Good news for Buy-to-let Investors British housing prices have risen sharply in the last two years, thanks to record low interest rates, an under supply of property (vs. demand), and a strong employment market. Thus, annual rental returns are attractive, which bodes well for the buy-to-let investor. There are nearly 2 million private landlords in Britain, …
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Summary: Overall positive outlook across the UK, but central London growth subdued. Growth in the Northern cities due to governmental initiative and overall affordability amid high growth Student property remains a good investment option given structural under-supply The year started on a bleak note, no thanks to the current global economic climate. On the property front, …
Melbourne Suburbs If you’re watching the Melbourne suburbs market following our last posting on the Australia Outlook for 2016, here are some tips to give you a heads-up on what Melbourne suburbs to look out for in this city this year. To recap, Melbourne did pretty well last year, ending 2015 on a high auction …
TALK is rife that the Australian property market is poised to slow down and prices are set to slump, attributed to an ongoing market correction in Perth and Darwin, and the APRA actions of restricting credit growth. As usual, this has sparked a debate among the experts. Some say that Australia’s housing price boom has …
PLENTY has changed for the Brunswick East neighbourhood. The suburb in Melbourne’s inner North has transformed into a gentrified area featuring some of the hippest and trendiest dining, entertainment and retail outlets in the city namely along the Fitzroy and Lygon Streets. At its most basic, Brunswick East’s allure lies in its close proximity to …
MENTION York and the first thing that comes to mind are cobbled streets, Georgian townhouses and medieval property steeped in Roman influence. Pretty. Idyllic. Serene. But there’s more to York than mere charm. Property experts have touted York as the top rental cash cow in the UK — and it’s on paper, folks! Investing in York? CBRE …
EVERYONE loves London and wants to live in London. That’s understandable: after all, London is one of the world’s most historical cities and the capital of the world’s greatest empires of all time. It is also a cultural epicentre and one of the most exciting places in the world. But #DidYouKnow that Manchester has been …
In the second part of this blog, we touch on what the market players say about some of the suburbs listed in the Top 10 Perth Buyers’ Market List. These include top personnel from Properties Invest, Perth Property Partner, Harcourts Vogue, LJ Hooker and Midland Real Estate Plus. As we say, there are some upsides …
There are upsides to the softening of the property market in Perth. IT’S a buyers’ market now in several areas in Perth, including Beeliar, Southern River and Piara. With increased supply of newbuild apartments and houses, buyers can now haggle over pricing and purchase property at below replacement costs. News.com.au recently published a list of …
Speculations on the Melbourne & Sydney property market following the Australia Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) latest figures on home prices in the June quarter, have been pretty disparate. According to the ABS, Melbourne & Sydney had posted home price rises of more than 1% in the June quarter, with prices rising by almost 9% in …
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