Property News
MoMA Announces $100 Million Gift From David Geffen
Wall Street Journal - 22 Apr 2016 21:02
Entertainment mogul David Geffen donated $100 million to the Museum of Modern Art to renovate and expand its Midtown campus.
US existing home sales bounce back after unexpected decline
Property Wire - 22 Apr 2016 17:29
Sales of existing homes in the United States bounced back in March with big gains in the Northeast and Midwest, according to the latest index data to be published. Total existing sales, which are completed transactions t...
Survey reveals many home owners support additional home stamp duty charge
Property Wire - 22 Apr 2016 16:04
Twice as many home owners in the UK support the new 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes as oppose it, despite loud opposition from landlord groups, new research shows. Some 47% support the extra charge which was ...
Rents up by an average of 3% across England and Wales year on year
Property Wire - 22 Apr 2016 08:47
Rents in England and Wales have increased by an average of 3% over the last year to £791 per month, according to the latest buy to let index. Record rents were recorded in the Midlands while rents fell in Wales and the ...
UK equity release market sees record start to the year
Property Wire - 22 Apr 2016 08:15
The equity release market in the UK has seen a record start to 2016 with lending reaching £393.9 million, the highest for a first quarter on record. This kind of lending is now up 21% compared with last year and new equ...
UK's Home Counties prime property rents seen as competitive
Property Wire - 22 Apr 2016 06:59
Prime rents across the Home Counties in the UK rose by 0.9% in the first three months of 2016, and on an annual basis rents were 1.7% higher than a year previously. The annual figure is down from 4.7% in March 2015, acco...