Norwegian new home sales fall as property market cools
By: Camilla Knudsen OSLO: Sales of new homes in Norway fell by 13 percent in the first half of 2017, a constructors’ group said on Tuesday, as government efforts to… Read more »
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China banking regulator says property loan risks under control
BEIJING: Risks surrounding China’s real estate loans are under control, the country’s banking regulator said on Tuesday. The non-performing property loan ratio was only at 0.49 % by end of… Read more »
Santander seals biggest sale yet of Spanish property
By: John O’Donnell FRANKFURT: Spanish bank Santander has sold control of property worth 10 billion euros ($12 billion) to U.S. investor Blackstone Group, following its rescue of Banco Popular. The… Read more »
Vancouver home sales drop in July, prices continue to rise
By: Leah Schnurr OTTAWA: Vancouver home sales fell in July from a year ago, while the limited amount of properties being put on the market pushed prices higher nearly a… Read more »
Barclays leases more office space in Dublin ahead of Brexit
By: Rachel Armstrong |Padraic Halpin DUBLIN/LONDON: Barclays has signed a lease agreement for more office space in Dublin as the bank prepares to expand its operations in the Irish capital… Read more »
Skootr plans to raise $10 million to expand co-working office business
NEW DELHI (INDIA): With rising demand for co-working office space, start-up Skootr plans to raise USD 10 million this fiscal for expansion and has leased about 50,000 sq ft area… Read more »
Warburg Pincus-backed ESR in talks to buy Singapore’s Sabana REIT: Sources
By: Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE: Warburg Pincus-backed e-Shang Redwood (ESR) is in advanced talks to buy struggling Sabana Shariah Compliant Industrial REIT, sources familiar with the process said, in a likely… Read more »
UK house price growth weakest in more than four years: Halifax
By: William Schomberg LONDON: British house prices rose at their slowest pace in more than four years in the three months to July as households felt the pinch of inflation… Read more »
Australia new homes sales fall sharply in June: Industry
SYDNEY: Sales of new homes in Australia fell sharply in June to the lowest since 2013, though conditions were markedly different across states, an industry survey showed on Monday. The… Read more »
Hong Kong home prices climb to new peaks, but growth pace slows
By: Venus Wu HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s red-hot home prices extended their record-breaking run in June, although the pace of growth slowed, underscoring the challenges the city’s new leader faces… Read more »