Real Estate
Photo: Shutterstock.com. : Property developers often believe their investment is the fastest and easiest way towards wealth and that, at worst, a ‘soft landing’ for the market would result. Banks traditionally financed property investments wanting to grow their balance sheet. Still, property development is increasingly being funded through the official debt market, where thousands of small, inexperienced investors often fail to understand risk pricing. Massive overvaluations of property are among the foremost harbingers of an asset bubble. So, is the property market, especially the commercial sector, facing the risk of a bubble burst?

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