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Build-to-Rent (BTR), building homes for the specific purpose of renting, is a hot topic in the property industry at present. Inspired by what’s available in large parts of Europe and North America, where it’s known as ‘multifamily housing’, this ‘saviour’…
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Historically, it has been the popularity of Paris and other major metropolises that has dragged up the average cost of a home in France, while prices in the countryside have stagnated or crept up only modestly. But in the 12…
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The French property market is at its most dynamic since the turn of the millennium reports Abode2. More than 1.13m homes changed hands in France between May 2020 and May 2021, according to the quarterly report by the national association…
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The recovery in Greece’s residential real estate market continued in the first quarter of this year Abode2 reports, despite COVID which caused an 8.2% economic slump last year. The housing sector recovery has been driven by a growing economy and…
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House prices in the Netherlands jumped an unprecedented 20% on a yearly basis in the second quarter, as low interest rates and a shortage of houses continued to fuel an already overheated property market, the Dutch association of realtors (NVM)…
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Third Culture Kids (TCKs): A Head teacher’s perspective In an increasingly globalised world, where jobs can take families to far-flung lands, parents often want to ensure their children maintain a sense of stability, community and a rooted identity. The fear…
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The race for space has left some central London bargains in its wake, reports Abode2, with apartments in some Golden Postcode areas seeing average PSF prices more than 10% below their five-year average. But this is unlikely to remain the…
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London is being tipped to see one of the highest rates of house price growth in the world this year, according to a comparison of international indices. Abode2 has studied analysis of prime real estate values across 18 global destinations…
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As we leave the safe bubbles of our homes and hug our kith and kin with wild abandonment – it seems COVID, hasn’t so much changed, as reaffirmed the way we’d like to be living in the future, propelling many…
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