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Hong Kong is most expensive city to buy a home, Singapore top for rent
Hong Kong remains the highest value residential city in the world with average apartment prices at $1,501 per square foot, according to the latest global research. Singapore comes in second, averaging $919 per square foot in a city where 90.8% of the population are owner occupiers, the data from the 2016 Global Living Review from […] The post Hong Kong is most expensive city to buy a home, Singapore top for rent appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
More tenants in UK believe they can own their own home, survey finds
British tenants are feeling more optimistic about their finances and regard buying their own home as a more realistic prospect due to being able to save for a deposit, according to new research. In 2013 some 67% of tenants surveyed said they rent because they can’t buy, and didn’t expect that to change. This year […] The post More tenants in UK believe they can own their own home, survey finds appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
Home lending declined in UK in July but too early to blame Brexit
Home owners in the UK borrowed £10.6 billion for house purchases in July, down 13% month on month and 12% year on year, the latest data from lenders shows. They took out 58,100 loans, down 14% on June and 13% on July 2015, according to the data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders which is […] The post Home lending declined in UK in July but too early to blame Brexit appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading