A report from the Times of London in the UK. "There are streets in London that may boast more expensive land. Others can claim to have higher average property prices. Yet none can compete when it comes to the sheer…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The median price for a single family home in the nine-county region fell nearly 3 percent to $805,600 from the previous October, according to Zillow. The median price of a home in…
A report from Morningstar. "Real Estate sales in Canada are booming and as a result, prices are being pushed higher. For those who can't afford to buy investment properties though, at these prices, does it even make sense to invest…
A weekend topic starting with two reports from 7 News in Australia. "CoreLogic reports that 2599 homes went under the hammer across all capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 72.9 per cent. It believes 'fear…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Softening luxury markets throughout major U.S. metros have pushed average sales prices down for top-priced homes from the turbulent highs of a few years ago, leaving many luxury homeowners—from New York City…
Two reports from the Times of London. "Tens of thousands of families have seen their inheritances decimated after elderly relatives paid inflated prices for new retirement homes that have collapsed in value, an investigation by The Times has found. Prices…
Two reports from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "A major cause of the last two downturns in housing prices was an oversupply of properties for sale. Could it happen again? Veritas Investment Research set out to answer this question…
A report from Domain News in Australia. "Melbourne’s housing market has rebounded from its downturn in the months since the clear federal election result, boosted by cuts to official interest rates and a move by the bank regulator to let…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In the last couple of weeks the market has slowed down, according to real estate agent Jared Dunn. He says it's not necessarily dismal, but they haven't seen homes flying off the…
A report from News.com.au in Australia. "Deloitte Access Economics’ latest Business Outlook noted average dwelling prices in Sydney had risen by about $3000 per week in September. Melbourne experienced a bounce of about $2500 a week. Deloitte noted that 'Australia…