The problem is that, most of the people would not admit the fact that they make lifetime decisions based on the above. This wrong strategy increases the risk exposure as it has very big chances of achieving negative results and possible losses. Unless we stay realistic and distinguish between what we really know from what […]
Last year is one that economists around the world will remember for a long time. It was the year English Point Marina apartments in Nyali, Mombasa. According to the latest data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the real estate sector’s year-on-year growth at the end of third quarter of 2015 was 5.4 […]
In a new book, economist Elli Kraizberg tears down conventional wisdom and reveals 90 factors that really explain why prices are soaring . “Real estate accounts for 19% of gross domestic product directly and another 13% indirectly. Real estate accounts for not less than 40% of the public’s total wealth. It is unlikely that you […]
Offices between 100sqm and 500sqm in demand. Abu Dhabi prime and Grade A office rental rates remained steady in the second half of last year, according to real estate firm Knight Frank. Prime office rental rates were recorded at AED 1,900 per sqm, while rental values for Grade A shell and core office space were at […]
Investment in Manchester commercial property hit a total of £1.2bn in 2015, a three per cent increase on the £992m recorded in 2014. According to the latest research from CoStar Group, the leading commercial property information provider a total £67.5 bn was invested in UK commercial real estate in 2015 making it the second strongest […]
By Vincent Achuka The shocking admission last week by the real estate industry that the housing sector has finally been hit by a glut has raised fears about whether one of the country’s four key drivers of economic growth is driven by demand as previously thought, or through illegal money. Experts have time and again […]
At the start of 2016, the financial markets went into a frenzy when China’s Shanghai Stock Index plunged 7% in one day. The stock markets in Europe, Asia and the United States quickly followed suit with steep declines. In the following days, while traders focused on China’s financial markets, economists were looking at the […]
Global risks don’t know borders – a message the Global Risks Report series has highlighted since its inception in 2005. However, the impact that global risks have on different stakeholders is still far from understood. The Global Risks Report 2016, therefore, dedicates a section of its 11th edition to the analysis of theglobal risks of […]
We are at the beginning of 2016 and everybody is wondering how this year is going to be, since 2015 was full of surprises and had plenty of bad news. This year, few are willing to forecast anything beyond a market correction, yet there is little sign of positive evidence for a rebound according […]
Housing experts predict U.S. home value growth around 3.5 percent this year. But which markets are leading the charge? To determine the hottest real estate markets for 2016, we looked at the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) Forecast, recent income growth and current unemployment rates. These variables were scaled and combined equally to form a […]
