Introduction: Halifax shows annual house price growth fizzling out Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Annual house price inflation in the UK has slowed to its lowest in a decade, as the market stabilises after last autumn’s turmoil. Lender Halifax has just reported that […]
By Jeckonia Otieno Africa Plantation Capital MD Kelvin Kaloki says bamboo farming requires a lot of patience and dedication. For all farming ventures, there some farmers who jump in and suffer losses, while there are others who make a kill. That has been the case with bamboo farming. While some have likened it to ‘another quail […]
London (CNN Business)Britain’s housing market is on a tear. Pent-up demand following lockdowns, a temporary tax cut, record low-interest rates, and government support for workers and mortgage holders have spurred a rebound that’s taken analysts by surprise. The average price of a UK home soared to an all-time high in September, according to leading mortgage […]
The coronavirus pandemic is driving rents down in San Francisco and across the region, reshaping a housing market that for the past decade has generated enormous profits for residential developers while displacing tens of thousands of workers from the inner Bay Area. Rents are down 9% from a year ago in San Francisco and over 15% in […]
According to the CoreLogic Home Price Index Report, national home prices saw a year-over-year increase of 5.4% in May — up from a 3.6% gain in April 2019. CoreLogic attributes the growth to a decrease in housing supply because of the pandemic. “Tight supply and pent-up demand, particularly among millennials, provides optimism for a bounce-back in […]
The Greek housing market has doubtlessly slowed down this year, with the sale price growth rate declining for six consecutive months. Based on data from the first quarter of 2020, the slowdown marks are clear, as most areas observed a lower pace of price growth compared to the fourth quarter of last year. Across Greece prices grew at an annual […]
Halifax shows rate of growth at 4.1%, partly due to sales delayed amid 2019 uncertainty UK house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years, according to Halifax, prompting claims that the property market is heading into the crucial spring season in reasonable shape. Halifax said house prices rose by 0.4% in […]
SUMMARY Property consulting and engineering services firm Avakon Kenya has stepped up its efforts to have Kenyans invest in Greece’s real estate through the European nation’s residence-by-investment programme. Avakon Kenya’s managi ng partner, Kosta Kioleoglou, said Greece’s Golden Visa Programme, which provides access across Europe with a minimum investment in property of €250,000, is one […]
Friday, October 18, 2019 By Julius Sigei Kelvin Kaloki, the managing director at Africa Plantation Capital (APC), which partners with bamboo farmers on the crop’s management and markets. He advises that all one needs in the bamboo business is dedication, a workable business plan, some resources and professional advice. What you need to know: Environmentally, […]
The property market was even more buoyant in the first few months of 2019 than during the “Ramaphoria” period that gripped South Africa at the start of 2018, according to new data from bond originator BetterBond. “Consumers and investors have maintained their enthusiasm for SA real estate even in the face of all the economic […]
