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Residential activity is recovering quickly in many international markets as Coronavirus lockdowns are eased. Post-lockdown data from some international property markets is suggesting “a surprising degree of resilience” in house prices, says Knight Frank’s international research chief Kate Everett-Allen. After…
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Zoopla is reporting that interest in properties for sale has bounced back to exceed pre-lockdown levels, two weeks after the Government eased restrictions to re-open the market. The release of pent-up demand from the 13th May pushed “active engagement” in properties…
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Recent data produced by HM Revenue and Customs shows half the number of residential properties were sold in May compared with a year ago amid coronavirus lockdown measures. A total of 46,230 property transactions were completed during the month, down…
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Property broker Redfin is reporting between mid-March and mid-April 2020, the new supply of homes for sale over $1 million fell 29 points from the year prior. As of March 15, there were 66,528 homes for sale priced at or…
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The coronavirus pandemic may have stalled real estate transactions across London, but buyers haven’t disappeared; they’re just waiting in the wings, according to a report Monday from Knight Frank. As of May 5, the combined budget of all potential buyers…
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Knight Frank is reporting this week that demand for London rental property has picked up in April 2020, as prospective tenants begin to plan for life after the lockdown. In the first week of government restrictions, the number of new…
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Homeownership has dropped across the world, as 22 of the 36 most developed countries experienced a decline in the past 10 years, latest research from Swinton Insurance has found. The UK and Ireland saw the steepest decline of all, of…
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The impact of coronavirus could be felt for decades, as debt burdens rise and people push back from globalisation, comment industry experts. We are also likely to see the biggest fall in GDP since the Second World War, as a…
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Dubai’s real estate market displayed several encouraging signs over Q1, including an annual rise in sales volume and a slowdown in the pace of value declines across the Emirate. “This positive sentiment, however, is likely to be tempered in the…
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