“Making a decision on buying a house or apartment is a long term decision. Prices will go up, prices will go down,” said Robert Bergqvist, a senior economist at Swedish bank SEB.
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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Nationwide invests in unique rent-to-own fintech to help first-time buyers during cost of living squeeze
Nationwide has invested in a rent-to-own start-up helping first-time buyers unable to access typical mortgages get a home by saving a slice of their rent to build the deposit.
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Priced-out locals account for more than a third of available NYC rentals
All good things must come to an end — and in the case of New York City rental housing, that means pandemic-era discounts for sweet apartments.
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Bowman says community ready for possible future oilsands boom, but will be different
Mayor Sandy Bowman says Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo is prepared to handle another oilsands boom, assuming the community even experiences another one.
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Counterfeit money making the rounds
Grande Prairie RCMP are seeing an increase in counterfeit money being used in local businesses and want people to be aware and take precautions.
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‘Dalkeith of the Hills’: The ‘secret’ Perth suburb with no properties for sale
Nestled in the Perth Hills is an exclusive suburb that would have many scratching their heads trying to pinpoint on a map.
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Home price growth slowed for the second straight month in May, S&P Case-Shiller says
Home prices in May were 19.7% higher compared with the same month last year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index.
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‘Almost financially ruined us’: The number one complaint of new home buyers in NSW
Poor-quality construction was the most common complaint for new home buyers in NSW over the past three years, with plumbing and solar issues also high on the list of concerns for residents.
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Donghua Liu’s company to pay $18,000 for renting out cold, mouldy house
A $95 million hotel company has been ordered to pay more than $18,000 after renting out an Auckland home in a “significant state of disrepair”.
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Number of condo owners frustrated by exclusion from Alberta electricity rebate
A group that represents condo owners in Alberta is speaking out, saying hundreds of thousands of them are being unfairly left out as the province has deemed certain multi-residential buildings ineligible for its electricity rebate program. Danica Ferris has more.
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