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How Trump’s presidency might affect the real estate market

On November 9, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. His campaign motto, “Make America Great Again”, outlined his isolationist world view, promising Americans that he will minimise all external expenditure, and thus increasing domestic spending. He has said he will change  US policy on foreign aid and called on policymakers […]

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UK: Is property facing a meltdown in 2017?

THE HOUSING market is finally slowing after years of rampant growth and many Britons will give hearty thanks for that. GETTY The housing market is slowing after years after rapid growth The assumption that homeowners automatically celebrate price rises has been blown apart by the crazy growth of recent years, which has made the majority […]

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Faster house price growth in November, says the Halifax

Annual growth in UK house prices accelerated for the first time in eight months in November, a lender’s figures show. The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said property prices had risen by 6% compared with a year ago. That meant the cost of a typical home was £218,002, it said. The faster price growth […]

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Emaar’s Alabbar Sees Dubai Property Market Rebalancing Next Year

Dubai’s real-estate market will see a “rebalancing” between supply and demand into next year, according to the head of the emirate’s largest developer. The company expects growth next year even amid the correction in the housing market, Emaar Properties PJSC Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said Wednesday at the Bloomberg Markets Most Influential summit in Abu Dhabi. […]

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PROPERTY MARKET Q3: IS IT A BULL OR A BEAR MARKET?

Although numbers do not lie, sometimes the market trend is not as crystal clear. Reading the latest available reports on Kenyan economy and the real estate sector, I really find it hard to get a clear position on the status of the market trend. The reason is that it’s towards the end of 2016, and […]