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Off-plan property sales slide as investors squeezed
34% of new homes in England & Wales were sold in advance of being built last year, down from a peak of 46% in 2016.
What next for PropTech? RICS highlights the challenges & opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in the built environment
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has surveyed PropTech insiders to uncover the key trends that are shaping the digitisation of the built environment.
‘The reverse race for space’: Home-buyers prioritise shorter commutes
'38 minutes is the new Golden Hour commute,' declares Jackson-Stops, citing new research that suggests one of the big pandemic trends is seeing a 'surprising reversal'.
Confidence amongst top-end home-movers has bounced back to where it was in early 2022
Savills has surveyed 1,200 prospective prime property buyers and sellers to see how attitudes have shifted in the last year.
Ranked: Britain’s overseas buyer hotspots
The number of foreign buyers entering the property market across England and Wales increased by 3.2% over the last year - with some areas seeing surges of up to 18.8%.
Number of UK estate agencies jumped 10.6% last year
Research suggests there are now 24,500 estate agency businesses operating in the UK, up from 22,145 in 2021.
London property demand boosted by ‘hybrid’ workers seeking a shorter commute
'Even with the new norm of hybrid working, the exodus from city centres has not been permanent,' says CBRE, 'and housing market activity indicates hybrid workers are placing greater value on shorter commute…
Berlin, Toronto & Paris have the world’s most ‘climate resilient’ city real estate markets, says Savills
'Investors may increasingly seek more resilient and green real estate in climate stable cities,' says Savills, 'but at the moment they will be competing over relatively few buildings that meet all those…
Mapped: How global housing prices have changed since 2010
Real house prices in 57 countries around the world have increased by an average of nearly 30% over the last 12 years.
The Register of Overseas Entities seems to be working, as UK property deals involving tax havens fall
New research suggests improved transparency in the property market means 'Londongrad' is losing its appeal to corrupt money...
Housebuilding’s ‘new normal’ in nine charts
Savills has taken a deep dive into the mechanics and economic realities of the UK's housebuilding sector, highlighting some dramatic changes in the new-build sales landscape...
Tenant Trends: Renters are looking further afield & flexing budgets to secure a home
'We’re seeing that a greater proportion of prospective buyers are looking for a home in the city they live in, but it’s the opposite trend for renters,' says Rightmove.