Sustainable housing's expensive, right? Not when you look at the whole equation
Aug 26, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Low-energy or zero-energy housing is international best practice, but is still considered costly. Part of the problem is that studies of housing standards typically use only cost-benefit analysis to assess their value, and...
Moody's: Central China Real Estate's ratings unaffected by lower 1H 2016 revenue
Aug 26, 2016 04:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate
Moodys Investor Services says that Central China Real Estate Limited (CCRE) showed a weakened level of credit metrics in 1H 2016. But, its Ba3 corporate family and senior unsecured ratings or their stable outlook are...
Fitch: Brexit likely to weigh on UK property sector over the longer-term
Aug 16, 2016 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate Economy
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), average UK house price rose by 8.7 percent over the year to June 2016, up from a revised 8.5 percent growth in May. Data showed that price growth in the UK housing...
China’s housing demand to stay resilient through 2030 despite short-term volatility - Fitch
Aug 08, 2016 14:12 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
According to a Fitch Ratings report released on Monday, Chinas property market will remain relatively resilient over the next 15 years through 2030. Fitch study claims Chinas housing demand will remain underpinned by...
Australia mortgage arrears continue to rise as housing stress builds
Jul 21, 2016 14:24 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Fitch Rating report released on Thursday showed that Australian mortgage arrears increased 16 basis points to 1.11 percent in the first quarter of 2016, but remain low compared with the 1.75 percent peak in March 2011....
Just building more homes won't fix the housing crisis – here's why
Jul 08, 2016 22:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
In major cities across the globe from London to Manila, Auckland to Los Angeles housing is becoming less and less affordable. This has caused a great deal of angst over house prices. But so far, politicians and the media...
Property fears after Brexit vote are a sign of wider UK housing problems
Jul 07, 2016 17:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Immediately after the UK voted to leave the European Union, a number of lead economic indicators went into reverse. Notable among them were housing, property and real estate shares that fell sharply both in the...
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