A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Vancouver has come in dead last in the latest global ranking of luxury real estate by consultants Knight Frank. Vancouver luxury prices slipped 13.6 per cent in the quarter from a…
A report from the Lethbridge Herald in Canada. "Lethbridge Land released its annual report earlier this week, and the picture it paints of the city’s current home-building slowdown couldn’t be more clear. 'Over the past two years the amount of…
A report from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. "A small group of private certifiers have signed off on 130 buildings with compliance problems, including allowing residents to move into one property that did not have toilets or taps fitted.…
A report from Bloomberg on Australia. "Signs are strengthening that Australia’s two-year property slump is over, with house prices eking out a small gain last month. Home values rose 0.1% in the combined state and territory capitals in July, CoreLogic…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Year-over-year median sale prices for existing homes fell 5.9% in Santa Clara County, 3.2% in Alameda County and 1.5% in San Francisco in May, according to CoreLogic. 'After several years — six,…
A report from Domain News in Australia. "Perth house prices have continued to tumble, falling 2 per cent to $528,200 in the June quarter, new figures show. The city’s median house price is now 14 per cent below its 2014…
A report from the Times of London in the UK. "Alex Johnston has reluctantly cut the price of his townhouse in Maida Vale, west London, after three years with no offers. The app developer and his wife put the five-bedroom…
A report from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. "An Erskineville apartment development remains a ghost town more than 12 months after it was completed, with the City of Sydney refusing to allow owners to move in over fears the…
A report from the Irish Independent. "A glut of new houses for sale has led to builders cutting back on the construction of homes. Goodbody economist Dermot O’Leary said there is now a rising inventory of unsold stock forming for…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "High-rise developers in Manhattan are coming under stress as tough market conditions are starting to undermine some of the city’s most prominent luxury condo projects. At a mixed-use project that…