India's real estate sector is going through rough times with sales being down radically as the number of unsold flats grows day by day. According to The Economic Times, the Indian property market is extremely slow with slow house price increases. So what is behind the huge slow down? Real estate investors are starting to worry as property prices have risen at a very slow pace for the past year, and their...

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The delicate Singapore property market is now set to be damaged by lack of investor confidence owing to the huge exits being made from the Chinese stock market. The Chinese stock market falls being dubbed “Black Monday” come at the worst time for Singapore property market. Real estate sales in Singapore looked like they were actually turning a corner but further analyst reveals a...

While most investors focus on one real estate sector, the Chicago real estate firm Speedwagon Properties paid $135.5 million for 16 real estate properties ranging from shopping centers, apartments to office property. The bold real estate firm purchased these properties from family-owned business Raymond & Associates, founded in 1962.   The portfolio includes a 64,000-square-foot office building in...

Australia has seen an increase of 10% more young Aussie’s living at home, with their parents from 1997 to 2013 (see Figure 1 below).The 10% increase is made up of both those who have never left home (e.g. dependant students still in high school or studying at the local university), and those who have left the nest but have returned later (e.g. left home to go to university or left home to work...

European and US real estate stand to benefit from the $billions being spent by Chinese property investors. They are now leading the way in investing in international real estate markets. The China influence could prove to be one of the biggest factors in helping the US and European property sectors rocket in the next 12 months. Investment coming from China has the real potential to have huge impact on the...

The overseas property market is showing genuine signs of improvement, with France, Italy, Portugal and Spain all with positive trend reports. International buyers however still appear to lack knowledge that could turn a purchase into a real bargain. We examine the European housing markets that international buyers are now returning too. When a bargain is not a bargain It’s been a buyers market...

  Portugal is using its Golden Visa scheme to encourage investors to help regenerate Lisbon.   Following the recession of 2008, much of the capital's city centre fell into disrepair as both businesses and people left the city. Developers have targeted these areas over the last few years, renovating historic properties and even entire districts, upgrading real estate to international standards,...

    Home staging. Between the complicated legal process of selling your home and the hassle involved in listing it on the market in the first place, staging a property is something that people can either forget about or dismiss. But there are many benefits to be had from staging your home. Deciding whether to stage or not to stage? We answer all the questions you have.   What is...

  Sales of homes in the US are being held by low supply levels.   Pending home sales slipped in June 2015, according to the National Association of Realtors, reversing five months of growth in a row.    The NAR's index, which is based on contract signings, fell 1.8 percent from May's nine-year high, but remains 8.2 per cent above the levels recorded in June 2014. Indeed, despite...