Property News
University of Chicago couple plays house swap in Hyde Park
Chicago Tribune - 13 Jan 2016 21:27
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Dean Daniel Diermeier and his wife, U. of C. lecturer Ariela Lazar, have paid $3.75 million in recent months for two houses on the same block in Hyde Park. However, in...
After record highs in 2015, Boston condo prices expected to continue to rise
Boston - 13 Jan 2016 23:14
Real estate data firm LINK found that condo prices, especially in downtown Boston, were record breaking in 2015 - and are supposed to only keep climbing.
Tech entrepreneur's Evanston home sells for $1 million
Chicago Tribune - 13 Jan 2016 20:43Generation of UK home owners stuck due to lack of downsize properties
Property Wire - 13 Jan 2016 15:02
A lack of suitable homes for downsizing is preventing a large number of home owners in the UK from moving to a smaller property, it is claimed. Some 33% of home owners aged 55 and over are considering or expect to consid...
Mortgage applications rebound 21%: Here's why
CNBC - 13 Jan 2016 14:04
The sharp drop in mortgage activity over the holidays was clearly temporary.
Only a few weeks until Right to Rent checks apply across England
Property Wire - 13 Jan 2016 13:11
Residential property landlords in England are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before right to rent rules come into force regarding checking the background of new tenants. The new law means that from ...
These are predicted to be some of the hottest Boston neighborhoods in 2016
Boston - 13 Jan 2016 13:00
Using home value forecasting, Zillow announced predictions for the Boston neighborhoods with the most potential for growth.
UK buyers taking longer to make up their minds than a year ago
Property Wire - 13 Jan 2016 10:37
Property buyers in the UK are taking longer to make up their mind about a home with many taking a second or even a third viewing before making an offer, new research has found. On average it now takes 53 minutes of viewi...
How to Profit From Rising Rents: Build Apartments
Wall Street Journal - 13 Jan 2016 04:13
After six years of rising apartment rents in U.S. cities, investors from all corners of the real-estate industry are piling into new projects in a bet the boom still has a long way to run.