Real Estate

Singapore’s property prices may have largely defied doomsday predictions for a crash, but investors appear reluctant to step back into the market anytime soon. While 29 percent cited rental income as a reason to buy, analysts are concerned about whether tenants and rents may be drying up “It has become increasingly difficult to rent out units as the increased completions ...

Germany-based Union Investment announced it has finalized the purchase of the 36-story 1000 Main office tower in downtown Houston for approximately $440 million or about $525 per square foot, in one of the biggest Houston realty deals ever. “We are delighted to add this well positioned property with strong prospects for stable long-term income and rent growth to our excellent ...

Global property world compiled and analyzed the property price performance of the world’s big economies. They put together a list of the top 19 markets based on year-over-year, inflation adjusted price performance as of the fourth quarter of 2014. South Africa makes this list with markets ranked from least to most quickly appreciating. The hottest housing markets as published by ...

Its no longer news that the Real Estate market is towing the technology synchronisation way. Following the new trend of mobile apps driving real estate, you would wonder how this affect the regular masses. Should we expect a person in search of a new apartment to think about surfing for properties online with the likes of Findnigeriaproperty.com and others. Nigeria Real ...

The promulgation of the Lagos tenancy law of 2011 came as respite for tenants who had been suffering in the hands of shylock landlords who had become excessive and brutal in their demands. The Law was set up to regulate rights and obligations under tenancy agreements and the relationship between the landlord and the tenant including the procedure for the ...

The leading hub for real estate News and information in Nigeria will be unveiling #ShelterMatters on Friday, 10th of April 2015. Shedding more light to this initiative, the Head of Media, Olumide Lawrence, explained that this step is to reach out to every Nigerian out there already on  different social media platforms. “The Real Estate sector is one which an ...

Blackstone Group LP has gathered $14.5 billion from institutions for a global real estate fund and plans to collect an extra $1.3 billion from individuals, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The world’s biggest alternative-asset manager raised the money in about four months, said the person, who requested anonymity because fundraising details are kept private until the fund ...

The monthly survey from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) indicates that some 30% of total house sales in February were to people getting in the housing ladder for the first time, the highest number since September 2014. Almost a third of house sales in the UK are going to first time buyers but overall the market is cooling ...

An investment can be simply defined as expenditure in cash or its equivalent during one or more time periods in anticipation of enjoying a net inflow of cash or its equivalent in some future time period. In view of the limited resources and divers’ investment alternatives available to an investor, investment decisions are necessary. Investment decisions are made as a ...

Property developers in the United Arab Emirates are offering potential new home owners passports for Antigua and Barbuda when they buy a villa, opening up fresh avenues for visa-free travel to a wide array of countries for Emirati citizens. Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday that Sweet Homes – a company based in the emirate of Ajman – has incentivised its ...