Friday, April 26, 2024
When the financial crisis hit in 2008, it affected a lot of businesses. One, however, that felt the impact a lot was the construction industry. Almost overnight, cranes that had been working away the day before were stopped. Now, seven years on, the construction industry in London is booming again. […]
Buying a property is a big decision. Ongoing costs like mortgage repayments, bills and repairs can prove expensive. With a mortgage you won’t be able to sell the property until you pay it off and if you fail to make your repayments each month then your lender can repossess the […]
Self-storage is one of the trending things, which is growing day-by-day. The growth of the self-storage trend is creating new and unique opportunities for developers, operators, and investors. For example, the marketplace of the U.S. is continuing to be strong, with almost 10% of the population spending money on products. […]
Economists were caught slightly unaware at the beginning of 2020, as property values across the length and breadth of the UK experienced a New Year bounce. More specifically, house prices increased for the first time in one-and-a-half years overall, while optimism returned to the market after a stagnant and uncertain […]
Talk to the average Boomer long enough and they’ll let you know how Millenials — those slackers who make up Generation Y — pose a great threat to the economy. According to them, Millennials are lazy and self-satisfied people whose upbringing consisted of overprotective parents and participation awards. Overlooking the […]
After the 2008 economic collapse and nearly decade long Great Recession that has only started to ease in the United States, the question arises – is finance still a good career path? In fact, finance is a good degree offering many career opportunities. Here are three reasons why finance is […]
Veterans make for great entrepreneurs. A recent study by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) found that military service exhibits one of the biggest marginal impacts on self-employment, with veterans 45% more likely to be self-employed than non-veterans. Additionally, for every ten veterans, there is one veteran-owned firm and together […]
Ever since the Great Recession, the major economies of the Western world appear to have developed an incredible sense of resilience. We have seen this on numerous occasions too, from the way in Wall Street reacted to the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ back in 2011 to the response of the markets […]
The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry now seems to be in a solid grip when compared to the previous years. While the US economy continues to progress, the investors are seeing incredible performance across most of the property types and markets. So, what would be the future of Commercial Real […]
In large cities, space is at a premium. This is especially true in most large Indian cities where high population density compounds matters. An average flat may vary from anywhere between 70 square meters to about 115 square meters. Most builders plan their properties in this size range to make […]
In the wake of the Great Recession, the global real estate market endured an extremely arduous journey towards redemption. In fact, falling property prices and negative equity arguably contributed to the single most prominent legacy of the financial crisis, and it is only in the last twelve months that developed […]
Despite being located on the crossroads of Middle East, Asia, Europe and North Africa, Dubai used to be a small village where fishing and pearl diving were the major source of income. Soon after the discovery of oil reservoirs in 1966, the Emirate showed unmatched progress in all major sectors […]