Tinkering with the mortgage market won't solve the UK housing affordability crisis
Jul 07, 2022 03:31 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
UK borrowers may see the return of larger, longer-term loans as the government plans a comprehensive review of the mortgage market with the aim of boosting access to finance for first-time buyers. Rather than addressing...
Stolen real estate — like blood diamonds — is funding deadly conflicts
Apr 05, 2022 12:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
The use of conflict resources to finance wars is expanding into new commodities with much more severe consequences. An example is the successful trafficking in conflict diamonds colloquially known as blood diamonds ...
Future cities could be 3D printed – using concrete made with recycled glass
Mar 01, 2022 10:07 am UTC| Real Estate Business
3D printed concrete may lead to a shift in architecture and construction. Because it can be used to produce new shapes and forms that current technologies struggle with, it may change the centuries-old processes and...
Affordable housing – in pandemic times, what works and what doesn't?
Mar 01, 2022 10:06 am UTC| Real Estate Economy
Two years of pandemic disruptions have put a spotlight on shortcomings in the U.S. housing market. Some of these shortcomings have their origins in federal and local policy decisions made decades ago. But there are also...
Canada’s housing crisis will not be solved by building more of the same
Feb 24, 2022 20:47 pm UTC| Economy Real Estate
Canadas housing bubble, along with increasing sale and rental prices, has led to calls for building more housing. However, the housing crisis will not be solved by building more of the same like condos and suburban...
'Where would we live otherwise?': the rise of house-sitting among older Australians
Feb 18, 2022 04:52 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
The severe lack of affordable housing is hurting Australians right across the community from young renters, to families seeking to buy and older people needing a stable home. The number of Australians over 55 who are...
S. Koreans still prefer investing in real estate
Jul 05, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Economy Business Real Estate
South Koreans appetite for nonfinancial assets such as real estate is still high compared to other major economies, although their stock investments increased during the pandemic. As of 2019, financial assets account...
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