Property Values: Real Estate for $700,000
WHAT: A house with one bedroom, one and a half baths and two separate one-bedroom, one-bath suites SIZE: 2,178 square feet (total) SETTING: Volcano is a residential community in the ...
Residential property prices and sales continue to rise in New Zealand
Residential property values in New Zealand continued rising in April and sales are still strong, according to the latest QV index. Values are up 0.4% over the past three months ...
European commercial property markets suffering from economic malaise, states RICS
Expectations in both the occupier and investment markets in the real estate sector has improved across much of the world during first quarter of 2012, however more European markets follow ...
UK property market more pessimistic, states latest RICS survey
The more optimistic outlook for the residential property market in the UK looked to have run out of steam in April as prices edged lower, according to the latest survey ...
Too many myths around home reversion plans, states equity release specialist
UK mortgage advisers are being urged to tackle some of the common misconceptions often raised by customers when it comes to discussing home reversion plans. Bridgewater Equity Release, the home ...
UK private property landlords urged to take realistic approach to rent increases
The residential property rental industry in the UK is likely to remain strong in 2012 despite a weak economy and worries about jobs but landlords need to retain a realistic ...
UK property prices down 0.2% in April
Residential property prices in the UK fell 0.2% in April and are unlikely to change much during the rest of 2012 due to weak economic conditions, according to the latest ...
Property asking prices in Auckland hit new high, data shows
Asking prices for Auckland homes hit a new all time high in April as the New Zealand city’s real estate market experiences a severe shortage of supply. Data released in ...
Simon Property CEO: Malls are alive and kicking
LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney) — People have been hyping the death of the mall for the last two decades, but it’s not happening anytime soon, stated Simon Property Group CEO David ...
UK property market has had strong start, analysis of indices reveals
The residential property market in the UK has had a strong begin to the year despite continued economic gloom, according to an analysis of data from the leading house price ...
Simon Property Group Profit Triples In 1Q, Raises Guidance
Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the largest U.S. mall landlord, stated Friday its profits more than tripled in the first quarter as the value of its properties rose and ...
Demand for UK property sales picks up, agents report
The first quarter of 2012 has seen demand in the residential sales market pick up significantly, with Townends estate agents, part of the Badger Holdings Group, reporting a 27% increase ...
$87 Million California Mansion Up For Bankruptcy Auction [PHOTOS]
An extravagant Los Angeles mansion, once valued at a staggering $87 million, will hit the market Thursday for a fraction of that price. Perched on a hilltop of Newport coast ...
Real estate investors’ ideal kept secret: College towns
Looking to be a landlord? Buying property in college towns typically translates into stable rental returns, no matter how the economy is faring. Not only do colleges provide a steady ...
Sales in major cities keep national property prices up in Canada
National residential property prices in Canada fell 0.5% year on year last month but market activity edged higher, according to the latest statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association ...
UK property tax increase impacting on
The decision by the UK government to increase property stamp duty on certain properties has had some impacts sales but a cautious market prevails across the board, according to real ...
Qatari Property Prices Now Stable, Outlook Positive
The average sales price of new apartments was QAR12,500 (US$3,430) per sq. m. in Q4 2011, down by 17% from the same period two years ago. For existing apartments, the average ...
Do The State Real Estate Institutes Have a Future in a National Property Industry?
Over the next 5 to 10 years the real estate industry across the country is going to undergo big changes as we shift from a collection of say based industry’s ...
Decline of prime property prices in Scotland coming to an end
The price of prime properties in Scotland fell by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2012, slightly lower than the 1.3£ decline seen in the last three months of 2011, ...
Fed to banks: Rent out more foreclosures
The Federal Reserve took steps to encourage banks to turn more of their foreclosed homes into rental properties in new policy guidelines issued on Thursday that could help lessen ...
Property outlook for Spain more rosy as price decline slows
It looks like sellers and their agents are pricing more realistically as asking prices of Spanish property continue to show a small but consistent decline quarter on quarter, according to ...
Britney Spears Sells Her Beverly Hills Villa For $4.3M; At $1 Million More Than The Asking Price
Well, there are too many options for those interested in investing in the posh Beverly Hills area, home to more than half American celebrities. Not only are Madonna’s and Michael ...
DIY fanatics warned as property improvement return on investment falls
The potential increase in property value following DIY has dipped in the last 12 months compared with previous years, according to a new survey. The annual HSBC Home Improvement Survey ...
Investment and vacation home sales soar in 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Sales of investment properties and vacation homes soared last year as investors snapped up homes that were selling at beaten down prices. Homes bought by investors ...
‘Material Girl’ Madonna To Sell Lavish Beverly Hills Mansion
The ‘Material Girl’, Madonna, has decided to sell her Beverly Hill mansion, which she purchased in 2003 for a cool $12 million. Beverly Hills, Calif., is the most renowned celebrity ...
Toll Bros. Buys Manhattan Property For $16.5M, Eyes Development
Luxury-home builder Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) has acquired a residential building at 1110 Park Ave. in Manhattan for $16.5 million, according to New York City records filed Friday. A ...
Australian Property Hits a New Kind of High
Australia’s property obsession is reaching a frenzy. There is speak of a being able to bet on a new property index, clearance rates are making news alongside gossip columns and some ...
Venice regarded as a competitive property market for long term investors
French buyers account for the majority of buys in the Venetian property market while interest from Russians, Eastern European and buyers from the Middle East have increased, new research shows. ...
Down and Dirty with the Property Recovery – Turkey
Turkey is one of the hottest emerging property markets in the world right now, and not just according to me, we or us either. It is in the MINT grouping ...
Property prices up 1.6% in England and Wales in March
Residential property prices in England and Wales have increased by 1.6% in March and 2012 is on course to be a better year for real estate sales and prices than ...