Election
French property market growing ahead of elections in May and June
The property market in France is showing signs of recovering well with prices in key cities up across the country and demand growing but elections ahead could slow down the upturn. The latest data shows that prices in Paris increased by 1.2% month on month in February and by 2.3% in Bordeaux while in Lyon […] The post French property market growing ahead of elections in May and June appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget
Stamp duty is prohibiting first time buyers in the UK and should be altered in the Budget later this month, preferably to make sellers pay the tax rather than buyers, a new report suggests. According to the Yorkshire Building Society report the latest figures show that in 2016 just 26% of first time buyers bought […] The post Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year
Rising mortgage rates and their impact on housing affordability will be the most significant force in the property market in the United States in 2017, it is suggested. The latest quarterly survey from real estate firm Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics asked more than 100 housing experts and economists what factors would have the greatest […] The post Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →