By our economics editors 09 Feb 2024 at 16:32 A landlord in Rotterdam has been struck back by the judge due to an unjust rent increase. The landlord had increased the price equal to inflation, plus 3 percentage points. But the judge thought that was too harsh. A rent increase may not be higher “than … Read more
Feb 1, 2024 at 10:17 PM Update: 8 hours ago Despite the introduction of stricter rules, residential landlords have not yet put their houses up for sale en masse. Their share in the total housing market has even increased, according to figures from the Land Registry. In 2023, these housing investors owned 9.4 percent of … Read more
Jan 22, 2024 at 10:05 AM Update: 8 minutes ago Banks and other lenders have further reduced mortgage interest rates in recent weeks, according to figures from Van Bruggen Adviesgroep. However, the biggest declines appear to be behind us for the time being. For example, the rate for those who want to fix the interest … Read more
Jan 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM Although prices of owner-occupied houses are now rising again, they have fallen for quite some time last year. This was especially visible in North Holland and Utrecht, where a home was on average almost 5 percent less expensive than the year before. This is evident from figures from statistics … Read more
Jan 18, 2024 at 00:01 New solar panels, extensions or extra insulation: many renovations last year did not go without a hitch. Legal expenses insurer SAR counted a record number of conflicts and sees “hardened relationships” between neighbors, contractors and renovating homeowners. For example, the legal expenses insurer received more legal assistance requests about solar … Read more
Jan 11, 2024 at 9:59 AM Update: 25 minutes ago More than half of the homes sold last quarter changed hands for more than the asking price. That is more than the 46 percent of the three months before. Figures from real estate agents’ association NVM also show that the housing market is becoming increasingly … Read more
NOSEa heat pump is installed NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:25 Leanne Kraniotis economics editor Leanne Kraniotis economics editor Until recently, home buyers hardly looked at the energy label of a house they were interested in. That has changed in the past few years, mainly due to rising energy prices. And since January 1, something has been added: … Read more
▲China’s real estate market is in a downturn and is full of crises. File photo. (Photo/AP/Dazhi Image) [NOWnews今日新聞] China’s real estate market is in a downturn and is riddled with crises. However, other Asian regions outside China, such as South Korea, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, are also facing increasing pressure due to rising interest rates … Read more
[딜사이트 김진욱 기자] The Bank of Korea forecast Korea’s economic growth rate to be 2.1% next year. The Bank of Korea predicted Korea’s economic growth rate at 2.1% in 2024 through an economic outlook report released last November. This is a 0.1 percentage point decrease from the 2.2% forecast in July. The Bank of Korea … Read more
29 dec 2023 om 05:08 While construction will have shown a growth of 3 percent in 2023, the sector will shrink by 2.5 percent in 2024. According to ING Research, fewer building permits are being issued remains the biggest problem. Approximately 56,000 building permits were issued in 2023, which is 13 percent less than in … Read more