Fitch: Brexit likely to weigh on UK property sector over the longer-term
Aug 16, 2016 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate Economy
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), average UK house price rose by 8.7 percent over the year to June 2016, up from a revised 8.5 percent growth in May. Data showed that price growth in the UK housing...
China’s housing demand to stay resilient through 2030 despite short-term volatility - Fitch
Aug 08, 2016 14:12 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
According to a Fitch Ratings report released on Monday, Chinas property market will remain relatively resilient over the next 15 years through 2030. Fitch study claims Chinas housing demand will remain underpinned by...
Australia mortgage arrears continue to rise as housing stress builds
Jul 21, 2016 14:24 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Fitch Rating report released on Thursday showed that Australian mortgage arrears increased 16 basis points to 1.11 percent in the first quarter of 2016, but remain low compared with the 1.75 percent peak in March 2011....
Just building more homes won't fix the housing crisis – here's why
Jul 08, 2016 22:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
In major cities across the globe from London to Manila, Auckland to Los Angeles housing is becoming less and less affordable. This has caused a great deal of angst over house prices. But so far, politicians and the media...
Property fears after Brexit vote are a sign of wider UK housing problems
Jul 07, 2016 17:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Immediately after the UK voted to leave the European Union, a number of lead economic indicators went into reverse. Notable among them were housing, property and real estate shares that fell sharply both in the...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Number of suspended property funds doubles
Jul 07, 2016 06:36 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Since Standard Life, MA, and Aviva halted withdrawal of investors money in past few days as they have been hit by very large numbers of withdrawal requests, three more have joined in. After the referendum, six fund...
Amid Brexit chaos, the government pushes ahead with plans to privatise the Land Registry
Jun 30, 2016 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics Real Estate
Its a busy time in UK politics; the nation is still getting to grips with the fallout from Brexit, both major parties are facing bitter leadership contests, and the union is looking more fragile than ever. Yet amid this...
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