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New home sales market in Australia peaked in December but outlook still good
New home sales in Australia weakened at the beginning of the year, down 2.2% in January, according to the latest figures from the country’s biggest builders. It means the market is tailing off from the largest and longest new home building cycle ever but overall the outlook is still good, says the first key new […] The post New home sales market in Australia peaked in December but outlook still good appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Overseas investments boost office markets in UK regional cities
Investment into the office market in UK cities was buoyed by overseas buyers in 2016 with international money accounting for 45% of all transactions, up 10% year on year. Despite investment volumes falling from £3.2 billion in 2015 to £2.5 billion in 2016, principally because of political turbulence, overseas investment remained consistent at £1.1 billion, […] The post Overseas investments boost office markets in UK regional cities appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Failure to address stamp duty in UK housing market is stifling activity, it is claimed
After the hope generated by the Government’s recent housing white paper that it is serious about sorting the crisis hit housing market, it may have delivered counterproductive blow by failing to address the issue of stamp duty. There was hope in the housing industry that Chancellor Philip Hammond would take on board concerns that the […] The post Failure to address stamp duty in UK housing market is stifling activity, it is claimed appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →