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The cost of renting a home in the UK is rising at a pace that is hard to overstate. In May 2022, the annual rate of rental growth was the fastest ever recorded although still only 2.8 per cent. The figure may not look dramatic but the trend is as important as the raw data. In every consecutive month since then, that record has been broken again, with the data for this July showing rent increasing at 5.3 per cent a year.
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Sales prices for luxury apartments and villas in Abu Dhabi’s sought-after neighborhoods have risen by up to 13 per cent in 2023, new data shows.
Based on the search trends observed on Bayut.com, the UAE’s leading property portal, the prices of properties in Abu Dhabi have been on an upward trend, which could be advantageous for those looking to sell or rent out their properties. While there was an increase in sales prices in several areas driven by high demand, this trend was particularly noticeable in upscale neighborhoods offering high-end amenities and facilities.
For several years, buy-to-let has been a good choice for expats wanting to invest in the Netherlands. But a number of recent political decisions means that it no longer makes sense to do so, says financial advisor José de Boer from De Boer Financial Consultants.
One of the hottest topics in my mailbox at the moment is buy-to-let, or buying a house to rent out to other people as an investment. This has been, for good reasons, a popular phenomenon in the Netherlands for quite a while now. However, a number of developments in the housing market have made buy-to-let
When Luz Romero heard about a rental property for sale a few years ago, she jumped at the opportunity to become a landlord.
She and her husband renovated the Niagara Falls, Ont., semi-detached home and attempted to build a good relationship with the tenants they inherited, she said.
The home has two rental units — one on the main floor, where one couple lives, and a basement apartment, home to a single renter.
When the main-floor tenants were late on their $1400-a-month rent payments a few times last year, Romero said she was understanding and gave them extensions.
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Corelogic’s latest housing report revealed housing prices continued to rise in 2023 but five of the eight capitals are still recording home values below record highs.
In 2021, property prices soared by 24.5 per cent.
December saw the smallest increase in property prices, just 0.4 per cent, which CoreLogic’s research director Tim Lawless attributed to rising
If you’re living in a rental, it’s something you’re probably already painfully aware of.
Renters in every Australian capital city are in a worse position than they were before the pandemic, according to the latest Rental Affordability Index report.
Sydney remains the least affordable capital city in the country with a decline of 13 per cent in affordability, while Melbourne and Perth each recorded declines of 10 per cent.
The report, which compares incomes with median rents, shows that affordability in regional areas has continued to worsen.
“The main takeaway really is it’s now a national problem,” says Ellen Witte,
Revered for its stunning stretches of vast, sunny beaches and desirable lifestyle, the Gold Coast is an attractive real estate destination for investors and migrants.
However, the Gold Coast’s housing market, like the rest of the country’s, has seen a chronic shortage of new property stock.
Simply Gold Coast buyers agent, Tony Coughran, exclusively revealed
Vicky Wang should have appealed the decision with the Financial Services Tribunal rather than going to court, says BCFSA.
A realtor, who was fined $28,000 for misconduct, is pointing a finger at a lawyer in the case for her role in an “unjust and unfair conclusion” based on “weak and problematic evidence.”
Vicky Wang, a Vancouver realtor, filed a claim for $1.5 million in damages against BC Financial Services Authority’s (BCFSA) senior legal counsel Catherine Davies in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver last June.
Wang, who is self-represented, claimed in her lawsuit she was “bullied and discriminated against by the