working throughout the UK property market and house prices have dropped by more than 3 per cent in recent weeks.
Published: 22-Nov-11
Private Scottish Island for sale
UK property investors looking to buy something out of the ordinary are being offered the unique opportunity to own a private island off the West coast of Scotland.
Published: 22-Nov-11
No change in SA interest rate
South Africa real estate owners were relieved to hear the decision from the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to leave the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent.
Published: 22-Nov-11
Buy-to-Let investors reap rewards at rents soar
Most experts agree that the face of the UK property market has changed beyond recognition as a result of the recession and the one sector most likely to thrive is private rentals.
Published: 21-Nov-11
Foreign property investors eye up Switzerland
As the debt crisis continues to ravage across most of the Eurozone international property investors are turning away from traditional holiday hotspots of Spain, Greece and Italy and instead looking to Switzerland as a more reliable investment choice.
Published: 21-Nov-11
Chinese property buyers hoping to fly the nest
The results of a survey conducted by the Bank of China show that a high proportion of affluent citizens would like to pack up and move abroad to escape the restrictive conditions in China.
Published: 21-Nov-11
New home swap programme for UK job seekers
A further rise in unemployment figures has prompted the government to suggest a fresh approach to people moving around the country to find work.
Published: 18-Nov-11
Affordability issues for Cape Town home owners
High inflation along with dearer food and energy costs are beginning to squeeze household budgets of owners of property in South Africa so despite low interest rates people are staying put rather than moving up the property ladder.
Published: 18-Nov-11
Sydney homes on the move again
Sydney real estate buyers were out in force last weekend and the results showed with clearance rates lifting above those in previous weeks.
Published: 18-Nov-11
UK rents to soar in coming years
UK property industry experts tend to agree that house prices will not explode the way they did during the 1980’s in the coming years but according to current research UK rental prices will soar in the next few years.
Published: 17-Nov-11
Higher house prices in Guernsey
The economic crisis currently affecting many property markets across the globe have yet to hit the island of Guernsey as official figures show house prices have increased by almost 5 per cent during the last twelve months.
Published: 17-Nov-11
Balanced property market in Canada
There is no shortage of buyers for property in Canada according to the most recent monthly report from the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Published: 17-Nov-11
No rise in interest rate in UK
As expected when the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee met earlier this week the decision was made to leave the official bank rate at 0.5 per cent.
Published: 16-Nov-11
Investors plan to win in Vegas
USA real estate experts agree that house prices still has further to fall in Las Vegas before they start to appreciate but the future recovery is beginning to look more assured.
