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Property sales in France picked up in 2016 but demand from British buyers is down
The last year has been strong for the French residential property market with total sales up by 15%, the highest level since 2008. According to the latest report from the Notaires de France buyers have sensed the end of falling prices and are taking advantage of the historically low interest rates to make the most […] The post Property sales in France picked up in 2016 but demand from British buyers is down appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property price fall in San Jose could be start of cooling markets in the US
The first interest rate rise in the United States for a year could hit the housing market in California where there are already signs of the real estate sector cooling, new research suggests. The property market in California have been regarded as overheating for a while with house prices falling in some locations such as […] The post Property price fall in San Jose could be start of cooling markets in the US appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Call for rental housing database in the UK
The British Government should create a central database of house holders in rented properties as an alternative to the current system of tenant funded credit and reference checks, it is claimed. According to a new policy paper from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) the proposed database would hold landlord references and past rental […] The post Call for rental housing database in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →