Real Estate

  Bloomberg Australian millennials have the second-lowest level of home ownership for their peer group, an HSBC Holdings Plc survey found, just ahead of an oil-rich absolute monarchy. Only 28 percent of Australians aged between 19 and 36 own a home, the survey of more than 9,000 people in nine countries showed. That was well below France on 41 percent ...

  Bloomberg Australian regulators may take further steps to rein in mortgage lending amid growing concern booming home prices pose a risk to the financial system. Restrictions on interest-only loans announced last week were a “tactical response” to growth in lending to property investors, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Chairman Wayne Byres said in a speech in Sydney on Wednesday. The ...

  Bloomberg Toronto’s residential housing market showed no signs of cooling last month, with the average sale price soaring a record 33 percent from a year ago, pushing the cost of a detached home in the heart of the city to almost C$1.6 million ($1.2 million). In Toronto and surrounding suburbs prices climbed by a third in every major housing ...

  Bloomberg Manhattan home resales climbed for the first time in a year and a half as sellers agreed to lower prices in order to seal deals before inventory and interest rates rise further. Completed purchases of previously owned homes rose 7.7 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, reversing a stretch of five consecutive periods in which ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager, has garnered exceptional interest from both domestic and international investors keen to purchase units in its second building at Mudon Views in the Dubailand district. DP marked an impactful participation in the International Property Show 2017 that ran from April 2-4, at ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, awarded its main contract for Mayan, a luxury residential development located on Yas Island, to Ghantoot General Construction, one of the leading construction companies in the region. The AED 500 million (AED 0.5 billion) contract will deliver the construction of ...

  Bloomberg Steve Victor pulled out of buying his first home the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union. Just a month later, the IT contractor dived back into the market to become the owner of a penthouse apartment in London. “I bailed on the initial shock, but after it sank in I came to the conclusion I ...

  Bloomberg The $12 billion fund that manages the wealth of the billionaire family behind Lego A/S wants to add more UK real estate to its portfolio, reflecting a bet that Britain’s departure from the European Union might make the London property market more accessible. “We need to keep finding targets for investments and we feel that Brexit can give ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Global property expert Select Property announced the first phase of completion for Pacific, its AED 1.1 billion purely residential project in the UAE. Pacific occupies a prime location on Ras Al Khaimah’s man-made Al Marjan Island, said to be the northern emirate’s version of Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. It marked the occasion by inviting ...

  Bloomberg Confusion over a law allowing foreigners to buy condominiums in Myanmar is prolonging a slowdown in its residential property sector, highlighting the challenges of regulatory flux in the frontier market. The legislation adopted in January 2016 leaves unanswered questions such as whether it applies to existing apartments, hurting efforts to woo investors. The outlook now depends partly on ...