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House prices have hit the bottom and the only way is up

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 […]

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LAND INVESTMENT ,IS IT REALLY THAT SAFE ?

  In most countries, land is a very desirable commodity. This is evidenced by sprawling cities and expanding commercial developments. Land is a limited non-renewable resource that plays a vital role in a country’s economy. Land resources and its management are of fundamental importance for sustainable, environmental, social and economic development. Open land is often […]

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US:Housing Market Sees Hopeful Signs of Spring

The spring home-selling season is off to a promising start in this military port city, sparking optimism here and in other cities that the market has finally gained momentum after a slow recovery and last year’s stall. The downturn was brutal for Jacksonville; home sales sank and foreclosures were running at high levels during the […]

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Australia’s property market risks being overvalued, says global investment bank

Australia is at risk of an overvalued property market, according to a leading global investment bank. Credit Suisse argues that rising house prices become problematic when accompanied by rising household debt – which is presently the case in Australia. “Price increases are not yet necessarily a problem in themselves; the risk of overvaluation often arises […]

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Renter paranoia blights the housing market

Young professionals and their parents fear they will rent forever 82pc of renters in London, or those who live with their parents, worry they will not be able to buy their own home. Photo: Alamy Many young workers, couples and families have given up on the dream of home ownership and are resigned to renting for […]

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Dubai property sales defy market predictions

Dubai: All talk of demand for property in Dubai being in terminal decline is greatly exaggerated, industry insiders said on the first day of the International Property Show. “In the first quarter of this year, Damac Properties is looking at somewhere north of Dh2.7 billion in off-plan sales — and that’s similar to what we […]

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Pending home sales give hopeful sign for U.S. housing market

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes rose to their highest level in 1-1/2 years in February, a sign the lackluster recovery in the U.S. housing market could be accelerating. The National Association of Realtors on Monday said its pending home sales index rose 3.1 percent last month. Economists polled by Reuters […]