Property News
Now for Sale in Chicago: Prime Catholic Church Real Estate
Wall Street Journal - 17 May 2016 23:18
The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has tapped an adviser to sell a prime site across the street from its 140-year-old Holy Name Cathedral in a deal that could be worth as much as $100 million.
March saw unprecedented lending levels in UK due to buy to let rush
Property Wire - 17 May 2016 14:29
Home owner house purchase lending was up by 60% year on year in the UK in March but the overall lending figures were affected by a rush from buy to let buyers seeking to beat a new stamp duty surcharge. Overall on an una...
'This is a tough market': Homebuilder Lennar CEO
CNBC - 17 May 2016 21:52
Homebuilders gathered for a conference Tuesday say their tepid pace is in response to cautious consumers in housing.
UK property market boosted by buy to let rush in march, official figures show
Property Wire - 17 May 2016 17:02
UK house prices increased by 9% in the year to March 2016, up from 7.6% in the year to February 2016, according to the latest official figures. House price annual inflation was 10.1% in England, 2.1% in Wales, 6.4% in No...
Average rental period in UK is 18 months, new research shows
Property Wire - 17 May 2016 16:41
People renting a home in the UK spend an average of 18 months in the property before moving on with vacant properties being filled most quickly in Birmingham, new research has found. Birmingham has the lowest tenant turn...
April housing starts up 6.6%, CPI up 0.4%
CNBC - 17 May 2016 14:30
CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the latest numbers on housing and consumer prices. And CNBC's Steve Liesman and Diana Olick provide insight to the housing market.
Buy to let stamp duty rush sees increase in supply of rental properties in UK
Property Wire - 17 May 2016 08:18
There was an increase in the number of new rental properties in the UK following the rush by buy to let landlords to beat the introduction of additional stamp duty tax on homes in April. New research has found that Worce...