National property report: Housing prices slip for fifth straight month

Prices in Sydney were down 0.5 per cent in the year to February, the first fall since 2012, contributing to the slowest rate of annual growth for national prices since 2016, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic. Annual growth rates slowed in every capital city except Hobart, where home values are
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IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released “Evaluating the Housing Market Since the Great Recession.” This report details the remarkable 11-year economic cycle surrounding the
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News of the top U.S. financial regulator probing the growing market for “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) may have briefly knocked the price of Bitcoin, although the cryptocurrency seems to have since recovered. The news broke Wednesday, highlighting the fact that the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Following a weak stretch over summer, there's tentative evidence emerging to suggest Australia's housing market may be picking up a little steam. … housing market accessibility, credit supply and house price expectations, the model attempts to predict what will happen to Australian house prices in the
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Tenants at 55 Ocean View Avenue have seen it all. Twice in the past 17 months, their apartment building — a modest two-story complex populated by working families and a few retired teachers — has been “discovered” by real estate investors from Los Angeles. For the occupants, the results have been
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Due to the announcement by the Irish Government's National Emergency Coordination Committee and the severe weather-related nationwide Status Red Warning, and to protect against any potential risk to market integrity in these exceptional circumstances, the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) is altering its
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The London property market has slumped near to “historic lows”, Foxtons claimed yesterday as it announced a 65 per cent fall in annual profits. The upmarket estate agent reported pre-tax profits of £6.5 million for last year, down from £18.8 million in 2016 and lower than the consensus forecast among
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The job never materialized, but in November, Apollo lent $184 million (U.S.) to Kushner's family real estate firm, Kushner Cos. The loan was to refinance the mortgage on a Chicago skyscraper. Even by the standards of Apollo, one of the world's largest private equity firms, the previously unreported
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Oil executives urged the Trump administration to slash the rates their companies pay to harvest natural gas and crude from beneath U.S. waters. The U.S. Interior Department's royalty policy committee, filled with industry representatives, voted Wednesday to recommend cutting rates for offshore oil and
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Real Estate has found a brilliant niche in their vibrant, dreamy sound that provides a meditative atmosphere for ambitious explorers and daydreamers alike. The East Coast indie group has developed a unique aesthetic of elevated background music, having an outer layer of calm waves and a deeper
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Cracks are showing in the Sydney property market, with prices now falling for the first time over a 12-month period since the boom began. The harbour city recorded a 0.5 per cent drop in housing prices in the year to February, CoreLogic data released on Thursday shows. This figure includes apartments
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Brian was a teacher and coach, and Mary worked as a waitress at Red Circle Inn. A customer encouraged her to think about a career in real estate. She did consider it and joined Wauwatosa Realty (now Shorewest) as an agent. She was one of the company's first women agents. “I brought a new profile
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Here is your chance to pick up this fantastic piece of real estate. Sitting on a 569m2 block of land, this low-set home is in one of the most sought after areas in Algester. Conveniently located, it is a short walk to St Stephen Private School and Algester State School. Nearby you will also find parks public
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As chief retail officer, Harrison oversees all of Meritrust's consumer lending operations. That's a 31-person department, which has grown by six people in the past six months and likely will continue to grow. Harrison says Meritrust grew its direct auto lending 18 percent from January 2017 to January 2018.
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UsherHome The luxury housing market has seen an impressive 5.1 percent jump year-over-year. With the entry price to live in luxury pegged at $800,400, according to data released by Realtor.com recently, buying a luxury home might not be in the budget of an aspiring homeowner, who's looking at big
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Because of the dynamics of the HUD formula itself and the nature of the housing market in Tompkins County, a number of properties might be excluded from participation as well. Fair market rents in the city – which are significantly higher than those that might be seen in other communities – actually
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The dip in Toronto's housing market means there's a different dynamic at play between sellers and buyers this year. An analysis by Zoocasa shows more neighbourhoods have become buyer's markets — areas where there is enough competition among sellers that buyers have more choice and more
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… covering real estate trends such as the emergence of Assembly Square in Somerville and chronicling the growth of Boston's Seaport District. In Lynn, Thomas covers City Hall and commercial real estate development including the transformation of Lynn's waterfront into a mixed-use neighborhood.
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DEAR CARRIE: I am writing to inquire about a change in vacation policy at the bank that employs me. The bank has gone through a charter change. Management is now telling employees that because of the change each of us must take a two-week vacation each year. Those employees who don't have
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It also focuses on investing in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued or guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise, such as The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, GSEs), or any
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