PROPERTIES IN THE HEART OF THE ATHENIAN RIVIERA BY AVAKONIn the heart of Greece’s Capital, Athens, the urban landscape gives way to a unique seaside resort. This gorgeous stretch of coastline with its green-blue water, organized beaches and rocky coves, is teeming with five-star resorts, spas, esplanades, marinas, windsurfing , sailing, golf and much more attractions.
House prices and rents rose between Q4 2023 and Q1 2024In the first quarter of 2024, house prices in the EU increased by 0.4% and rents by 0.9% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. Compared with the first quarter of 2023, house prices in the EU went up by 1.3%, while rents increased by 3.0%. This information comes from data on house prices and rents published by Eurostat today. This article presents findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on housing price statistics. House prices and rents in the EU followed a similar pattern between 2010 and the second quarter of 2011 but are now evolving differently. While rents increased steadily since then up to the second quarter of 2023, house prices followed a different pattern, including decreases and more rapid increases.
ANNUAL UK HOUSE PRICE GROWTH HITS 10-YEAR LOWAnnual house price inflation in the UK has slowed to its lowest in a decade, as the market stabilises after last autumn’s turmoil. Lender Halifax has just reported that prices in April were 0.1% higher than a year ago – a slowdown on the 1.6% annual house price growth recorded in March.
THE SECRETS OF INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE: EVERYTHING A BEGINNER NEEDS TO KNOWThe Art of Real Estate Investment by Kioleoglou Konstantinos Welcome, to the captivating world of real estate, where patience, knowledge, and market understanding reign supreme. In this realm, successful property investments are not achieved through impulsive actions or short-sighted endeavours. Instead. they require a deliberate approach, an astute comprehension of the market, and an unwavering commitment to navigating the ever-changing tides of real estate cycles. minimize risk and maximize returns, says Kosta Kioleoglou.As you embark on your real estate investment journey, remember that it is a path marked by both challenges and opportunities. It demands a strategic mindset, where careful analysis and diligent research are paramount.
The ABA’s (Australilan Bank association) own definition of a residential property bubble surely indicates that Australia currently has one. There’s no getting around the fact that our real estate is abnormally expensive, writes Michael Janda. Contrary to the headlines, an Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) report released today doesn’t rule out a property bubble. Yes, the […]
From the first decision to invest in real estate to actually buying your first rental property, there is a lot of work to be done. This task may be daunting for the first-time investor. Owning property is a tough business and the field is peppered with land mines that can obliterate your returns. Here we’ll […]
Residential Trends While the recent strength of key urban residential markets has been supported by safe-haven and wealth flows the story is much broader. Cooling measures in key Asian centres continue to weigh on prices and transactional activity, most obviously in Hong Kong and Singapore but also in Beijing and Shanghai. Slightly over half our […]
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 […]
Over the past few years, the surge in house prices have been shocking Londoners from Shepherd’s Bush to Stratford. Many potential buyers have hoped that signs of a slowdown that emerged in the summer would continue, and so it has proved. But what is exactly a slowdown for a market that has been outperforming away […]
When members of the public and MPs have been asked about housing by pollsters, there’s been a striking consistency in their response: Britain is facing a housing crisis – and the solution is more affordable homes. But as the latest government figures show, we’re still falling far short of building the number of new homes […]
New analysis, which has measured the collective worth of all homes in England, Wales and Scotland and cut it by local authority, has revealed which areas have seen rocketing house prices over the past decade and which have been untouched by the 2006/2007 housing market boom and, latterly, the recovery. More than half of Great […]
Foxtons said it expected sales activity to “remain subdued” in the first half of 2015, as concerns about the global economy and the upcoming May general election hold people back from buying. The London-focussed estate agent said lettings increased by 1.7pc last year, but sales volumes were down by 3.7pc. That compares to a 27pc […]
“While the top of the prime central London market may be undergoing a weaker period in the face of the election, London’s suburbs are still experiencing strong growth, fuelled in part by buy to let investors benefitting from a reduction in lenders stress testing…” Sales in London’s prime property market have continued to fall for […]
