Property News
Foreclosure Firms Reinvent Themselves for Better Times
Wall Street Journal - 29 Mar 2016 21:07
Many companies that made their bread and butter addressing the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis are rebranding themselves and expanding into other areas of the mortgage and real-estate businesses amid the housing reco...
Bank of England to Tighten Up 'Buy-to-Let' Lending Rules
Wall Street Journal - 29 Mar 2016 19:41
The Bank of England seeks to impose more stringent criteria for lending to buyers who intend to rent out their properties.
Property price growth eases in Australian capital cities
Property Wire - 29 Mar 2016 17:54
The rate of residential property price growth in capital cities in Australia eased during the final quarter of 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The annual growth rate of home p...
Rethinking Higher Mortgage Rates
NuWire - 29 Mar 2016 15:29
When the Fed increased bank rates at the end of 2015 the natural assumption was that mortgage costs would also rise but so far such predictions have been a bust. According to Freddie Mac, rates for 30-year, fixed, prime ...
6 Reasons to Invest In Global Real Estate in 2016
NuWire - 29 Mar 2016 15:22
Each year, millions of Americans get into the real estate business for the first time. Whether they are simply purchasing their first home or looking to begin investing, this leap is always filled with uncertainty. The r...
Research reveals few homes for sale in London under UK average
Property Wire - 29 Mar 2016 09:56
Affordability is a major issue for Londoners with new research showing that more than a quarter of boroughs don’t have a single home for sale less than the country average of £191,812. Indeed, average London property ...
Estate agent figures confirm rush of buy to let buyers
Property Wire - 29 Mar 2016 09:16
Figures from estate agents confirm that there has been a rush from buy to let investors ahead of the new stamp duty deadline for additional homes in the UK. In February some 85% of estate agents reported an increase in t...
Property near London's Crossrail could see price growth of up to 16% by 2020
Property Wire - 29 Mar 2016 08:37
The Crossrail train system in London, now due to open in less than three years, is likely to result in a 7% rise in average house prices at many locations along its route by 2020, according to new research. Many location...
Inventory disputes falling on the side of landlords in UK
Property Wire - 29 Mar 2016 07:41
New research shows that for the first time since the start of the tenant deposit schemes in 2007 in the UK more landlords and agents are being awarded 100% of the disputed amount at adjudications than tenants. The figure...