Activity in Finnish market for single-family homes is unhealthy, realtor tells HS - Helsinki Times
Activity in Finnish market for single-family homes is unhealthy, realtor tells HS - Helsinki Times |
- Activity in Finnish market for single-family homes is unhealthy, realtor tells HS - Helsinki Times
- 76ers vs. Wizards: Joel Embiid's unstoppable assault against single coverage sends warning to future opponents - CBS Sports
- BTS’s New Single Broke The First-Week Streaming Record In Japan...In Just Three Days - Forbes
| Activity in Finnish market for single-family homes is unhealthy, realtor tells HS - Helsinki Times Posted: 30 May 2021 11:18 PM PDT  "People have saved up five to six billion euros from travel in the past year. It's clear that some of this money is being directed at improving the quality of housing. Some is being dispensed to improve everyday living, specifically your own home, and some through second homes and free-time homes," he commented. According to statistics from MML, the number of cottages that changed hands in the first four months of this year was 47 per cent higher and the average price of cottages 21 per cent higher than in 2020. The market for single-family houses has similarly become a seller's market. Houses in the capital region, for example, are presently sold in less than 40 days, according to transaction data from Kiinteistömaailma. "What is showing is that the bidding system, meaning our auctioning system, has come and increased its popularity. The average time to sell a single-family house in the whole country, which used to be about 120 days, came down to about 100 days a year or two ago. We're now talking about roughly 80 days," said Kyhälä. The epidemic has also kindled an urge in people to experience nature, judging by buyers' growing interest in properties with an own yard and readiness to relocate further away from city centres. "The importance of yards has risen significantly in surveys," he said. "Families with children especially are looking to foster a connection to nature through a yard or affordable free-time house. Maybe this is a phenomenon unique to the coronavirus era." Families with children have also recognised the floor-space requirements stemming from the transition to remote work and study. Marina Salenius of Huoneistokeskus said to Helsingin Sanomat that people no longer being bound to a particular locality has made many more willing to consider moving localities. "If you think you'll have the opportunity to work remotely also in the future, you may be ready to move a bit further away from the capital region, for example. But still in a way that services and schools remain relatively close," she said. The most popular houses, she revealed, are ones built in the 2000s with 120–150 square metres of floor space, as buyers are mostly looking for ready-to-move houses that require minor surface renovations at most. Kyhälä viewed that new residential construction will be key for the single-family house market. "This is a bit of an unhealthy situation in that people are making quick decisions and snapping up anything that becomes available. You'd hope that the situation normalises a bit," he commented. Although the prices of single-family houses have certainly not declined in recent times, monitoring them can be complicated due to the variety of factors affecting them, reminded Salenius. "People's awareness of energy efficiency and eco-friendliness is clearly showing. Heating method has emerged as one element on the barometer that people are obviously looking at, so also it has an impact on house prices." The surge in the prices of single-family homes has also been registered at OP Koti. CEO Lasse Palovaara said to Helsingin Sanomat that the average price has risen from roughly 220,000 to 250,000 euros, in part due to the demand shifting toward more valuable houses. "It's a massive change, but the prices of single-family houses were treading water for a long time. The prices have thus caught up the deficit in price hikes from recent years in one fell swoop." "At one point, the group of buyers for more valuable houses shrunk slightly, but now the rise in demand has spread also to the upper end of the scale. When a single-family house that's regarded as good comes up for sale at a high price, it may very well be sold in the current market situation," he said. Aleksi Teivainen – HT |
