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Spain planning to impose 100% tax on properties bought by non-EU residents
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Spain planning to impose 100% tax on properties bought by non-EU residents

Live Mint  

Madrid: Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties that non-European Union residents buy. He said the overall goal was to provide “more housing, better regulation and greater aid.” However, it remains unclear if the plan put forth by Sánchez’s minority coalition would pass in Parliament. Non-EU …

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Vacancy tax could improve Australia's housing crisis but isn't the only solution, expert says
1 year, 5 months ago

Vacancy tax could improve Australia's housing crisis but isn't the only solution, expert says

ABC  

Australia's housing crisis is full of distressing but consistent stories. In 2018, British Columbia introduced its vacancy and speculation tax in a bid to help address the province's housing crisis. Tsur Somerville says British Columbia's vacancy tax led to 20,000 more properties being introducing into the market. While the vacancy tax led to certain improvements, Professor Somerville says it didn't …

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Godrej Properties Q4 Results: Net Profit Rises 58% To Rs 412 Crore On Strong Housing Demand
1 year, 8 months ago

Godrej Properties Q4 Results: Net Profit Rises 58% To Rs 412 Crore On Strong Housing Demand

ABP News  

Godrej Properties, a subsidiary of Godrej Industries Ltd, on Wednesday, reported a 58 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 412.14 crore for the quarter ending March 2023 on the back of higher revenue driven by strong housing demand. Godrej Properties' consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter rose to Rs 412 crore from Rs 260 crore a …

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India's top 7 cities register record housing sales in 2022 at almost 3.65 lakh units: Anarock
2 years ago

India's top 7 cities register record housing sales in 2022 at almost 3.65 lakh units: Anarock

The Hindu  

Housing sales hit an all-time high this year to almost 3.65 lakh units across seven major cities, beating the previous high of 2014, on strong demand for residential properties despite a hike in mortgage rates, according to Anarock. Releasing the demand-supply data of India's top residential primary markets, property consultant Anarock said that the housing sales rose 54% this year …

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Brisbane City Council Airbnb rate hike draws mixed responses during housing crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Brisbane City Council Airbnb rate hike draws mixed responses during housing crisis

ABC  

Brisbane City Council has been accused of taking a short-sighted approach to the housing crisis and for failing to draw from modelling. Key points: An urban geographer, and a social services boss, believe higher rates will not deter Airbnb property owners The peak real estate body is calling for an investigation into why property owners prefer the short-term rental market …

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How housing investors are making the most of the 'hot' seller's market
2 years, 9 months ago

How housing investors are making the most of the 'hot' seller's market

ABC  

Katrina Pugh and her husband are about to sell their seventh house since 2011. Key points: Advertised properties are off the market within just days, data shows On average, people hold on to their property for eight years, but experts say some houses re-enter the market much more frequently An economist warns the current "hot market" won't last forever Four …

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Landlords plan legal action against changes to housing rental system: FD
3 years, 3 months ago

Landlords plan legal action against changes to housing rental system: FD

Dutch News  

A group of private landlords are threatening to sue housing minister Kasja Ollongren if she presses ahead with plans to change the way rents are calculated, the Financieele Dagblad said on Wednesday. Housing rents in the Netherlands are currently determined by a complicated system of points – with extra points allocated for more luxurious fittings and outside space, for example. …

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Landlords plan legal action against changes to housing rental system: FD
3 years, 3 months ago

Landlords plan legal action against changes to housing rental system: FD

Dutch News  

A group of private landlords are threatening to sue housing minister Kasja Ollongren if she presses ahead with plans to change the way rents are calculated, the Financieele Dagblad said on Wednesday. Housing rents in the Netherlands are currently determined by a complicated system of points – with extra points allocated for more luxurious fittings and outside space, for example. …

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In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
3 years, 8 months ago

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. How can he live?” Jaffa, the historic port at …

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Housing in regional Queensland scarce due to interstate migration, remote work and returning Aussies
3 years, 11 months ago

Housing in regional Queensland scarce due to interstate migration, remote work and returning Aussies

ABC  

High rental demand and property prices are music to the ears of landlords and property owners, but if you are looking for a place to live in Queensland at the moment, there is a good chance you are struggling to find what you are after. Key points: CoreLogic data shows migration to Queensland was up 90 per cent last year …

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After the ‘leasehold scandal’, isn’t it time the shared ownership model was fair and accessible to all?
4 years, 1 month ago

After the ‘leasehold scandal’, isn’t it time the shared ownership model was fair and accessible to all?

The Independent  

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NSW Government solar panel project for social housing providing financial freedom to regional pensioners
4 years, 3 months ago

NSW Government solar panel project for social housing providing financial freedom to regional pensioners

ABC  

Solar panels on 5,000 NSW social housing properties are reducing power bills for people on low incomes, according to those using the scheme. Key points: Solar panels have been installed on 5,000 social housing homes across NSW Griffith pensioner Brian Jiggins says the savings mean he can treat himself on occasion Solar panels are also being installed on Indigenous housing …

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