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Property Blog Archive: Industry News
24, 2008 October:
Getting By In A Tough Market..
By Dan Johnson
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting...hopeful that it might see in the new year because everyone will be eating cheap meat this festive season. Ok, so things aren't that bad, but these are nervy days in the world of real estate.
03, 2008 November:
Polls apart
The American housing market is about as healthy as a full English breakfast right now, but, with the presidential campaign finally upon us, will the victor buoy things up when the chips are down?
25, 2008 November:
Miami/Miami Beach Rental Market
This blog talks about the current state of the local Miami/Miami Beach rental Market and the factors that affect it.
02, 2008 December:
The return of Buy to Let as a commercial transaction
When the Buy to Let mortgage market started in the early 90's, Loan to Values were at a maximum of 75%, underwriters made decisions to lend based on the overall viability of the transaction and commercial rates were charged.
05, 2008 December:
Not in the interests of the market
By KFH
John Phillips, Financial Services Director at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward thinks that the interest rate cut isn't all it's cracked up to be – not for the property market, anyway...
16, 2008 December:
3 month LIBOR continues to ease slowly - 16.12.2008
There will be a limit to its downward movement towards the end of the year as those banks with 31 December year ends preserve cash on their balance sheet and let creditors rise accordingly.
Miami/Miami Beach Real Estate Outlook for 2009
Brief outlook and recommendations for your real estate investments for 2009.
19, 2008 December:
Merry Christmas and here's to a better 2009!
Base Rate is set to continue to fall in the New Year. What options are available for the professional landlord?
30, 2008 December:
Market awaits Year End movements at Banks
3 month LIBOR continues its downward drift - setting today at 2.82% - still a significant premium to Bank Base at 2%
08, 2009 January:
Bank of England Base Rate cut by 0.5%. How will this effect Buy to Let? - 08.01.2009
So, the Bank of England has announced a further 0.5% cut in the Base Rate. Rates are now at their lowest for 300years and could still go lower.
13, 2009 January:
SWAP rates and LIBOR rates on the move in 2009 - 13.01.2009
The entry into the New Year was no doubt followed by many with a New Year's resolution on how to improve their lot in life and a glass or two, to bid fairwell to a truly awful 2008.
Mortgage Express are waiving all Early Repayment Charges!
Mortgage Express are waiving all Early Repayment Charges for Residential and Buy to Let mortgages between February and June 2009!
22, 2009 January:
It's all about cashflow!
These are tough times and as the recession takes hold many of us are now looking at ways of tightening our belts further...
29, 2009 January:
It looks like Bank of England Base Rate could drop to 1% next week
The next MPC meeting on 4 February with its announcement on 5 February is heading towards a 0.5% cut in Bank of England Base Rate (BBR) down to 1%.
30, 2009 January:
B&B appoint Mortgages for Business for early repayment charge clients
At Mortgages For Business we are delighted to have been appointed as one of two brokers to assist Mortgage Express borrowers looking to take adavantage of the Early Repayment Charge waiver if borrowers redeem their loan in part or full between 1 February and 30 June 2009.
11, 2009 February:
Developers 'Out of Stock' and 'Out of Options'...
The time has come where developers have begun to run out of stock and prices have dropped so much that they can negotiate no further. Sounds like opportunity to me! Could the market be turning? That's certainly been our experience since we came back from our Christmas holidays.
08, 2008 December:
Base Rate reduced to 2%
So Base Rate has been cut by another 1%. Bearing in mind Mervyn King's comments earlier in the month, the reduction is no real surprise and is confirmation (as if we needed it!) that we are heading for tough times in 2009.
20, 2009 February:
Miami/Miami Beach Market Update and Analysis
Brief synopsis of the state of the current state of the market. Prices have come down and transactions are picking up considerably.
24, 2009 February:
“Quantitative Easing” now, may mean inflation later...
This is an article I wrote about Quantitative Easing that the economists and politicians have been speaking about. Good in theory and will definitely work but one of the side effects is inflation which may means higher interest rates... Be prepared now.
25, 2009 February:
Northern Rock resumes lending - what will be its impact?
The announcement that Northern Rock is to resume mortgage lending (£14Bn by the end of 2010) is welcome for the mortgage market as a whole but will probably only drive indirect benefit for the Buy To Let sector.
09, 2009 March:
Kickstarting the economy - What Brown should do next
By KFH
Lee Watts, Managing Director of Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward thinks Gordon Brown should be putting on his boxing gloves and tackling the economy head-on...
19, 2009 March:
A boost for new homes and construction jobs
By BuildStore
With construction workers currently at the top of the dole list, self build specialist BuildStore is calling for more funding from lenders to help meet the demand for self build and pull construction workers out of the dole queue. The company is reporting enough demand to double its mortgage lending to self builders and boost the flagging construction sector with thousands of new jobs, saving the state tens of millions of pounds in benefit payments.
09, 2009 April:
The Right Time to Build Your Own Home
By BuildStore
Is now the right time to build your way out of the recession, up the property ladder and in to your dream home?
14, 2009 April:
Self Build Land in Demand
By BuildStore
Frustrated homeowners become homebuilders, as they look for an alternative way to climb their way up the property ladder.
12, 2009 May:
Market improvement?
By KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward's Managing Director, Lee Watts, talks about what he is seeing in the London market
12, 2009 June:
Mayor Johnson's new London Housing Design Guide
Preview presentation of the Mayor of London's new Housing Design Guide policy document, which will be formally launched on 8 July 2009.
22, 2009 June:
Increase in fixed rates as "perceived" inflationary pressures start to build. 22.06.2009
Mervyn King hinted in his Mansion House speach last night that there were some signs that quantitative easing was starting to work and that the £125Bn injection may be sufficient - I really hope so !!
09, 2009 September:
Bottoms up?
By KFH
Lee Watts, Managing Director of Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward gives his view of the London property market.
09, 2009 October:
The Future of Property Portals
By Dan Johnson
What happens when you put the leaders of the internet property industry in a room at the same time?
25, 2010 October:
Is Anyone Safe From Fraudsters
By Patrick
Schroders recently became another fund management group to discover counterfeit portfolios trading under their name. It's amazing how many organisations falls victim to this types of fraud. At Silva Tree we have also had our share of scams pretending to use our investment structure, copying our brochures and even our artwork.
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