Wealth Funds Turn to Tokyo Property as London Seen as Model

Global wealth funds are moving to buy more Tokyo properties to take advantage of rising prices in the Japanese capital, one of the highest-ranking officials at the land ministry said.

Property asking prices fall as keen sellers seek winter buyers

Homeowners keen to attract buyers in the quieter winter months are asking less for the properties than those that came onto the market in October, as high prices and new mortgage lending rules have put a temporary brake on the “mini-boom” in the housing market, Rightmove said on Monday.

Housing market dip only temporary, says Rics

A dip in activity in the UK housing market and slowing property prices will only be "temporary", surveyors say.

UK first-time home-buyers reach highest level since 2007

(Reuters) - The number of first-time homebuyers in Britain hit its highest level since the start of the financial crisis in the first half of 2014, helped by the recovering economy and policies such as Help to Buy, a survey showed on Saturday.

Overheated housing market worries British finance executives

Leading British banks, hedge funds and asset managers are increasingly worried about the impact of the housing market on Britain's financial system, according to the Bank of England.

Abu Dhabi’s NBAD Hires From HSBC as Thursby Seeks to Recruit 450

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ biggest bank, plans to recruit 450 people this year to improve its retail and commercial banking business.

Korea Lures Investors as Covered Bonds Dwindle: Mortgages

Global investors are looking past record household debt and falling property prices to pile into South Korean mortgage bonds as a lack of supply in the world’s biggest markets boosts the allure of the securities.