House prices shot up 10 per cent in March over a year ago driven largely by fierce competition, more demand for higher-end homes and a stunning 15.9 per cent jump in the price of detached homes in the City of Toronto. There is no relief in sight for beleaguered buyers as Toronto heads into what’s […]
The number of homes sold in the Bristol postcode encompassing Avonmouth nearly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, fuelling fears that Britain’s latest property hotspots could develop into regional house-price bubbles. Avonmouth, next to the Royal Edward Docks (a vibrant area that has benefitted from extensive regeneration) was the district with the biggest increase […]
House prices in Dubai fell slightly during the first three months of the year as thousands of new homes came on stream. Figures released by the property broker CBRE reveal that average house prices in the emirate fell 2 per cent compared with the previous quarter after 16,000 new homes were completed during 2014. The […]
House prices in the first quarter of 2015 were 2.6pc higher than the final three months of last year, as consumer confidence grows and interest rate rises still seem a far off reality. The Halifax’s house price index, released this morning, gave an early indication that the stagnant housing market, which slowed to a standstill […]
The spring home-selling season is off to a promising start in this military port city, sparking optimism here and in other cities that the market has finally gained momentum after a slow recovery and last year’s stall. The downturn was brutal for Jacksonville; home sales sank and foreclosures were running at high levels during the […]
Young professionals and their parents fear they will rent forever 82pc of renters in London, or those who live with their parents, worry they will not be able to buy their own home. Photo: Alamy Many young workers, couples and families have given up on the dream of home ownership and are resigned to renting for […]
UK housing market activity has “remained subdued”, the Nationwide says, as annual house price growth slowed for the seventh month in a row. Annual price growth fell to 5.1% in March, down from 5.7% the month before. House prices edged up 0.1% in March itself, the building society said, taking the average price to £189,454. […]
A third of all house sales are now made to first-time buyers, a new report has found, suggesting the UK’s housing market is becoming less hostile towards those attempting to climb the first rung on the property ladder. The report, by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), said 30 per cent of all house […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes rose to their highest level in 1-1/2 years in February, a sign the lackluster recovery in the U.S. housing market could be accelerating. The National Association of Realtors on Monday said its pending home sales index rose 3.1 percent last month. Economists polled by Reuters […]
A year on since the extension of Crossrail was confirmed to come to Reading, we look at what it is due to do for town centre house prices Property prices are forecast to increase nearly 43 per cent in Reading by the end of 2020 thanks to Crossrail . One year on since the government […]
