Thursday May 23rd 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Housing’

Bogotá, Colombia – Urban Housing Affordability Study

Bogotá, Colombia – Urban Housing Affordability Study

Continuing our series about “base of the pyramid housing” from Ruban Selvanayagam about affordable housing around the world. Earlier this year, billionaire Sam Zell’s Equity International group stated its intention to focus less on US property deals and grow [Read More]

Base Of the Pyramid Housing

Base Of the Pyramid Housing

The Fight Against Inflation Whilst the increasingly present success stories of the developing world economies continue to stand in sharp contrast with those worst affected by the global crisis, the battle to maintain sustainability is very much at the beginning and [Read More]

Movement On Abandoned Irish Housing Estates

Movement On Abandoned Irish Housing Estates

  New Irish housing estates built during the boom “Celtic Tiger” years have become magnets for theft and pose some serious health and safety risks. Building plots and half finished estates were abandoned due to developers they ran out of money during the [Read More]

Investing In Brazil’s Low Income Housing Market

Investing In Brazil’s Low Income Housing Market

Brazil’s low income housing is reaching crisis levels. As international commentators continue to tout Brazil as a global property ‘hotspot’, a key sector of society with a strong desire to get on the ladder remains out priced. Wealth Divide Visit any city of Brazil [Read More]

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Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats

Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats

Only a decade ago, the Chinese economy was smaller than that of the UK, yet many economists believe it will become the [Read More]

New EU Mortgage Laws To Stop Turmoil of House Price Bubbles

New EU Mortgage Laws To Stop Turmoil of House Price Bubbles

This week new EU rules will come into force across Europe’s 6.5 trillion Euro mortgage market. The aim is to stop [Read More]

Why The Help To Buy Scheme Won’t Help

Why The Help To Buy Scheme Won’t Help

Since the budget announcement of another housing scheme to help first time buyers called  The Help To Buy Scheme, many [Read More]

HMRC Targeting Second Homes & Buy To Let For CGT

HMRC Targeting Second Homes & Buy To Let For CGT

In the news this week is a declaration from the HMRC that they will now be chasing after Capital Gains Tax deemed not [Read More]

Warning To Landlords Over Green Deal In 2013

Warning To Landlords Over Green Deal In 2013

Recent announcements for the government suggest that they would like to get tougher on landlords who own properties [Read More]