China’s property market ‘springs back to life’ as Coronavirus crisis eases
Residential property sales in 30 major Chinese cities have bounced back to exceed pre-Coronovirus levels, reports the South China Morning Post.
Property price growth plummets in prime global cities, but ‘this is not a financial crisis as in 2008’
Prime global cities indices from Knight Frank and Savills reveal how Covid-19 has affected international property markets.
‘Cities are springing back to life’: Super-prime property sales surge around the world
"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.
Covid-19’s impact on global property markets ‘will likely be less than in the global financial crisis’
"A full house price crash [is] a distinct possibility," warns Oxford Economics as it assesses the potential fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic on global markets.
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Gove accelerates reform of ‘feudal’ leasehold system
Housing secretary Michael Gove is bringing forward plans to reform England's "outdated" leasehold system
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