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Asia
Record rise in unsold residential units worries Malaysian authorities
09 May, 2018
Concerned over the alarming number of unsold residential units, Malaysia's Valuation and Property Services Department has launched...
Africa
Kenya's house price rises slowing, but revival forecast
17 November, 2017
Kenya's economic slowdown, plus political uncertainty, and also an interest rate cap introduced last year, have all...
Caribbean
Puerto Rico has the world's worst-performing housing market
08 November, 2017
Trend: house prices fell 9.59% y-o-y in Q2 2017. Puerto Rico has emerged as the weakest housing market...
Europe
Foreign residential buyers' interest in Italy jumps
30 June, 2018
There's been a significant boost in sales of luxury Italian properties valued at €10 million (US$11.70 million)...
Middle East
Qatar's housing transactions are up in anticipation of the 2022 World Cup
23 October, 2017
Trend: Qatar’s house price fell 6.25% y-o-y in Q2 2017 However property prices increased 1.1% q-o-q during the...
Latin America
Why Americans love to buy second homes in Mexico
26 March, 2018
If the volume of Google searches is any indication, Mexico is the most favorite destination for the...
North America
Spring may not be so hot for U.S. housing markets
18 March, 2018
About 40% of U.S. home sales are usually reported from March through June. Most buyers prefer to...
Pacific
Will foreign investment in the Australian housing market fall?
05 June, 2018
Australia reported a drop of 67% in residential real estate approvals last financial year, according to the...