Features Archive: Economics

2008:

Real Estate Fraud Series - No 2: Cyprus IPT Scam

17/04/2008 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

In the second special feature in TheMoveChannel.com's series on real estate scams, we take a look at an Immovable Property Tax scam that is on the rise in Cyprus, an otherwise entirely safe property investment destination. **UPDATED!**...

Real Estate Fraud Series - No 1: Foreclosure Scams

20/03/2008 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Real Estate fraud is booming like never before, and to highlight this negative trend, the TheMoveChannel.com is publishing a series of special features highlighting the world's most prevalent real estate scams....

2007:

Wind turbines: Credible or cobblers?

25/09/2007 | Environment | Jaimie Kanwar

Is it time for Brits to consider splashing out on a home turbine in order to reap the benefits of lower fuel bills...? ...

World property crash: Hype or fate?

19/07/2007 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

There has been negative hype and exaggeration about property investment in the media for years. The question here is: do we believe all the hype...?...

Bulgarian property: A false dawn...?

06/07/2007 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

A leading property analyst takes a look at the Bulgarian real estate market six months on from EU accession from his base in Sofia and tells investors to “be selective”......

India's remarkable property growth

27/06/2007 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

India is undergoing a period of incredible economic growth, the positive effects of which can be seen in all aspects of the burgeoning property market......

Why Invest In Real Estate In The Northeast Of Brazil State Of Ceara

15/03/2007 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Worldwide property investors are now turning their attention to Brazil as it fast becomes a leader in the field of emerging markets. Returns on investment are considered to be excellent and investors are increasingly aware of the high growth potential that Brazil offers as a stable though fresh, new investment market....

Portuguese Golf goes Norte

25/01/2007 | Environment | Jaimie Kanwar

Portuguese golf already boasts a world beating reputation, especially in the Algarve region. Now, high quality courses are also springing up in the north, presenting canny investors with an opportunity to benefit from the Costa Verde's cheaper property prices, cultural riches and rising visitor numbers....

2006:

House prices surge toward a 'tipping point'

14/11/2006 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Is the housing market set to wobble again or are we reaching a point of no return precipitating a crash? One independent market reviewer thinks it's time to take a good look......

The rise and rise of the ballistic Baltics

31/08/2006 | Currency | Jaimie Kanwar

Over the last 12 months there have been many press reports of meteoric rates of growth in the three Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. So what's all the fuss about?!...

How do homes match up to gold and silver?

03/05/2006 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Annual asset price for silver in April 2006 was running at 72%. With gold and silver reaching record highs and dramatically out performing homes in growth terms, does this mean staple investment in property has run its course?...

Pick of the PCISs

02/02/2006 | Currency | Jaimie Kanwar

After last week's feature on the Government's U turn over property in SIPPs, this week we look at some alternative Property Collective Investment Schemes (PCISs)....

A sinking SIPP is not necessarily bad news...

26/01/2006 | Currency | Jaimie Kanwar

Gordon Brown's dramatic u turn on SIPPS hit many savers and vendors who had already spent considerable time and capital ahead of SIPPs setting sail. But what does this development mean for people who only got as far as thinking of getting on board?...

2005:

Your house is threatening the environment

05/10/2005 | Environment | Jaimie Kanwar

A satellite in space picks up waste heat leaking from your home and later you receive a bill for harming the environment. Future fancy or the way of things to come? Either way, there are things you can do to your house now to protect the environment......

2003:

Rate rise: what does it mean for homeowners?

07/11/2003 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

In the end of an era, the Bank of England confirmed what millions of homeowners had feared, when it announced that the interest rate would rise from the historically low 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent......

IPD Residential Investment Index

13/05/2003 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

The UK housing market performance showed a strong performance last year as measured by the relatively new and innovative IPD Residential Investment Index.....

2002:

Market outlook for 2003

13/12/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Hamptons International give their view of what the property market will hold in prospect for 2003.....

Residential Property Market: August 2002

06/09/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

The August resigential property market report from Hamptons International.....

Residential Property Market: July 2002

09/08/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

This week we have pleasure in introducing the latest of the recently launched property market reports from Hamptons International.....

UK House Price Statistics Roundup

05/07/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

It's been reporting time again this week for many of the main purveyors of house price information in the UK so this week we bring you a roundup of the four different reports that have recently been published...

UK House Price Statistics & The Different Indices

14/02/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Hopefully, this analysis of the different house prices reports and indexes will provide a useful guide to the different sets of data available as well as helping you understand why they can produce such different sets of results.....

Halifax Regional Housing Review

11/01/2002 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

A look at Halifax's in depth review and analysis of the regional housing markets in the final quarter of 2001...

2001:

Looking back, looking forwards...

21/12/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Well, another year has passed and it has been quite a rollercoaster as far as the property market is concerned, so with the help of the Bradford & Bingley annual review of the housing market, we take a look back and a look forwards as well...

RICS Housing market review

23/11/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Read an edited version of the RICS Housing Market Survey, released this week, or if you would prefer download the entire report in PDF version.....

Why the market won't crash

05/10/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

Following the first tentative signs that it is slowing down, we give our reasons why we feel the property market will continue to defy the odds and avoid any sort of major slump.......

Surprise, surprise...It's a quarter point cut

03/08/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

The decision by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to cut a quarter point from its base interest rate came as quite a shock, so we look into what prompted the decision......

Are house prices really about to collapse?

25/05/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

The doom mongers were out in force for the housing market this week, but we reflect on just how real the risks are that collapse could be just around the corner...

Rate cut reaction

09/02/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

The Bank of England cut the base rate by a quarter point to 5.75 per cent. However, not everyone was as pleased as they might have been.....

Interest rates and the housing market - Spring 2001

12/01/2001 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

As we predicted, the MPC did indeed maintain interest rates at 6%. We look at some of the reasons that may have contributed to the 'non decision', hear the views of some of those campaigning for a rate reduction and look at some of the predictions for what will happen to the economy and the housing market over the coming months....

2000:

 Rural development or urban myth?

08/12/2000 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

We take a quick look at the rural white paper and ask whether rural development is really an urban myth...

Urban White Paper: Special Report.

17/11/2000 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

After the unveiling of the report by DETR Minister John Prescott, we get the lowdown on what the proposals are and hear the reaction to the paper from various sources....

Market Signals.

14/09/2000 | Economics | Jaimie Kanwar

A set of figures released at the start of the September by the Land Registry seemed to contradict much of what we have been reading in recent months about house prices falling by record amounts. In this first Viewpoint article, we take a look at what's been going on and try to work out what direction the market is going to take next...