Real Estate Market
Thailand real estate report predicts challenging times aheadEstates Report 24.09.2010 | The Council of Mortgage Lenders finds a majority believes the UK has housing problemsEstates Report 24.09.2010 |
 A report finds that political instability is not the only factor threatening an unstable future for Thailand's commercial real estate market. |  At the CML's "Future Housing" conference held earlier this week, it was revealed that a YouGov survey commissioned by the CML found 96% of people believe the UK has housing problems. |
Activity in the UK housing market continues to declineEstates Report 24.09.2010 | US Foreclosures surge, mortgage rates drift both waysSandy Smith huliq.com 19.09.2010 |
 The British Bankers Association reported today that 31,767 mortagage loans were approved in August, the lowest number since April 2009. |  While new figures show foreclosures surging to a record high in August, mortgage rates continue to hover around their all-time lows, with rates both falling and rising slightly yesterday and on the latest weekly mortgage survey. |
Chinese Investors Flock to London to Buy Real Estate New York Times 19.09.2010 | "Murder Houses" in Taiwan attracting more buyers as property prices riseEstates Report 14.09.2010 |
 The London property market might have shown signs of cooling recently, but investors from mainland China and Hong Kong are busier than ever — bidding, for example, on luxury apartments in the fashionable Knightsbridge district down the road from Harrods department store and on new homes near the Canary Wharf financial district. |  Taiwanese sellers are required by law to disclose if a homocide or suicide has taken place within their property or face a fine or even imprisonment. |
Even "low-cost" housing is out of reach for many in ChinaEstates Report 14.09.2010 | Is a property bubble developing in Thailand?Estates Report 07.09.2010 |
 Analysts estimate that only 40% of the affordable housing promised by local governments in 2009 was delivered and that figure is set to improve to only 50% this year. |  While governments in Hong Kong, Singapore and China introduce measures to rein-in over-heating property markets, some analysts say Thailand is unlikely to follow suit despite burgeoning demand. |
Thai properties not on Brits' shopping listsNina Suebsukcharoen Bangkok Post 06.09.2010 | Key Asian economies try to rein-in runaway property pricesEstates Report 06.09.2010 |
 The traditional British buyers of Thai properties are not exploring real estate in this country at the moment, with the exception of a submarket of young retirees that remains resilient, says Robert Collins, managing director of Savill's (Thailand) Ltd. |  Hong Kong, Singapore and China see high domestic liquidity, cash-rich foreign investors and low interest rates fuelling demand, leading to fears of a housing market bubble. |
