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12.08.26 - 09:18
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Immobilien: Strom im Haus (FAZ)
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Klimaanlagen sorgen für Abkühlung, aber steigern den Energiebedarf. Von Vorteil ist dann eine Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach....
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12.08.26 - 01:54
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Hong Kong property recovery faces new risk as China widens offshore tax net (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property recovery could face a fresh test if China's expanding crackdown on offshore wealth extends beyond insurance returns to property income, potentially curbing mainland demand for homes and adding pressure to decentralised office markets, according to analysts.
The immediate issue is a reported 20 per cent personal income tax on certain returns earned by mainland residents from offshore assets, including gains from Hong Kong insurance policies.
While the levy does not currently......
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11.08.26 - 17:30
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US Existing Home Sales Disappoint (Again) In July, Hover Near Record Lows (ZeroHedge)
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US Existing Home Sales Disappoint (Again) In July, Hover Near Record Lows
With mortgage rates rising and the 'low hire, no fire' economy leaving many anxious about their household finances, the ugly spring selling season has not been followed by a consistent rebound in existing home sales in the US.
After falling 1.4% MoM in June (revised up from a 2.4% MoM decline), US existing home sales fell again -1.7% MoM in July (worse than the -1.0% MoM exp). This dragged the annual increase in sales down to just 0.74% YoY...
Overall, existing home sales SAAR is holding very modestly off record lows, holding just above the 4 million mark...
“Home sales have been remarkably stable, even amid the rising mortgage rate environment of the past few months,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said in a statement.
He added that “there's no doubt that the housing market would be thriving if average mortgage rates were to return near 6%.”
In recent months, home-financing costs and prices went in the...
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11.08.26 - 16:18
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Axe stamp duty? How Andy Burnham could change property tax (The Guardian)
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The new PM could bring in revenue for social care or defence with a land levy or by reforming council taxResidential property is the largest store of wealth in the UK, and has long been a target for those who believe homes should be taxed more. Real estate remains a juicy plum for Andy Burnham to pick as he searches for ways to pay for an overhaul of the social care system and higher defence spending, to name just two fiscal priorities. Yet how to tax property, or possibly the land it sits on, has vexed economists and politicians for centuries. Here we discuss the background to the debate and some of the tax options. Continue reading......
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