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...A decade-long party for homeowners is coming to an end....
...The timing will be especially punishing for retailers, coming at the height of the crucial pre-Christmas season....
...government advises against building in areas at high risk of flooding, but if it is deemed necessary developers must conduct a flood risk assessment and consider mitigation measures, such as raising the height...
...Thursday’s push by Steven Mnuchin comes more than a decade after the two groups were bailed out at the height of the financial crisis, nationalising the giant government-sponsored companies whose role is...
...The number of homeowners under 45 in England has dropped from 4.46m in 2010 to 3.56m in 2015-2016....
...Estate agents say a series of factors mean that far fewer homes are changing hands than at the height of the market three years ago....
...“It was at the height of the [Celtic tiger] boom. Everyone said, ‘You had better buy, otherwise you will price yourself out of the market’,” says Ms Flynn....
...On the streets of San Francisco’s Castro district, baby strollers are more common than drag queens these days, and homeowners are as likely to identify as “techie” as LGBT....
...John Zamit, chair of the local residents’ association, claims his lobbying reduced the planned height of the new development by two floors and secured public parking and toilets....
...In London, the government will work with the Mayor of London to bring forward proposals allowing homeowners to increase the height of their home without approval — as long as the property is no higher than...
...In 2009, at the height of the financial crisis, while Spain’s property market crumbled, Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien took a gamble. Prices had fallen more than 40 per cent....
...For design aficionados in Los Angeles, the inspiration that they find in the city is best described by a tumble of images and associations: “The city and its reputation — whether the film industry, iconic...
...“Even homeowners who would not mind selling to Muslims face a lot of social pressure not to....
...She says prices in the area’s most exclusive enclaves – Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights in San Francisco itself, or Atherton, Hillsborough and Palo Alto to the coastal south – rose 9 per cent in 2013...
...The psychological effect on the homeowner is naturally significant,” says de Rijke. As for fire risk, he throws cold water on such concerns....
...Last year, €180.9bn of asset-backed securities were issued in Europe, down by nearly 40 per cent from 2012, according to the Association for Financial Markets in Europe....
...“The optimism among Danes – and Danish homeowners – has returned....
...“This is why we have worked to develop an industry-recognised template for homeowners to tell their insurer about property level defence measures....
...“There are homeowners’ associations, regulations and height limits (no boat is allowed to be taller than 16ft).” Prices have also rocketed, with some houseboats valued at more than $2m....
...Fewer homeowner defaults and better house prices are behind Fannie Mae’s record net income of $17.2bn for 2012, announced this month....
...In the US the National Association of Realtors says there are 25,000-plus gated schemes in the country....
...Kevin Savage, a loan officer with Evergreen Home Loans, says he lays the blame “at the feet” of Countrywide, which at its height was the largest mortgage lender in the US and is the target of a DoJ civil...
...Investors on Monday signalled growing concerns about the US economy, pushing bond yields down to the lowest levels since the height of the crisis....
...Studies have even shown that children of homeowners perform better in school than children of tenants....
...Another has been that home prices have continued to fall, albeit at a much slower rate than at the height of the downturn and with some cities even experiencing price increases....
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