Property Market stories
Higher transparency is drawing more capital into commercial property, with highly transparent markets attracting USD $1.4 trillion over two years.
New Zealand agents are seeing more serious Australian buyer interest after tax changes at home pushed searches, enquiries and saved listings sharply higher.
Buyers will get tailored warnings on flood, soil and planning risks as the platform flags issues against their intended use of a property.
An urgent Somerset hotel refinance completed in under a month, helping the borrower avoid default after a valuation was reused to save time.
More homes changed hands as vendors met the market, with clearance rates lifting to a 19-week high even as values stayed below a year ago.
Many buyers are overlooking flood and other hazard risks, leaving some homeowners exposed to higher premiums or uninsurable properties.
Rotorua property owners could save about GBP £53 million after Parliament's new rules cut the city's earthquake-prone list from 66 buildings to 40.
Record investment is following better disclosure, with India and Vietnam drawing USD $12 billion as Asia Pacific drives transparency gains.
Borrowing power has fallen by nearly AUD $90,000 for a median-income household, leaving sales and prices under renewed pressure.
Buyer caution is weighing on capital-city property sales, with the combined preliminary auction clearance rate slipping to a ten-week low of 50.3%.
Australia's housing slump has begun to erode resale gains, with the share of profitable sales slipping from a 21-year high in June.
Slower job security and economic uncertainty are leaving many relocating owner-occupiers on the sidelines, even as first-home buyers stay active.
Higher interest rates and price mismatches are leaving more homes unsold, as Australia's capital-city clearance rate slips to 49.1%.
Pressure on UK occupiers to rethink warehouse and estate plans is driving TMX Transform's latest senior hire as it expands in Europe.
More homeowners are turning failed sales into rentals, as weak demand leaves thousands stuck with property they did not plan to let out.
Borrowers can now use Bitcoin as deposit security for Australian homes, potentially avoiding forced sales and tax hits in a volatile market.
Residential builders face rising defaults and insolvencies as Australia's AUD $150 billion data centre pipeline squeezes labour and materials.
With house price growth slowing, investors are increasingly chasing cashflow and higher yields as rental returns fail to cover costs.
Fewer homes are reaching the market than a year ago, but the latest capital-city auction results suggest spring sellers are returning gradually.
A slower, income-led recovery means buyers may not see nationwide house prices return to 2021 peaks until late 2029, ASB says.