Real Estate News

I’ve just purchased my first buy-to-let property. What’s next?

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 15/08/2025

Property is a great investment. As long as your rent covers the mortgage on your buy-to-let property, you could make a healthy return on your investment. If you have paid for the property in cash, you are making a clear profit each month minus any insurance or maintenance fees. If you have purchased the property to rent, there is a lot to consider. If this is your first investment property, here are a few points to think about as you begin this exciting journey.

What are your goals?

It’s your decision on what you want to do with the property

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Mental Health Month: Supporting LoveBrum

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 11/08/2025

Mental health awareness week takes place from 9^th -15^th May and this year the theme is loneliness. Loneliness is an emotion that is rarely talked about openly and many people suffer in silence. The ONS reported that between 3^rd April and 3^rd May 2020, around 2.6 million adults in the UK reported that they felt lonely ‘often’ or ‘always’. After almost 2 years of lockdowns and social distancing, the pandemic has had a huge impact on our mental health overall and loneliness is rising as a result.

At Prosperity Wealth, we understand that as an organization

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Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Increases Stock Position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 07/08/2025

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE – Get Rating) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,645 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $1,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Strs Ohio

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Here’s Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Off-Plan Property

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 03/08/2025

Throughout history, the property market has found ways to remain resilient in times of turmoil – and it is possible that now could be a good time to negotiate a better deal on an off-plan property.

Unlike other sectors of the UK economy, the housing market has historically proven to be consistently stable in the long term. This is because housing is a physical asset which has demonstrated growth in value over a number of years.

Though buy-to-let mortgages are currently quite difficult to navigate, and the value of the pound is becoming uncertain, property – more than any other

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How Mayor Andy Street is supporting investment in Birmingham

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 01/08/2025

Major Andy Street is a big advocate for Birmingham, and rightly so. It’s part of the job description after all. Recently, he has been very active on social media discussed the continued investment in Birmingham. We’ve taken a deeper dive into what he’s been talking about over the past few months and summarised it here for you.

Who is Andy Street?

Andy Street was first elected as Mayor of the West Midlands in 2017. He was then re-elected in 2021 and will serve a further three years as Major. He represents almost 3 million people in Birmingham and the surrounding

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Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Hits New 1-Year Low at $78.09

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 28/07/2025

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ – Get Rating) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $78.09 and last traded at $78.49, with a volume of 54268 shares. The stock had previously closed at $79.35.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 2.4%

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $92.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $96.51.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Vectors Research Management LLC grew

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How Inflation is affecting Birmingham’s homegrown developers

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 25/07/2025

Inflation is impacting everyone in so many areas. Just take a trip to your local petrol station to see the immediate effect inflation is having. There’s no way of tip-toeing around it. Building costs are rising too. And it’s affecting Birmingham’s homegrown developers, including us.

As a Birmingham-based developer, we understand that these changes are affecting our local community and we want to understand more about why the costs are rising and what rising costs look like for our business and clients. We must do our best to adapt to the high cost of living and be prepared for change.

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5 Tips for Investing in a Property

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 17/06/2025

Investing in property can be a great way to build wealth over time. It gives you something real and lasting that can grow in value. Many people choose to invest in homes, apartments, or business spaces to earn money through rent or selling later at a higher price.

However, before jumping in, it is important to understand how to make smart choices. That’s why learning the basics and doing proper research is very important before you spend your money. The following tips will help guide you through the process and give you the confidence to start investing wisely.

Understand the

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