Property News
Former Cubs star Ryne Sandberg buys house in Lake Bluff for $1.1 million
Chicago Tribune - 6 Apr 2016 20:40Four Seasons Hotel penthouse sells for $4.65 million
Chicago Tribune - 6 Apr 2016 20:04Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro pays $4 million for lakefront house in Kenilworth
Chicago Tribune - 6 Apr 2016 19:44
Debra Cafaro, CEO and chairman of Chicago-based health care real estate investment trust Ventas, and her husband, Terrance Livingston, on March 15 paid $4 million for a seven-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot Prairie-style hous...
Research reveals lack of formal tenancy agreements in UK for residential property
Property Wire - 6 Apr 2016 15:25
One in 10 private landlords in the UK has no formal tenancy agreement in place with their tenants, new research has found. And where contracts are in place, landlords may unwittingly be asking tenants to sign documents t...
Sales of property in prime central London record first rise of 2016
Property Wire - 6 Apr 2016 13:22
Transaction volumes in central London’s prime property market rose in March compared to last year, the first increase in 2016, new data shows. Sales were driven by buyers trying to beat the 3% stamp duty surcharge but ...
Refi reboot pushes mortgage applications up 2.7%
CNBC - 6 Apr 2016 13:00
A sharp drop in mortgage rates was enough to spark a refinance rebound, and boost mortgage applications.
Irish property prices up 8% year on year but start of 2016 sees growth slowing
Property Wire - 6 Apr 2016 12:29
Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 8% in the year to February 2016, up from 7.6% in January and an increase of 14.9% recorded in the 12 months to February 2015. The data from the Central Statistics Offic...
Heating and double glazing top list of UK home buyers must haves
Property Wire - 6 Apr 2016 08:41
Central heating and double glazing top UK homebuyers’ list of must have property features followed by a garden and secure doors and windows, according to new research. House hunters opt for a good, reliable broadband s...