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Research finds shared ownership is still too expensive for many first time buyers
Shared ownership schemes in the UK designed to help first time buyers onto the housing ladder are still unaffordable and put the majority of properties out of reach, new research has found. A report from consumer organisation Which? reveals the true scale of how unaffordable shared ownership schemes are in some areas, particularly Greater London. […] The post Research finds shared ownership is still too expensive for many first time buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Economic performance set to dictate property markets in Asia Pacific in 2017
The Asia Pacific region has seen huge variation when it comes to residential property in 2016 and looking ahead to 2017 experts predict economic performance and policy will have the biggest effects. Overall China dominated the headlines with residential markets in tier-1 and tier-2 cities continuing to see extremely strong price growth, to such an […] The post Economic performance set to dictate property markets in Asia Pacific in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Caribbean property market starting to recover as sales pick up post global downturn
The real estate market in the Caribbean was affected by the global economic crisis of 2008 and is slowly recovering with the main locations for overseas buyers set for a more positive 2017. Some challenges remain in the residential property market, most notably an oversupply in some areas and uncertainty over how Donald Trump’s presidency […] The post Caribbean property market starting to recover as sales pick up post global downturn appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →