Property News
From the North End to Lexington, the holidays didn't hinder super pricey home sales
Boston - 30 Dec 2015 22:03
Boston.com rounds up some of the biggest home sales of the week.
Open house: Updated Quincy home just steps from the beach
Boston - 30 Dec 2015 20:47
This hidden gem in Quincy's Houghs Neck neighborhood offers several waterfront amenities.
Open house: Former JP brewery becomes a relaxing loft
Boston - 30 Dec 2015 19:42
This condo is located in one of Jamaica Plain's original breweries known as the American Brewery Lofts.
Warmer temps no help: Pending home sales slide
CNBC - 30 Dec 2015 17:00
Warmer-than-normal temperatures across much of the nation did nothing to heat up home sales in November.
Former AG Ty Fahner buys Northfield house for $1.24 million
Chicago Tribune - 30 Dec 2015 16:56Boston sees condo prices, sales jump
Boston - 30 Dec 2015 16:51
From Back Bay and Beacon Hill to Dorchester and Southie, doube-digit price increases have been seen in several Boston neighborhoods.
Property sales have fallen by up to 46% in parts of Dubai in last two years
Property Wire - 30 Dec 2015 14:27
Some parts of Dubai have seen residential property sales fall by more than 40% in the last two year but looking ahead the market is set to pick up in 2016. Reports from the Unitas Consultancy and Reidin show that house s...
Peripheral areas in prime central London market set to help prices rise by 3% in 2016
Property Wire - 30 Dec 2015 13:25
Peripheral areas in central London such as Shoreditch, Kings Cross, Battersea and Shepherds Bush could be the new engine room of the London prime property market in 2016, it is suggested. These locations are likely to co...
Bureaucracy preventing small UK building firms from taking on apprentices
Property Wire - 30 Dec 2015 12:06
A third of small construction firms in the UK are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report. The construction industry is in the midst of a skills cr...
UK home values rose almost £1.4 billion per day in 2015
Property Wire - 30 Dec 2015 10:24
The UK’s 28.6 million homes grew in value by almost £1.4 billion per day in 2015 with Brentford, West Drayton and Thame seeing the largest increases, new research shows. Brentford in London saw prices increase by 24% ...
Global real estate's movers and shakers in 2015
CNBC - 30 Dec 2015 08:16
CNBC takes a look at which housing markets across the world posted the biggest gains in 2015 and which ones you should watch next year.
Chinese Developers Build in America, but Look for Buyers at Home
Wall Street Journal - 30 Dec 2015 04:15
Commercial property development has long been a local sport in the U.S. Now Chinese developers are trying to turn that model around, converting demand from China into Chinese-built condos an ocean away.