When deleveraging continues, which will be the case, consumer spending will most likely drop. Hence, retail sales will drop too. … More
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Property markets hit twice
Page one or two of your real estate text book probably states something like: the two prime drivers of property values … More
No party, no hangover
Prices for German real estate will not adjust to the same extent as UK property, according to Neil Turner, head … More
Wait and see (until the wall of money comes back to property again)
More than four million property investors in the UK are holding onto their cash rather than investing it in real … More
Listed real estate is leading the way
A new chapter has been written today on the discussion as to how the listed real estate sector (property stocks) resembles … More
Vietnam property market shows signs of recovery
Real estate investors should be looking at new frontiers these days. Away from the doom and gloom of established property … More
Dutch housing prices slightly lower
Today, CBS (Statistics Netherlands) announced a y-o-y house prices drop, for the first time in decades. We have seen house … More
Crisis exposes real estate valuation flaws
Touching base on what some people call the essence of the current crisis in real estate: valuations. Many property companies … More
RICS European Housing Review
The RICS recently published their annual European Housing Review (2009 edition). A must-read for every real estate professional engaged in residential properties … More
Boris Johnson attracting foreign investors…
Following up on a previous post: Welcome to the real world: UK real estate Boris Johnson is attracting foreign investors … More
Housing prices UK and China declining
What goes up, must come down. What everybody fears with respect to home sales and home prices, has now been … More
Investors shift focus from capital to rental values
Apparently, real estate investors finally get some sense of reality, when their focus shifts to the main driver of the property … More
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