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Facebook's Answer to Silicon Valley Housing Crunch: Build Apartments
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jul 2016 22:20
Concerns about Silicon Valley's housing shortage are turning Facebook into an apartment developer.
Excess Rooms Push Hotel Owners to Cut Rates in China
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jul 2016 21:05
A glut of hotel rooms in Chinese cities is forcing owners to slash rates in a bid to attract customers.
EverBank in Talks to Be Acquired for $2.5 Billion
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jul 2016 18:55
EverBank said it is in advanced negotiations with a financial services firm to be acquired for roughly $2.5 billion, potentially leading to one of the biggest banking takeovers since the financial crisis.
Majority of Australians think it is a good time to buy a home
Property Wire - 26 Jul 2016 14:15
Almost two thirds of Australian’s think now is a good time to be buying a home while roughly the same proportion believe the housing market is vulnerable to a significant correction. The latest quarterly housing market...
More than half of UK tenants would move away to buy a home
Property Wire - 26 Jul 2016 12:45
More than half of tenants in the UK would move or consider moving to a different town or city in order to buy a home, according to a new poll of private renters. The poll from the National Landlords Association (NLA) fou...
UK rental market sees no Brexit effect so far
Property Wire - 26 Jul 2016 10:52
The decision by the UK to leave the European Union has not yet affected the country’s private rental market with rents, supply and demand not changing significantly after the vote in June. The latest monthly report fro...
Supermarkets can add an average of £22,000 onto the price of a home
Property Wire - 26 Jul 2016 08:49
Living close to a well-known supermarket chain can add an average of £22,000 to the value of a home, new research has found. The report also reveals that premium brands can add even more to nearby house prices, with pro...
Equity release value in Britain up, but in London hit by Brexit uncertainty
Property Wire - 26 Jul 2016 07:58
The potential wealth available to over 55s in England, Scotland and Wales through equity release increased to £381 billion in the second quarter of 2016, a 0.7% quarterly increase, the latest research shows. However, va...