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, […]
UTSUNOMIYA, Japan — The decline seemed unstoppable: Land prices in the city of Utsunomiya fell every single year from 1993 to 2016, dropping more than 70% over that span. Yet, since 2017, prices in the community 100 km north of Tokyo have been rising, albeit at an annual pace of less than 1%. Utsunomiya is […]
Greece’s housing market is gradually improving, holding the 48th spot among 57 global markets on residential and commercial property consultancy Knight Frank’s Global House Price rankings. The London-based agency released second trimester data for the year and according to Central Bank of Malta figures, prices increased by 17 percent year-on-year with only seven countries and territories (12 […]
London property rents fell for the first time in six years in July, a major U.K. estate agency said on Monday, with landlords opting to rent out rather than sell houses in the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union (EU). Rents in the capital city fell by 0.5 percent over the […]
Dubai: Further turbulence for global currencies could have consequences for those UAE real estate agents heavily reliant on overseas investors for their deals. The pound’s weakening, in particular, will effectively mean that UK-based investors are less likely to shop around for assets in dollar-pegged currencies. (The British currency is down 7.3 per cent for the […]
“Brexit is expected to affect all markets, and people are wondering how this will affect the Kenyan economy as well as the property market. In general, it is important to understand that such unexpected changes result in both economic and financial shifts. Usually, economic shifts happen slowly while financial shifts happen overnight and can be […]
Brexit hit the U.K. housing market hard in June, a survey of property brokers showed on Thursday. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors said that after Britons voted to leave the European Union on June 23, its members reported weakening demand, a drop in the number of homes put up for sale, and a […]
Property experts have suggested that Britain’s shock decision to leave the EU in Thursday’s referendum could actually be good for the UK property market – at least in the short term. Many estate agents think that the falling pound will result in a huge influx of foreign investors who are keen to take advantage of […]
Uncertainty over the EU referendum has driven the biggest fall in the number of people trying to buy a property since the financial crisis and deterred sellers from putting their homes on the market, according to the latest report from surveyors. The fall in buyer inquiries is expected to lead to a drop in […]
The pain in Dubai’s property market isn’t about to go away any time soon. Home prices are set to fall by 10 percent this year because of lower oil prices and a strong dollar-pegged local currency, which makes real estate in the emirate more expensive for international investors, according to Standard & Poor’s. A slowdown in […]
