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Africa’s Housing Finance Markets in 2015

Innovation in housing finance –in terms of products, players, and approaches, not to mention target markets – is a key feature across the continent, creating new opportunities for investment and delivery. As both local and international investors chase growth opportunities in a sluggish global economy, they are employing diversification strategies to manage the risks of […]

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Housing market faces cool summer after stamp duty hike

The housing market faces a tougher summer after the stampede of investors looking to beat the Chancellor’s April stamp duty hike on buy to let homes fades away, Nationwide has predicted. The lender, whose index saw house price growth unchanged at 0.3% last month, noted the surge in mortgage approvals to almost 75,000 in January […]

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A short-sellers guide to the Australian property market

London based research firm Variant Perception’s bold claim that Australian property is now the biggest housing bubble of all time has stirred emotions. But if talk of the “Big Short of Blacktown” has inspired you take the other side of the Australia’s crazy obsession with property, you’re probably asking how you can be the unlikely hedge fund hero. […]

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PROPERTY CYCLE – THE EQUILIBRIUM OF THE PROPERTY MARKET

The problem is that, most of the people would not admit the fact that they make lifetime decisions based on the above. This wrong strategy increases the risk exposure as it has very big chances of achieving negative results and possible losses. Unless we stay realistic and distinguish between what we really know from what […]

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Why Some Think Australia’s Housing Market Is Due for a 2008 Moment

Insane. That’s how Jonathan Tepper, chief executive officer at research firm Variant Perception, described Australia’s housing sector in a word, painting the picture of a market that’s strikingly similar to that of the U.S. prior to the financial crisis. A local 60 Minutes segment that aired on Sunday titled “Home Groans” chronicled some of the eye-popping […]