THE WORLD PROPERTY JOURNAL

According to CoreLogic's latest Single-Family Rent Index for August, national rent increased 2.1% year over year, down from a 2.9% year-over-year increase in August 2019.

The National Association of Home Builders Q3, 2020 Remodeling Market Index posted a reading of 82. This is a signal of residential remodelers' strong confidence in their markets, and for projects of all sizes.

According to Redfin, the median sale price of U.S. homes in zip codes with a low wildfire risk has increased 101% since 2012, compared with an 88% increase for homes in high-wildfire-risk zip codes.

Over 6 million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments and 26 million individuals missed their student loan payment in September 2020.

According to CBRE, the pandemic has accelerated momentum in the U.S. life sciences industry, particularly amid the race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine and develop other medicines for human ailments.

50 percent of the business respondents say that it will be at least until June 2021 when more than 50 percent of workers return onsite. Seventeen percent say that it will be later than June 2021.

Employers and workers are embracing the freedom of where to live and work; and if that trend holds, a shift in real estate demand will occur on a global scale.

Slovenia is home to the world's fastest rising house prices with average values accelerating 18.2% year-on-year. Falling unemployment, low interest rates and until recently, limited supply, are behind the strong price growth.

Panama, the winner of the 2019 Global Retirement Index, has been a constant in the Index, but this year marks the 10th time it's reached the #1 spot--climbing from third place to scoop the top prize.

According to a new Global Retirement Index by International Living Magazine, Costa Rica won the top spot for U.S. expats to retire in 2018.

Panama-based Red Frog Beach Island Resort & Spa announced this week the resort's newest amenity, La Rosa Beach Club. The new addition features event and meeting spaces, a bar, a restaurant, a stunning waterfall and an infinity-edge pool.

According to InternationalLiving.com's 2018 Global Retirement Index, Costa Rica takes the top spot for the first time in the index's history.

According to property site Daft.ie, the average listed price of housing in Ireland rose by 4.8% between June and September 2020.

The top countries of origin for high-end international home buyers coming into the UK property market -- during the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak -- include the UAE, United States and Australia.

Based on international property consultant Knight Frank's latest Global Residential Cities Index, the annual rate of price growth worldwide declined marginally from 3.6% to 3.4% between March and June of 2020.

According to international property consultant Knight Frank, prime central London home rental values have continued to decline in August 2020, as weaker than normal seasonal demand was compounded by higher levels of supply.

According to Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index for Q2, 2020, Turkey leads the annual rankings with prices up 25% year-on-year.

Home prices in higher-value areas of London have responded to resurgent levels of activity this summer despite the Coronavirus pandemic.

According to new data by JLL Research, India's office market witnessed a net absorption of 5.4 million sq. ft in quarter ending September 2020 (Q3), an increase of 64% versus quarter ending June 2020 (Q2).

According to JLL's latest Property Market Monitor report released this week, Hong Kong's overall Grade A office rental market is declining at a more moderate level in August 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic's third wave recedes.

Based on a new survey by international property consultant JLL, over 93 percent of corporate real estate leaders believe their business or recovery plans to mitigate the impact of the pandemic will be successful.

As Singapore's economy started to reopen in June 2020 during the global Coronavirus pandemic, the residential property market enjoyed relatively brisk activity that translated into an appreciable uptick in transaction volumes.

In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and deepened economic weaknesses, monthly transactions volume of high-end residential properties in the first half has dropped visibly compared to previous years in Hong Kong.

Residential sales are anticipated to fall sharply in the short run, as new projects slated for sales will likely be postponed when the third wave of COVID-19 continues to hit the city.

Chinese property investment in the UAE has slowed in the third quarter of 2019. The growth rate tapered off in the third quarter and was down 15% compared to Q3 2018, but enquiry levels remain healthy.

According to the Property Monitor's latest Dubai House Price Index, the average annual house price in Dubai decreased by 12% in March 2019, with some communities registering even higher price declines.

According to the latest Dubai House Price Index, the average annual home price in Dubai decreased by 10.6% in February 2019, with some communities registering even higher price declines.

According to STR, hotels in the Middle East reported negative April 2018 performance results, while hotels in Africa posted growth across the three key performance metrics.

The Abu Dhabi property market heavily favored renters and buyers in Q1 of 2018, with market data showing price decreases in all areas. both apartments and villas across the sales and rental sectors became increasingly affordable in Q1.

According to STR, hotels across the Middle East reported mixed Q1 2018 performance results, while hotels in Africa posted growth across the three key performance metrics.