Sustainable housing's expensive, right? Not when you look at the whole equation

Aug 26, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Low-energy or zero-energy housing is international best practice, but is still considered costly. Part of the problem is that studies of housing standards typically use only cost-benefit analysis to assess their value, and...

Moody's: Central China Real Estate's ratings unaffected by lower 1H 2016 revenue

Aug 26, 2016 04:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate

Moodys Investor Services says that Central China Real Estate Limited (CCRE) showed a weakened level of credit metrics in 1H 2016. But, its Ba3 corporate family and senior unsecured ratings or their stable outlook are...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

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...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

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...