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Stamp duty change in Hong Kong set to slow down real estate market in 2017
Residential sales in Hong Kong increased in November despite an increase in stamp duty for not first time buyers, the latest data shows. In a bid to reign in rising home prices and help first time buyers get on the housing market the Hong Kong Government raised the stamp duty rate for non first time […] The post Stamp duty change in Hong Kong set to slow down real estate market in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Buyers and sellers can take action against invasive plant that can scupper home sales
The most aggressive plant known in the UK can cause major issues for people buying and selling houses with some lenders withdrawing mortgage offers. Japanese knotweed can be dealt with however with one family telling how an invasion of the plant almost cost them their dream home. The Wheeler family were about to exchange contracts […] The post Buyers and sellers can take action against invasive plant that can scupper home sales appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Home prices up 2.7% quarter on quarter in Australia as affordability becomes an issue
The national housing market in Australia has continued to show growth over the past quarter with capital city home values increasing by a further 2.7% according to the latest data. The increase in prices has taken the total value of residential property nationally to $6.7 trillion at the end of October 2016, according to the […] The post Home prices up 2.7% quarter on quarter in Australia as affordability becomes an issue appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →