Category: Property Overseas

UK Property Market Update How quickly the outlook on the UK property market has changed. We went from boomtime reports earlier this year to doomsdays scenarios. Those lofty price heights dashed by stronger headwinds should push the housing market into a sizable downturn, but perhaps not as severe as some might predict. Support for beleaguered…

German Property Market Report Aided by immigration, pandemic stimulus, European market growth, low interest rates, and pandemic housing shifts, the German housing market has surged in 2020/2021. And the forecast is positive for even more growth. The German housing market is heating up with more investment pouring in during the last 5 months.  As you'll…

Why do Germans Love Renting? Germany is a unique country. It seems few of its 83 million citizens are interested in buying a home. They prefer renting. Compare that to the US or Australia, where the obsession for ownership borders on an inalienable right. In Germany, particularly the Berlin property market, they seem quite content…

UK Property Market Forecast Amidst all the pessimism and events of the the last 3 years, we still have good news for UK homeowners looking to sell in the next 5 years. Prices are expected to rise and rent prices are expected to grow as well. Housing trends and rental property trends in the UK…

The Rush to the Northern UK is On Are you a home buyer or rental property investor perusing the UK housing market and wondering how you might get more home for your money? As the 2020 recession has played out some new trends are becoming visible. The buyer migration trend is seen in both the…

Stamp Duty and the Property Market The UK real estate market is plagued with a number of issues, but the one that seems to erode the health of the market the most is the stamp duty. And the temporary stamp duty tax holiday (July 2020 to April 2021) is showing this in rising sales activity…