Big housebuilders won't dig a way out of the housing crisis on their own

Nov 16, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

The UK has long been in the grip of a housing crisis. Back in 2004, respected economist Kate Barker carried out a major review of housing, concluding that if the low rates of construction continued, it would increase...

Asian home buyers less likely to default on their mortgage: study

Oct 25, 2016 17:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

People from cultural backgrounds where getting financial assistance from families is the norm are less likely to default on their mortgages, new research shows. This includes those from South East Asian countries. We...

Solutions beyond supply to the housing affordability problem

Oct 24, 2016 05:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Cutting the cost of infrastructure to go with housing Robin Goodman, Deputy Dean of Sustainability at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies and Joe Hurley, Senior Lecturer, Sustainability and Urban Planning,...

Here's what happened at Habitat III -- the world's biggest conference on cities

Oct 21, 2016 18:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Habitat III the United Nations global conference on the future of cities has come to a close. About 30,000 people gathered in Quito, Ecuador, to discuss the key issues facing cities today and sign off on the New Urban...

Why do wind farms drag down house prices in some places but not others?

Oct 19, 2016 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Two years ago, the London School of Economics delivered bad news to the renewables industry. It published a research paper that showed that house price appreciation was significantly reduced by being near wind farms in...

Can the private rental sector provide a secure, affordable housing solution?

Oct 19, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Despite a relatively healthy supply-side picture for the general housing market, the expected trickle down of housing opportunities to low-income households in Australia has failed to materialise. The UK Department for...

Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals

Oct 06, 2016 14:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Real Estate

Those looking to get a piece of the Australian dream of buying a home are still falling victim to the shadow property market of rent-to-buy deals, a new report shows. In a typical rent-to-buy deal, the buyer agrees to...