Canadian housing starts likely to average between 180k-to-190k range in 2016
Feb 08, 2016 14:42 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Canadian Housing Starts data for January which was originally scheduled to be released on Monday was released early by CMHC. Data showed that Canadian housing starts fell further to 165,900 annualized units in January from...
PBoC boosts housing market with cut in down payment
Feb 02, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Real Estate
To boost Chinas ailing housing sector, peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has lowered deposit requirements for house buyers. According to new rules, which was last changed back in 2010, first time home buyers can now take up...
Don't bulldoze Britain's brutalist housing – it's culture you can live in
Jan 31, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
According to new regeneration plans, a number of Britains brutalist council estates may be bound for the bulldozer. Some may celebrate the news: politicians who believe these estates design-in crime; developers who stand...
Poor and homeless face discrimination under America's flawed housing voucher system
Jan 26, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
From the time she left foster care at age 18 until her late 20s, Carly was homeless, staying at shelters or couch-surfing with acquaintances in the Boston area. In August 2014 she finally got an apartment with the help...
Yuan depreciation strains China property market
Jan 26, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy Real Estate
Since the beginning of the year, depreciation in Yuan rattled global markets. As of now, Yuan is trading at 6.57 per Dollar, down 1.25% this year and 6% in last six months. While some might consider depreciation of Yuan...
US existing home sales are expected to bounce back to ‘normal’
Jan 22, 2016 03:12 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Todays (December) US existing home sales are likely to bounce back to normal after a 10% (MoM, sa) collapse in November wasnt corroborated by any of the other housing data. The trend in (new and existing) home sales has...
US housing starts ease slightly in December, but the outlook remains favorable
Jan 20, 2016 17:40 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
The pace of homebuilding moderated slightly in December, with housing starts declining by 30k units (annualized) to 1,149k. The headline number came in considerably weaker than market expectations, which called for a...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight