Jonathan Swain
Jonathan Swain started his career as a surveyor in 1984 after obtaining a degree in Quantity Surveying. He has since lived and worked in the UK, France, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. For the last 7 years he has specialised as a residential property analyst and writer, contributing his thoughts to various publications. He worked as the editor of Property Focus magazine in Singapore, before moving to Barcelona. When he isn't researching and writing about property, he likes to spend time with his wife and 3 young children.
Blog Stories Archive
China: Dipping yields spell danger
Posted on Sep 13, 2010
It’s hard to believe that just 30 years ago, China’s economy was known as ‘the sleeping giant’.
Let's all jump together - for once
Posted on Aug 6, 2010
When I was at school (many years ago) a large part of the sadistic routine we were subjected to by our physical education teacher, an evil man with a curious penchant for brightly-coloured tracksuits, involved a huge trampoline.
Is the Australian property market heading for a price correction
Posted on Jul 16, 2010
There’s a bad joke I like which goes something like this:
Fear of a rising market
Posted on Jun 21, 2010
Sometimes it's good to get a different perspective on things.
Is now the perfect time to sell UK property
Posted on May 27, 2010
With the average price of a house in the UK having risen 10 percent over the last 12 months to GBP 168k, and mortgage lenders seemingly engaged in a rate-cutting frenzy, you might think it churlish of me to suggest that now might be a perfect time to exit the market. For a while at least.
Hanging UK MPs could have detrimental effect on housing market
Posted on May 7, 2010
Not exactly how it was worded in the UK press this week I’ll grant you, but I’m sure you get my gist.
UK buy-to-let landlords coming in from the cold
Posted on Apr 16, 2010
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the sole cause of the UK property ‘crisis’ over the last 2 years was landlords.
The taxman cometh
Posted on Mar 19, 2010
A wonderful little storm is brewing in the UK property market.
Australian property proceeds with caution
Posted on Feb 26, 2010
It seems the Australian economy, which
dipped into recession during 2009, bounded back in the final
quarter of last year.
How much is your UK house really worth
Posted on Jan 29, 2010
As prices continue to trickle upwards in the UK housing market,
'could-be' sellers are gradually starting to take an interest in what
their properties might still be worth, now that the proverbial dust has
settled.
SELL, SELL, SELL!
Posted on Jan 8, 2010
As the UK shivers in sub-zero temperatures, it's hard to imagine that the property stock that lies beneath all the snow and ice, is as hot as it has been for nearly 3 years.
Battling the UK stamp duty hike
Posted on Dec 4, 2009
The UK housing market, like a wayward parachutist caught in the upper branches of a tall tree, is dangling dangerously in the wind and it's not going to take much of a gust to send it crashing to the ground.
UK property recovery: The beginning of a genuine price rally or just a dead cat bounce
Posted on Nov 13, 2009
A little over a week ago, the champagne corks were popping in all but the most sceptical corners of the UK property market.
“Property prices in Singapore will dip...
A recent headline on Forbes.com grabbed my attention...
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