Property News
How 'Pokemon Go' could help you sell your house
CNBC - 14 Jul 2016 16:55
Realtors are incorporating "Pokemon Go" features into ads to help sell houses. Will buyers respond?
US housing market growth expected to be steady in 2016
Property Wire - 14 Jul 2016 09:26
Housing market growth in the United States is holding steady with a rise of 0.6% quarter on quarter, according to the latest real estate analysis report. The annual spring housing boom has been beneficial to most regions...
Petition launched to scrap EPCs in UK which were imposed by EU directive
Property Wire - 14 Jul 2016 08:39
A Parliamentary petition has been launched in the UK to scrap energy performance certificates for residential properties now that the country has decided to leave the European Union. The certificates, known as EPCs, were...
Home lending in the UK increased in May, latest CML data shows
Property Wire - 14 Jul 2016 07:16
Home owners in the UK borrowed £9.4 billion for house purchase, up 15% month on month and 8% year on year in May, according to the latest data. They took out 53,800 loans, up 13% on April and 5% on May 2015, according t...
Steady growth for UK commercial property returns and rental values in June
Property Wire - 14 Jul 2016 06:53
Commercial property returns and rental values saw steady growth in the UK in June but capital value growth slowed, according to the latest index report. Overall, rents across the UK grew by 0.2% in June, matching the tre...
Re-Imagining the former Toys 'R' Us Store in Times Square
Wall Street Journal - 14 Jul 2016 04:39
Hidden behind a wooden construction wooden facade in Manhattan's Times Square is the skeleton of the former flagship Toys "R" Us store, now being converted into locations for Gap and Old Navy.