Housing market

Manufacturers have used the assembly line to create everything from cars to shoes for more than 100 years. Even as far back as 1913, they saw a six-fold decrease in production time by employing this strategy. However, assembly line production never made its way to the mainstream of construction industry until now. Perhaps this resistence to change is why productivity in this field has been on a steady...

The real estate market in Vancouver has been going through some serious changes in the past few months, and while it has been beneficial for some, for a few it has been less than rosy, and there has been a lot of uncertainty clouding the minds of new investors in the market. Rising costs of rental units, and scarce vacancies. Recent studies have shown that there are an estimated 10,800 empty houses in...

Record-low interest rates , new Flights from low cost airlines and unconventional stimulus pushing down borrowing costs across the Europe and Spain are having a positive effect on the housing markets. Spain with its additional stimulus from overseas buyers appears to benefiting with increased demand from second home hungry Brits leading the way . Is this this good news one that could inadvertently lead to...

Business growth in Hull is surging. Having been hit hard by the decline in its traditional industrial base in the 60s 70s and 80s - not least the fishing and associated industries - it has taken East Yorkshire’s largest city a while to re-establish itself. But re-establish itself it has. In addition to an established manufacturing base and the petro-chemical industry, Hull has become a leader at...

“Exciting”, “the heart of the action”, “multicultural”, “world-class” – these and other phrases are so often used to describe the cultural capitals of London and New York. On the opposite sides of the Atlantic though they may be, both of these cities have a great deal in common when it comes to things like lifestyle, employment opportunities and...

MoroccoWorldNews.com report positive news for the Moroccan city of Marrakech which has seen an increase in tourism we also report news of a green real estate project which is set to change hundreds of Mosques. Tourists number increases to Marrakech come from visitors from the UK, Middle East  and the USA. Visitors use the hundreds of riads throughout the Medina and they’re...

A few years ago, the idea of tiny living took the world by storm. People from all over the U.S. became almost obsessed with the idea of living in a tiny home on a temporary or permanent foundation. This movement was fueled by the already popular idea of minimalism and, all at once, several TV shows on channels like TLC began airing stories of people who were in search of tiny homes. But, now, a new tiny...

Now that the action-packed Rio 2016 Olympic Games has come to a close, thoughts are turning to the next major international sporting event - the Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018, the 21st Commonwealth Games, will take place in Queensland, on Australia's eastern coast. Four years, later, Durban in South Africa will host the 2022 Games. Now the competition is hotting up between cities around the world...

International real estate website Homesgofast.com are pointing its international investors to cities outside London for investment after the property classifieds website TheHouseShop.com report reveals the best cities in the UK for living and affordability. Home values in London may fall for the first time since 2009 next year on economic uncertainty resulting from the U.K.’s vote to leave the...

The obvious choices for property investment in the Philippines are its beaches and islands, what with a coastline that stretches miles on end. But, according to a Filipino business expert in Qatar, there is a different prospect worth checking out for investors. Greg Loayon, chairman of the Philippine Business Council in Qatar has drawn the attention of foreign investors to the booming population of...