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17
Aug
HOUSING MARKET ‘MINI-BOOM’ ACCELERATES AS BUYING SUBSTITUTES SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Brits have turned to home-buying to fill the summer holiday void post-lockdown as the “mini-boom” continues to accelerate.
There is usually a seasonal slowdown in market activity over summer, as buyers and sellers focus on summer holidays. But give...
11
Aug
HELP TO BUY EQUITY LOAN SCHEME EXTENDED
The government has extended the deadline for the Help to Buy initiative by two months.
Under the current scheme, which enables people to buy a new-build home, builders need to have finished construction by the end of December in order for buyers to ...
11
Aug
SYDNEY APARTMENT BUYERS PAY $355,000 MORE DUE TO ZONING RESTRICTIONS
Sydney apartment buyers are paying an average of $355,000 too much on their properties because of zoning restrictions with new research suggesting developers should be able to add 20 storeys to their unit blocks across the inner city and eastern subu...
11
Aug
CAPITAL APPRECIATION – FOCUSED LENDER TO LAUNCH IN 2021
A company called Boost is launching which plans to lend homebuyers part of a deposit and then share in the capital appreciation of the property.
For example, if a buyer has a deposit worth 10% of the purchase price Boost will lend an additional 10%,...
11
Aug
AUSTRALIA’S HOTTEST GROWTH SUBURBS REVEALED
Homes in Australia’s hottest suburbs have boomed in value by as much as 680 per cent over the last two decades - underlying the belief in the Great Australian dream of property ownership.
Homes in Australia’s hottest suburbs have boomed in value by ...
11
Aug
UK RENTS DROP 0.8% IN LAST THREE MONTHS
Average UK rents fell by 0.8% between April and June, according to our quarterly Rental Market Report.
This takes the annual growth rate in rents to 1.1%, down from 1.7% a year ago.
However, a two-speed market is emerging, with rental growth actual...