Property News
Americans will soon spend $321 billion fixing up their houses
CNBC - 21 Jul 2016 15:19
Home equity is back, and headed for the bathroom, or the kitchen, or wherever homeowners see the greatest returns.
Home sales down by 0.9% in Canada in June but prices up over 11% year on year
Property Wire - 21 Jul 2016 11:31
Nationally home sales fell 0.9% from May to June in Canada while prices were up 11.2% year on year, according to the latest index data. It means that monthly falls in sales activity has left transactions down 2.6% below ...
UK gross mortgage lending up 16% in June month on month
Property Wire - 21 Jul 2016 11:22
Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £20.7 billion in June, some 16% higher than May’s lending total of £17.8 billion, and 3% higher than the £20.1 billion lent in June last year. The data from the Council of Mo...
Private rented sector in UK seeing rapid growth, new tenant survey reveals
Property Wire - 21 Jul 2016 10:06
The private rented sector is continuing its rapid growth across the UK and is now well established as the second biggest form of tenure after home ownership, new research shows. It has overtaken the social rented sector ...
UK house builder calls for stamp duty change
Property Wire - 21 Jul 2016 09:25
The chairman of one of the UK's largest housebuilders has called for stamp duty and Help to Buy changes to drive the housing market forward and keep the economy growing. Redrow founder and chairman Steve Morgan was speak...