House prices aren’t just slipping in the UK – this is global
By John Stepek of Moneyweek It's very easy to become parochial when it comes to thinking about property markets. We focus on the slowdown in the UK market and we ponder what's causing it. Could it be new rules on landlords? Could it be the crackdown on overseas investors? Could it be Brexit? But this really is less than half the picture. Because the residential property slowdown isn't just happening in the UK – it's happening pretty much everywhere. Why residential property matters We talk about property a fair bit in Money Morning. There are a few reasons for that. [...]