Dubai’s residential real estate market, which has seen price declines for the past year, is likely to witness a rebound in 2017, according to a new report. KPMG’s review of Dubai’s property market predicted that while 2016 may be a “challenging year” due to a number of internal and external factors, the market should see […]
It seems that the Real Estate Market’s dominance of the Kenyan economy is coming to an end. Unless big changes happen very soon, the property sector cannot sustain its status and definitely cannot continue growing. Kenya’s real estate market has gained fame within the last few years. Most Kenyans believe that “You cannot go wrong […]
Innovation in housing finance –in terms of products, players, and approaches, not to mention target markets – is a key feature across the continent, creating new opportunities for investment and delivery. As both local and international investors chase growth opportunities in a sluggish global economy, they are employing diversification strategies to manage the risks of […]
The housing market faces a tougher summer after the stampede of investors looking to beat the Chancellor’s April stamp duty hike on buy to let homes fades away, Nationwide has predicted. The lender, whose index saw house price growth unchanged at 0.3% last month, noted the surge in mortgage approvals to almost 75,000 in January […]
Home flipping – buying and reselling a home to make a quick buck – has risen in some hot U.S. housing markets, prompting concerns that local housing bubbles could be developing, according to a report published on Thursday. The report by RealtyTrac found that home flipping in 12 active metropolitan areas last year was […]
FOMO, or the fear of missing out, has become an increasingly popular acronym of late, joining the ranks of QE, POMO, ZIRP and NIRP in the everyday vernacular of people in financial markets. In the investment world, FOMO is about spurring people to make investment decisions quickly, and some times irrationally, based on the […]
Vancouver realtors say February was the best month on record for sales in the history of the city, a set of results that backs up a new report suggesting the luxury market in the city has nowhere to go but up. Vancouver home sales set new record, jumping 65.6% in a month There still […]
Dear median-income Vancouver household looking to buy real estate in the city where you work and play: It will take you more than six years to save for a five percent down payment on a median-priced home. And once you’ve reached that goal, carrying that median-priced home will consume 81 percent of your gross […]
London based research firm Variant Perception’s bold claim that Australian property is now the biggest housing bubble of all time has stirred emotions. But if talk of the “Big Short of Blacktown” has inspired you take the other side of the Australia’s crazy obsession with property, you’re probably asking how you can be the unlikely hedge fund hero. […]
Insane. That’s how Jonathan Tepper, chief executive officer at research firm Variant Perception, described Australia’s housing sector in a word, painting the picture of a market that’s strikingly similar to that of the U.S. prior to the financial crisis. A local 60 Minutes segment that aired on Sunday titled “Home Groans” chronicled some of the eye-popping […]
