UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Jun.) Mortgage approvals for both house purchase and remortgaging grew in June,driven by low mortgage rates and a greater willingness to lend by banks. With active housing demand recovering and lending... 24th July 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Outlook Lack of homes for sale will drive house prices higher in 2015 Housing demand is finally responding to a strong economic backdrop and record low mortgage interest rates. But with the numbers of homes for sale at historic lows, that increased demand is feeding... 22nd July 2015 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Data Response Existing Home Sales (Jun.) The rise in existing home sales to their highest level since before the financial crisis provides further evidence that the housing recovery has shifted into a higher gear. The resilience of the wider... 22nd July 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Desire to hold on to empty homes pushes up the vacancy rate The rise in the owner-occupier (OO) vacancy rate following the financial crisis indicates significant numbers of people have been holding onto empty homes rather than trying to sell them. But that... 21st July 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Greek deal clears some hurdles, plenty left The plan for a third Greek bailout has cleared a number of hurdles over the last week, including provisional approval by the Greek and German parliaments. But there are plenty of obstacles yet to be... 17th July 2015 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Data Response Housing Starts (Jun.) The strong rise in housing starts in June suggests that the home building recovery is building momentum after recent volatility. With demand for new homes strengthening and home builder confidence at... 17th July 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly What to expect from Asia in 2017 In our Q3 Emerging Asia Outlook, which was published on Thursday, we rolled out our forecasts to include 2017. This Weekly looks in more detail at the region’s growth prospects for the year after next... 17th July 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Credit slowdown to weigh on Asian growth After a poor start to 2015, we expect growth in Emerging Asia to pick up in the second half of the year as the benefits of lower oil prices and loose monetary policy filter through to the domestic... 16th July 2015 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Policy support to counter growth risks from property, equities While the support to growth last quarter from surging equity turnover and rebounding property sales will fade before long, we think that policy support will help limit the downside risks to growth. 16th July 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Employment data (May) Today’s employment data present the first fall in employment for two years. However, the broader trend is one of improvement in the labour market. In particular, strong earnings growth is likely to... 15th July 2015 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Growth stabilises on brokerage boom, policy easing Q2’s stronger-than-consensus GDP growth partly reflects an unsustainable surge in financial sector activity that will prove short-lived. Even so, there are plenty of positive signs on broader economic... 15th July 2015 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Update Labour shortages won’t derail homebuilding recovery Recent survey data suggest that the recovery in housing starts would have been stronger if not for shortages of labour within some specialised trades. But although a scarcity of labour may be... 14th July 2015 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Teranet-National Bank House Prices (Jun.) The rate of house price inflation rose to 5.1% in June, from 4.6% in May, and the recent rebound in the home sales-to-new listings ratio indicates that it may accelerate to 6.0% soon. The pick-up... 14th July 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Why have house prices in Wales been so weak? Comparatively loose supply conditions appear to explain why house prices in Wales have underperformed the rest of the country over the past year or two. But there are signs that demand is now... 14th July 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q2) The Credit Conditions Survey reported an uptick in secured residential credit availability in the second quarter, but that the availability of commercial lending was more-or-less unchanged. For the... 13th July 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Property price bubbles a threat Property in both Hong Kong and Taiwan looks significantly overvalued. A slump in prices is one of the major risks for these economies over the coming year. 10th July 2015 · 1 min read
