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A decline in Australian Bureau of Statistics housing finance figures continues a string of weakening housing updates, according to the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Au...
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Property values in the United States are still being affected by foreclosure re-sales, high unemployment and negative equity, according to the latest real estate market report from...
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Legislators in Bulgaria are looking at drafting a new law that will make it compulsory for estate agents in the country to have a professional qualification. Bulgaria, whose real e...
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A new generation of social housing tenants in the UK are being encouraged to buy their homes as part of a reinvigorates Right to Buy system. The new plan has been launched by Prime...
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People considering buying property abroad are increasingly looking at investing in Asian countries with Thailand and India making it into the top ten most searched destinations for...
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There are signs that the residential real estate market in the United States is improving as prices, excluding distressed sales, increased 0.7% in February compared to the previous...
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It is becoming increasingly attractive to become a hands off property investor after recent figures suggest the number of portfolio landlords making a loss has risen from 1% to 8%,...
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Internet access, in particular Wifi, are considered an essential must have for owners renting out their properties in Spain to holiday makers who still want to surf the net. Españ...
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The average asking price for a new home in the UK has increased 0.2% since the start of 2012, the sixth consecutive monthly increase, according to the latest index from SmartNewHom...
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Average house prices in the UK were essentially unchanged in the first quarter of 2012 after allowing for usual seasonal effects but the annual rate of change has fallen for the fi...
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Wealthy buyers from Latin America are helping to turn Miami into a property hotspot with the Wealth Report 2012 from real estate consultants Knight Frank showing that the Florida c...
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A new National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced in the UK by planning minister Greg Clark aimed at streamlining a system which has been stifled by bureaucracy. It aims...
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The MLS Home Price Index, the leading measure of Canadian home prices, continued rising in February 2012, according to the latest statistics released from the Canadian Real Estate ...
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A 4.8% growth in the average monthly rent led buy to let investors across the UK to achieve a rental yield of 6.1% in 2011, according to new figures from BM Solutions. Its latest r...
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Around 65% of luxury property sales in Venice are to foreign buyers and this figure has remained largely unchanged in the last decade, new research shows. French buyers account for...
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New stamp duty rates take effect in the UK from today with properties over £2 million subject to rates of 7% and 15%, depending on who is buying them. All properties worth £2 mil...
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The cost of renting a flat in the UK has reached record heights with the average monthly asking price at £833 per month, the highest on record and 2.5% above prices this time last...
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Floods and the economic crisis have had a severe impact on property prices in parts of Australia with areas badly affected seeing prices fall and in some cases homes becoming unsal...
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India has seen the biggest rise in house prices since 2001 while the eurozone is in the 10 worst performing property markets, according to new research. Emerging markets saw the bi...
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The launch of the UK government’s NewBuy scheme which provides 95% mortgages for people buying new homes has been widely welcomed by the property industry. It is also hoped that ...