Insecurity slowed down prices in Kenya’s high-end real-estate market last year according to a report by property consultancy Knight Frank. The Africa Report 2015 says a spate of terrorist attacks in cities was one of the factors the 2014 prime property market was sluggish. An increase in the number of high-end properties that went up […]
Housing affordability is a major concern for many Australians. Negative gearing, foreign investment and immigration are just some of the factors identified as pushing house prices beyond the reach of younger people in particular. That’s despite interest rates being at historically low levels, banks being willing to lend more than in the past, and a […]
Many economists and analysts expect Houston’s housing market, the nation’s hottest in recent years, to slow markedly this year due to depressed oil prices. The thing is, Houston isn’t cooperating so far. Several major home builders reported this week that their sales in Houston ran the gamut in the first quarter, from flat in comparison […]
