New-build premium hits 30% across Great Britain, widest in a decade
New-build homes in Great Britain now command an average 30% price premium over existing properties, according to research from UK...
NSW passes law giving new apartment buyers 10 years of defect insurance
New South Wales' Parliament has passed the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, letting eligible developers satisfy their...
Advisory firm warns federal tax changes could worsen Australia’s apartment shortage
Property advisory firm Charter Keck Cramer says the Albanese Government's May Budget tax changes — covering negative gearing, capital gains...
Canada and Toronto commit over C$2.7bn to build thousands of new rental homes
The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced a partnership on August 5 to unlock thousands of new...
Dubai to launch a dedicated rental index for shared housing under new law
Dubai will introduce a rental index specifically for shared housing units under Dubai Law No. 4 of 2026, which regulates...
California’s wealthy drive surge in New Zealand ‘golden visa’ applications
More than 700 wealthy foreigners have applied for New Zealand residency under its Active Investor Plus "golden visa" scheme over...
Canada’s departure tax, explained: what actually happens to your assets when you leave
Canada's departure tax is a deemed disposition — a fair-market-value settlement of accrued gains on non-exempt assets on the day...
China’s offshore wealth reckoning: two moves in one fortnight close the loop on overseas assets
Within a fortnight, China has moved on offshore wealth twice over: a tax-recovery campaign reaching back to 2000, reported by...
New Zealand unemployment hits 5.6%, the highest in over a decade
Statistics New Zealand released its June quarter labour market data on August 5: the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from...
What Canada’s “exit tax” actually is — not an extra tax, but an early settlement
A Globe Advisor column in The Globe and Mail clears up a common misconception: Canada has no exit tax in...
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