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Six Cities Leading Shift in the Housing Market, According to First American Real House Price Index

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released the November 2018 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The RHPI measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S. adjusted for the impact of income and interest rate changes […]

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Sydney house prices fall at fastest rate in 20 years

  Michael McGowan  Housing costs have fallen by 11.4% since peak, while nationally prices record the steepest fall in 15 years Sydney property prices have dropped back to mid-2016 levels, although the median house price in the harbour city remains above the $1m mark. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP House prices in Sydney have recorded their sharpest downturn in […]

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Rich Families Hunt for Real Estate Bargains Beyond the Big City

Beacon House isn’t everyone’s idea of prime office space. But the four-story, red-brick building an hour’s drive from the City of London’s glass-paneled towers is a discrete example of how wealthy families are looking further afield for returns in a crowded real estate market. The southwest London property is among eight on the website of […]

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Asia’s property markets join the global slump

From Hong Kong to Singapore and Australia, lower house prices and higher mortgage rates are denting consumer confidence Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage – hundreds of luxury houses built in neat rows, their pointed towers somewhere between French chateau and Disney castle. Meant to provide luxurious accommodations […]

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Knight Frank sees property market sentiment improving in 2019

ECONOMY Tuesday, 8 Jan 201912:55 PM MYT Sentiment in Malaysia’s property market is expected to improve in 2019, especially the residential property market, says Knight Frank.KUALA LUMPUR: Sentiment in Malaysia’s property market is expected to improve in 2019, especially the residential property market, as policies announced under Budget 2019 are expected to strengthen demand, particularly […]

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Kenya House Price Index and Property Market Analysis Q3 2018

Almost a year after the end of political instability in the country, all market data clearly presents a challenging environment for the property market. Kenya’s real estate industry has been one of the strongest pillars of the economy for several years and therefore normally used to measure economic growth. The temporary strength of the property […]

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London property slump drags back UK house price growth

ondon property prices fell 1.7% in the year up until October 2018. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images London house prices slipped in October, dragging the growth in average property prices to its lowest level since July 2013. The slump in the capital, which began after the Brexit vote in 2016 and reached a fall of 1.7% […]

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Greek property market: Homesharing, tourism driving local property market recovery

Hotels are among the properties attracting buying interest. Three-quarters of the estate agencies and property management companies surveyed in Attica reported strong interest in tourism-related assets. Property investors are firmly focused on apartments in central Athens and tourism properties such as holiday homes and hotels, according to a National Bank of Greece report. The 200 […]

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Property market: Mildly positive and ‘less painful’

At a talk entitled, “The key driver for property demand will always be affordability” during the Star property.my Fair 2018 in KLCC, the audience was asked about Budget 2019. “How many of you here thinks Budget 2019 is positive for you?” No one raised their hands. Perhaps they have yet to feel the effects of […]