Overseas investors rushed back to the London housing market on Friday, after the Conservative election victory dispelled the gloom that had hung over them for months. Several estate agents who buy and sell multimillion pound houses reported their phones had begun to ring early on Friday morning with calls from wealthy people around the world […]
Global rating agency Fitch today said the likely upturn in the country’s investment climate and reduction in interest rates will improve the property market by the end of March 2016 and provide relief to the debt-ridden developers. “The property development sector (will) be a key beneficiary of reductions in housing loan interest rates by several […]
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 […]
Middle East real estate consultant Cluttons new research has revealed that a cosmopolitan lifestyle is expected to be among one of the main factors that influence the selection of a real estate investment destinations for Middle East buyers in 2015. Cluttons extrapolated the results from its most recent International Private Capital Survey to examine the […]
Property values around some Crossrail stations have surged since the east-west London line got the green light in 2008, with the fastest-rising jumping 82%, according to a new report. Along the length of the entire line from Maidenhead to Shenfield prices within a short walk of stations have risen only 5% more than the local […]
Asking prices for homes coming on to the market in England and Wales rose by 1% in the month to mid-March and the average has almost recovered to the all-time high reach last summer, according to the latest figures from property listings website Rightmove. The site said there had been a 3.2% increase in the […]
The strong Swiss franc and negative interest rates are driving spooked investors into property, according to a study by Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The difference in the rate of return between property investments and other forms of investment is at a record level as a result of the central bank’s negative interest rate policy, say […]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said the forecast was made by a net balance of 49% of respondents to its monthly survey. It said the increase was in part being driven by a decline in the number of houses coming onto the market. Rics added that supply continued to fall behind demand in […]
Germany may soon compete with London on the international real estate arena. Analysts at global real estate advisor Knight Frank, found that ultra-high-net-worth investors are increasingly interested in cities such as Berlin and Munich, which have seen a marked increase in activity in the last year. While continents such as the Americas have seen real […]
David Sutton isn’t going to wait for Cristina Kirchner to leave her pretty pink mansion in Buenos Aires. Despite an economic downturn, the Alvear Group’s CEO has been busy building up the new Puerto Madero section of the capital city more than any other developer. Sutton’s company – heavily invested in real estate and tourism […]
