Property News
The New Low-Yield Environment
NuWire - 11 Aug 2016 16:26
The 10-yr treasury bond yield rates seem to predict a weak economy for years. Last month’s Fed meeting minutes clearly indicated that the economy wasn’t looking so hot even before the U.K. surprisingly voted to leave...
Metro area home prices soar in US with first plus $1 million median value recorded
Property Wire - 11 Aug 2016 16:21
Home prices are continuing to rise in the United States with the median value for a single family home reaching more than $1 million in a metro location for the first time. The record prices was reached in San Jose, Cali...
Mortgage arrears in UK at lowest level since records began 20 years ago
Property Wire - 11 Aug 2016 14:01
The number of mortgages in arrears in the UK continued to fall in the second quarter of this year and is now at its lowest level since records began more than 20 years ago, the latest data shows. At the end of June 2016 ...
Call for stamp duty on property purchases in UK to be abolished
Property Wire - 11 Aug 2016 09:41
A new report calls on the government to undertake real reform to tackle the housing shortage in the UK and in particular to abolish the stamp duty payable on home purchases. According to the TaxPayers' Alliance successiv...
Latest RICS survey confirms UK price growth slowdown
Property Wire - 11 Aug 2016 08:52
UK house price growth, especially in London, is slowing after the historic vote to leave the European Union, according to the latest data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The monthly report from RICS po...
Edinburgh named as top city to invest in student accommodation in UK
Property Wire - 11 Aug 2016 08:18
Edinburgh, Bristol and Brighton are the best university cities to invest in student property in the UK, with Oxford further down the list in fifth place and Cambridge seventh. The research from real estate agent Chestert...
Senior-Care Business Booms for Franchisers
Wall Street Journal - 11 Aug 2016 04:03
Providing home-health aides and other services to older Americans is a fast-growing business, as brands and franchise owners seek to capitalize on an aging U.S. population and low costs of entry.
For Some, Brooklyn's Skyline Is Just Soooo Boring
Wall Street Journal - 11 Aug 2016 00:16
New towers have been rising, but with a few exceptions, they don't do justice to the borough's reputation as a creative center, design experts say.