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Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose for a fourth consecutive month to a seven-month high in July, indicating the city’s residential property market may have turned a corner. A widely watched official index of secondary home prices gained 0.42 per cent month on month to 287.9 in July, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department…
Average UK house prices increased 3.7% in the 12 months to June 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), writes Bethany Garner. This rise takes the average price to £269,000 – a £9,000 increase compared with 12 months ago. Prices were up 1.4% in June. The ONS figures, based on completed sales, show that prices…
Melbourne’s property market is shaking off its winter lull, with auction numbers steady on last year and a flood of first-home buyers reshaping the city’s spring selling season. New figures from Loan Market Group show Victoria has become the nation’s undisputed first-home buyer capital. The state accounted for 39 per cent of all loans written…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.