Australia’s housing market starts 2016 on a stronger note, but slowly cooling from 2015 peaks
Apr 11, 2016 05:48 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate Economy
Australias housing finance for February increased. Growth was recorded throughout all segments of home buyer. Even if the rise was not sufficient to counter the drop in the earlier two months, Februarys data shows stronger...
High housing costs create worries for city tourism and hospitality
Apr 07, 2016 01:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Watch any tourism or branding campaign for an Australian city, and chances are youll see plenty of appealing imagery of amenities in and around the CBD be it restaurants, nightclubs, parks or galleries. It is a common...
The geopolitics of real estate: how Russia learned the political value of property
Apr 05, 2016 13:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Real Estate
Over the past three decades, real estate has gained a new significance on the world stage. Many states have relaxed laws to open up national property markets to international buyers. This has not only intensified...
Apr 01, 2016 08:05 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Australias capital city house prices declined 0.2% in March after growing positively in the beginning of 2016. The easing of price growth on monthly basis is in line with the view that the nations housing market faces...
China's housing market unlikely to be an issue for the FX market
Mar 30, 2016 14:18 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
While some observers claim China is heading for another property bubble, the big picture is more complex. There are signs of bubble formation in some cities and excessive inventory in others, but there is solid growth in...
Why New York rent controls won't work in London
Mar 30, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Unaffordable rents have put New York Citys fabled diversity and creativity at risk. They have forced artists, small businesses and lower-income households out of the central areas, leaving them a monocultural wasteland of...
Fitch: Stimulus Fuels China's Housing Sales in Early 2016
Mar 23, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate
Credit easing, lower down-payments and tax cuts fuelled 20% and 23% yoy growth in contracted sales in Chinas housing market in the first two months of 2016, respectively. Demand was strong from Tier 1 and some Tier 2...
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