Property News
Canadian housing market sees largest year on year fall in sales since 2013
Property Wire - 17 Aug 2016 18:13
National home sales fell 1.3% from June to July in Canada, the third month in a row that transactions have fallen, and fell by 2.9% year on year, the largest since 2013. The data from the Canadian Real Estate Association...
Prime seaside properties in UK can cost up to 71% more
Property Wire - 17 Aug 2016 13:39
It’s well documented that that living by the sea in the UK comes at a cost with the latest research showing prime properties on the coast can cost as much as 71% more. The prime waterfront index from international real...
Mortgage applications fall 4% even as rates sit near record lows
CNBC - 17 Aug 2016 13:00
Even with mortgage interest rates sitting near record lows, mortgage applications failed to make any gains last week.
Survey reveals over a quarter of UK tenants felt rushed into an agreement
Property Wire - 17 Aug 2016 10:07
Over a quarter of tenants in the UK feel that they were rushed into entering their tenancy agreement, particularly in London, a new survey has found. Overall 27% felt rushed and more than half regretted renting their cur...
Researcher blames government not rich foreign buyers for UK housing crisis
Property Wire - 17 Aug 2016 08:57
Decades of planning policies that constrain the supply of houses and land and turn them into something like gold or artworks is to blame for the current housing crisis in the UK rather than foreign buyers, according to a...
New Zealand Hangs 'Welcome' Sign for Foreign Home Buyers
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2016 02:20
While other countries grappling to contain frothy housing markets have moved to cool foreign investment, New Zealand boasts one of the world's most open-door policies.