Property News
'Mancow' Muller buys Wilmette house for $2 million, disses Chicago again
Chicago Tribune - 3 Nov 2015 17:20Freddie Mac Swings to Loss
Wall Street Journal - 3 Nov 2015 22:55
Mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac posted its first quarterly loss in four years despite a healthy housing market, underscoring the challenges faced by the mortgage-finance giant in its eighth year of government contro...
'This Old House' looking for next project in Greater Boston
Boston - 3 Nov 2015 22:24
You can apply to be on the PBS show between now and December 31.
Japan Post IPO to Shift Focus to Property Portfolio
Wall Street Journal - 3 Nov 2015 21:16
Japan Post is expected to focus more on unleashing the value of its real-estate portfolio by selling 11% of its shares in an IPO that is slated to start trading on Wednesday.
Wanted: Immigrant Funds to Build Final World Trade Center Tower
Wall Street Journal - 3 Nov 2015 20:35
To help finance construction of the final office tower to go up at the World Trade Center site, its developer Silverstein Properties is turning to aspiring immigrants.
Chinese Property Investors Target Tokyo
Wall Street Journal - 3 Nov 2015 17:23
For Chinese investors dealing with their own hangover at home, Tokyo's more sober real-estate market is looking like good medicine.
Will TRID Create New Mortgage Lender Liabilities?
NuWire - 3 Nov 2015 16:23
For mortgage lenders the latest worry on the regulatory front is something called TRID, a new set of guidelines that are about to change the mortgage industry – and with change create new opportunities for some lenders...
Property prices in Australia up the most in Sydney and Melbourne
Property Wire - 3 Nov 2015 16:12
Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne continue to be the highest in Australia although the two cities are seeing growth ease slightly, the latest index shows. Prices increased by 0.3% in Sydney and 0.6% in Melbourne in...
Demand for prime rental property in central London falls
Property Wire - 3 Nov 2015 14:26
Demand for rental property in central London’s prime market has fallen in recent months as global companies curb costs resulting in rental values falling in October. Rents in this sector were down 0.5% last month, the ...
Central London commercial property availability rises for first time in two years
Property Wire - 3 Nov 2015 11:19
The availability of central London commercial property was still below trend at the end of the third quarter of 2015 despite seeing its first rise in two years, according to new research. Following two years of decline, ...
UK rents rise the most in the West Midlands, latest data shows
Property Wire - 3 Nov 2015 09:48
Tenants in the West Midlands have seen rents increase the most with the latest data showing 59% have seen a rise in September, the highest of all regions in the UK. This is compared to 22% of letting agents in London not...
This restored Newport mansion could be yours for $7.9 million
Boston - 3 Nov 2015 04:06
This Newport mansion on the market for $7.9 million has its own pumpkin-turned-carriage Cinderalla story.
Luxury apartment complex brings big rent prices to Cambridge's Alewife neighborhood
Boston - 3 Nov 2015 00:36
Fuse Cambridge at 165 Cambridge Park Drive is adjacent to the Alewife Brook Reservation and steps to the Alewife T stop.