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• Pattaya condominium market slows down
  Residential project in Pattaya turns to slow down. Even some foreign investor purchase condominiums for investment. Moreover, client's target is replaced from Russian to Chinese. .....more Ddetail
• 5 of the Most Promising Emerging International Real Estate Markets
  〔Brevitas〕The world is shrinking, and one area where that’s especially evident is in the growth of international real estate investment. Foreign investment in U.S. properties accounted for $87.3 billion in completed deals in 2015. This is an astonishing figure when you consider that it stood at just $5 billion in 2009. .....more Ddetail
• More foreign demand for S'pore homes
  The largest numbers of buyers came from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States due to its fundamentals and prospects of long-term capital gains. .....more Ddetail
• Real estate loans in Japan hit record ¥7 trillion in April-September period
  〔The Japan Times〕Real estate loans extended in Japan in the April to September period rose 14.7 percent from a year earlier to ¥7.07 trillion, hitting a record high for the period for the second straight year, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday. The increase in the loans extended by 139 major and regional banks and 265 shinkin credit lenders reflected strong demand for funds from real estate-related companies on the back of the central bank's negative interest rate policy. .....more Ddetail
• Can't afford to buy a home in San Francisco?
  A half of a million dollars cannot afford to purchase one-bedroom condominium. Due to price's rise, it is increasingly to 9% comparing to past years. Some cities are close to public transportation and market rapidly turns to hustle for sale. .....more Ddetail
• Asia Pacific Property Investment Remained Strong in Q3
  〔World Property Journal〕According to CBRE's Q3 2016 MarketView data for the Asia Pacific region, overall property investment turnover during Q3 picked up slightly with an increase in transaction volume of 5.6% quarter-on-quarter to $24.6 billion. Investment sentiment improved following the bond and equity markets settling down in H1 2016 and the lower interest rate environment in the region. .....more Ddetail
• Panic in housing market as Trump effect pushes mortgage rates to 4%
  Americans forecast the housing price in the United States which will be increasing. So, mortgage rate is quickly higher than people's expectation. Due to Trump's policy, psychological thought impacts to housing mortgage. .....more Ddetail
• Asean Property Markets Beckon Investors
  〔Bangkok Post〕Asean property markets are promising, with Cambodia offering the most attractive prospects due to strong demand and limited supply, notably in Phnom Penh. .....more Ddetail
• U.S. Foreign Investor Program Funding More Luxury Projects
  〔The New York Times〕 A federal program meant to encourage investment in the United States from wealthy foreigners is increasingly supporting large luxury real estate projects, not the development in the rural and downtrodden districts that some say were the original targets of the program. .....more Ddetail
• Dallas named best U.S. city for residential real estate investors
  〔CURBED〕 With the U.S. housing market bouncing back and construction surging, you may be thinking that the time is right to get in on a little real estate investing. To get your ideas flowing, online real estate hub BiggerPockets analyzed the country’s 50 biggest real estate markets to find which ones provide the best and worst returns. For the second year in a row, Dallas, Texas, was crowned the best market for investors, showing unleveraged returns of 20.7 percent. Dallas was followed by Portland, Oregon, which had significant home value appreciation of 14.6 percent year-over-year. Denver, Colorado, rounded out the top three with 13.8 percent appreciation. Other prime contenders for investment were Miami, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; and Austin, Texas. .....more Ddetail