realestate

Top Tips for Selling a Home in 2016 By Realtor

This year is the best time for you to sell your home. This year is the best time for you to sell your home. "The 2016 housing market is forecasted to be mainly a seller's market, filled with increasing home prices, relatively low inventory, and fierce competition between buyers," says Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for realtor.

Top Advice For Buying a Home in 2016 By Realtor

With the ever-changing house market, home buyers should be able to keep themselves abreast with the latest and tried-and-true advice on house hunting.

New Reverse Mortgage Laws Provide Investment Protection

Reverse mortgages have been getting nods from media in the past months as recent laws protecting homeowners and reducing chance of foreclosure or eviction have been passed, Huffington Post reports.

Nationwide Sets Up Online Resource To Guide Intermediaries With New Mortgage Directives

An online resource dedicated to help intermediaries get to grips with the imminent arrival of Mortgage Credit Directive was set up by Nationwide, FT Adviser reports.

A Third Of Brits Find The Property Market Unaffordable, Says Estate Agent

UK house prices are eye-wateringly over-priced and not a lot are trying to dispute that, Express reports.

Slumped Residential Property Confidence A Disappointing Start to 2016, Says Property Council

New report showw the decrease in confidence in residential property sector poses warning for the Palaszczuk Government that is urged to boost its infrastructure spending to stir the economy, The Courier Mail reports.

Home Selling: 6 Things You Should Never Say To A Potential Buyer

When it comes to home selling, it is important to know what things to disclose and what things are better left unsaid. It is not that you should trick a potential buyer by opting to leave the fact that your home has lead or is situated in a flood zone, but it is about being very careful with things you disclose.

35-year Mortgages Help First-time Buyers Get On Ladder

The UK housing market has seen its first fall in the number of first-time buyers for the last four years with the increase in required deposit to buy a property now above £30,000, The Guardian reports.

AFG: Investor Participation Down To Six-year Low In December Quarter

It's been the lowest level for property lending in the last six years for the final quarter of 2015 according to ASX-listed mortgage broker Australian Finance Group (AFG), Financial Review reports.

Proposed Bill Could Legalize Traffic Stops On Private Property

The current law stipulates that private properties are immune to penalties that relate to speeding or running stop signs in the owner's apartment complex, but Republican State Senator Brandt Hershman and Lafayette police hopes to change this, wlfi.com reports.

5 Tips For Large Commercial Property Tax Refunds

Mortgage refinancing is one option for commercial property owners to get better rates and save money. But saving on property taxes can also be obtained by bringing down their property's assessment, Orlando Business Journal reports.

Michigan-based Developer to Bring Off-campus Housing to Michigan State and Texas State

An off-campus housing shall rise at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and collegiate housing developer, owner and manager EdR are opening them in the summer of 2017, MHN News reports.

Canberra Unaffacted By Sluggish Property Market, Sees Rise In Rental Yields

For the past ten years, Canberra holds the lowest annual shift in rental prices in Australia, although it's the only capital city in 2015 to surge ahead in rental yields, The Canberra Times reports.

Melbourne Buyers Battling To Break Into Property Market As Australian Dollar Falls

Foreign buyers are taking advantage of the plummeting Aussie dollar and Melburnians are finding it harder to break into the property market, Herald Sun reports.

Dubai Real Estate Sees Decline in Buyer Enquiries and Transactions

It's been a slow market for Dubai in the last quarter of last year - fewer buyer enquiries and transactions - and the latest Emirates NBD Dubai Real Estate tracker says this is due to weak investor sentiment and muted market conditions, AME Info reports.

Is 2016 The Year To Buy A Home?

Buying a home is one of the major decisions that every person has to make in their life. There are all sorts of factors to consider that it requires going back and forth the fence before coming up with a decision. Well, looks like it's about time you get past that fence and take the plunge this 2016.

South Africa Housing Market Points to Looming Recession, Says Expert

It's still a stage of holding breaths for South Africa as the risk of recession remains high, says real estate strategist, Times Live reports.

5 Steps To Pay Off Your Mortgage Sooner

More than ever, now is the best time for Aussies to start coming up with ways to achieving mortgage-free days, Yahoo Finance reports.

Blackstone Is NYC's Top Real Estate Buyer, Sees More Deals

There is a new big player in New York's real estate market, Bloomberg reports. There is a new big player in New York's real estate market, Bloomberg reports.

Mass-transit Projects To Boost Bangkok's Real Estate Market

Bangkok's property market could reap long-term benefits should the government give priority to investing in infrastructure projects, says top-ranking official of a Bangkok real estate firm, The Nation reports.

Ph, Vietnams Top Property Markets in SE Asia

The Southeast Asia real estate market hailed Philippines and Vietnam as their strongest performing markets in 2015, The Manila Times reports, citing Asian industry magazine, Property Report.
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