The Irish Government should focus on measures to increase housing supply for all housing sectors, rather than handing out grants to first time buyers for new homes, it is claimed. Initiatives like reducing VAT on affordable housing, making public land available for home building and providing financial help for builders should be considers, according to […] The post Chartered surveyors call on Irish Government to do more to encourage new home building appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
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Chartered surveyors call on Irish Government to do more to encourage new home building
Dubai sees property sales rise as it builds up to Expo 2020
Property, mortgage and land transactions in Dubai have been picking up with the latest data showing there were 15,500 transactions worth AED60.5 billion in the third quarter of 2016. Overall, the data from the Dubai Land Department suggests that sales have been increasing steadily in the first eight months of the year. ‘Real estate transactions […] The post Dubai sees property sales rise as it builds up to Expo 2020 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
House prices in key global cities up 5.5% on average year on year
House prices across 150 key cities around the world increased by 5.5% on average in the year to June 2016, the strongest annual rate of growth for two years. Of the 150 cities tracked by the Knight Frank global residential cities index some 114 recorded positive annual price growth in the year to June and, […] The post House prices in key global cities up 5.5% on average year on year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →