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Property prices in Australian capital cities up by almost 11% year on year
Property prices in capital cities in Australia increased by 1.4% in December and by 10.9% year on year, the highest annual growth since 2009, the latest index figures show. But there is considerable variation with annual prices rising by 15.5% in Sydney but falling 4.3% in Perth while Melbourne and Hobart recorded gains higher than […] The post Property prices in Australian capital cities up by almost 11% year on year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research finds shared ownership is still too expensive for many first time buyers
Shared ownership schemes in the UK designed to help first time buyers onto the housing ladder are still unaffordable and put the majority of properties out of reach, new research has found. A report from consumer organisation Which? reveals the true scale of how unaffordable shared ownership schemes are in some areas, particularly Greater London. […] The post Research finds shared ownership is still too expensive for many first time buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Construction of UK’s first starter homes to get underway later this year
First time buyers in the UK will be able to buy a new starter home at a discount of at least 20% if they are aged between 23 and 40, the housing minister has confirmed. Gavin Barwell has announced that the first of thousands of new Starter Homes will be built on brownfield sites across […] The post Construction of UK’s first starter homes to get underway later this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
