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Canada finance minister sees ‘challenging’ housing market

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Wednesday that the country’s expensive housing market is a “very real issue” and the government was “looking at all evidence” as it considers whether it needs to move again to tighten mortgage regulations. Noting that the Vancouver market was “very strong” and the Toronto market was “strong … […]

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EU referendum uncertainty weighs on UK housing market

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 […]

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Dubai real estate market bottoming out in Q1 2016

The first quarter 2016 real estate review issued by local consulting firm ValuStrat, has shown that after a nine month relatively stable residential market, there were minute indications of an early recovery in some areas, signalling possible signs of a bottoming-out in property values across the coverage locations. The ValuStrat Price Index (VPI) features monthly […]