| Posted: 30 May 2021 10:17 AM PDT   Joel Embiid might not win MVP this season, but he just proved why he could be the most important player in the postseason. The Philadelphia 76ers big man put on an absolute clinic in a 132-103 Game 3 throttling of the Washington Wizards on Saturday, scoring a playoff career-high 36 points on blistering 14-for-18 shooting (3-of-4 from 3-point range) in just 28 minutes. At times, Embiid looked like an 11th grader playing against the 7th grade B team, destroying Wizards defenders in every possible manner. Scott Brooks made the ESPN commentator Vince Carter made a great point after Embiid torched Len in single-coverage for his first basket of the game. Even if you want to mix in some single-coverage against Embiid, Carter postulated, you shouldn't do it right from the opening tip. Embiid clearly got in a rhythm early, and there was no looking back. Getting easy buckets and free throw attempts allowed Embiid to find a groove with his jump shot, at which point he simply becomes unguardable. Watch here as he toys with the smaller Hachimura, facing absolutely no resistance. So, if Len is too slow and Hachimura is too small, how about Gafford? He's tall, quick and athletic! Surely that will work! Nope. And when the Wizards did finally send a second man to Embiid, it was far too late and far too slow. As crazy as it seems to show Embiid single coverage pretty much all game, you can understand where Brooks was coming from. His team had consistently double-teamed Embiid in the first two games of the series, and the results weren't pretty. The Wizards were coming off a 25-point loss with that strategy, it's not like they were limiting Embiid's scoring in the process (pun intended) -- he averaged 26 points in 28 minutes in Games 1 and 2. The 76ers came into Game 3 averaging 1.3 points per possession in the first-round series when Embiid faced a hard double-team, according to Synergy Sports Technology. Just two years ago during the 2018-19 playoffs, Philadelphia averaged 0.824 points per possession in the same situations. The numbers help illustrate Embiid's evolution with his patience and passing when a second man blitzes him. Assuming the Sixers put away the Wizards in a relatively quick fashion, their subsequent opponents on the path to the NBA Finals will probably be much better defensively. But whether it's the Knicks or Hawks, then later the Bucks, Nets or Celtics, each team will face a similar conundrum of how, and when, to double-team Embiid. He certainly proved with Saturday's masterpiece that consistent single-coverage is simply not an option. |
| BTS’s New Single Broke The First-Week Streaming Record In Japan...In Just Three Days - Forbes Posted: 30 May 2021 04:10 PM PDT  SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 05: BTS arrives at the photo call for the 34th Golden Disc Awards on ... [+] ImaZins via Getty ImagesWhen BTS releases a new single and promotes it heavily, there's no chance it's not going to perform well all around the world, no matter what language it's performed in. Their latest launch has become another No. 1 in Japan after just a few days of activity, and it managed to set a very special record in the nation, despite a serious handicap based on when it was released. "Butter" opened at No. 1 on the latest Oricon charts, Japan's weekly rankings of the most successful songs in the country. The track was a bestseller, but perhaps more importantly, it was also the most-streamed tune in the Asian territory. In fact, so many die-hard BTS fans rushed to streaming platforms to listen to the latest cut from the septet, they streamed it right into the history books. BTS's new smash racked up an incredible 16,607,136 streams in Japan alone in its first tracking frame. According to Oricon itself, that's a massive enough figure to secure the band the record for the greatest number of plays for a song in its first week. That's certainly a reason to celebrate, but it only tells part of the story when looking at just how popular "Butter" already is. "Butter" was released mid-week (according to Oricon's tracking period), so it only had three days in which to rack up plays on streaming platforms in Japan. Amazingly, BTS have broken the all-time single-week streaming record in just three days. If the band had adhered to that country's typical tracking frame, their performance would have ended up being even more impressive, perhaps twice as large. MORE FOR YOU Unsurprisingly, "Butter" also kicked off its time on the Oricon charts as the No. 1 most-downloaded track and the most-listened-to title, looking at all forms of consumption. "Butter" has just started appearing on charts all around the world, and it's quickly entering races everywhere inside the top 10. In a number of Asian countries, it's already a big win, and when rankings refresh again, it will likely bolt right to No. 1 on lists it hasn't yet topped, as some of them operate on Japan's same tracking period. The tune arrived at No. 3 in the U.K., which remains BTS's highest peak yet. In just a short while, the cut may very well launch at No. 1 on the Hot 100, earning the septet their fourth leader in the largest music market on the planet. |
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