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EU vote could slow housing market, says the Halifax

UK house prices are rising but uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum could slow the market, according to the Halifax. Property prices increased by 10.1% in the year to March compared with a year earlier, the lender found, making the average home worth £214,811. This annual growth accelerated from 9.7% seen in the previous two […]

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Singapore property losing some shine: UBS

***(From left) UBS Asset Management, Singapore head Michael Chin; Mr Mackie; and Mr Toh presenting the bank’s report yesterday.PHOTO: UBS***   No rush to exit but institutional investors’ focus may switch to cities in Australia, Japan Singapore is less likely to be on the radar of institutional real estate investors this year compared with other […]

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Why China’s Housing Market Refuses To Crash

As far back as 2005, international media sources have been projecting the collapse of what has been dubbed the Chinese property bubble. In 2008, the Economist declared that the “sizzle is off” China’s housing market and there were no improvement on the horizon. They then upped their ante in 2014, with an article entitled “End of the golden […]

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Vancouver ranks top in global luxury real estate market

A new report into the 2015 global luxury real estate market ranks Vancouver as the top performing city worldwide. In a top 100 list that includes Shanghai, San Francisco and Monaco, Vancouver is the clear leader, with prices accelerating 24.5 per cent last year. Sydney, ranked second, grew just 14.8 per cent in the same […]

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Dubai property prices forecast to rebound in 2017

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 […]