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278 articles
Osaka’s Third Metro Referendum Could Split Its Property Market
After Japan’s Diet passed a vice-capital law and Yoshimura won re-election, Osaka is preparing another vote to replace t...
EBRD Gives €250m Green Loan to Owner of Sofia's Paradise and Serdika Malls
The eight-year facility will fund energy-efficient retail projects across Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary, with So...
Wyndham Launches First Brazil Branded Residences in Maragogi With R$80 Million Resort
The 309-unit Wyndham Residences Maragogi Quinta das Mangueiras Resort is set for December 2029 completion, betting on th...
Peru Has No Law for Collapsed Buildings — But Owners May Still Recover Land
Peru has no specific regulation for residential building collapses, so owners would retain a land share. Selling, rentin...
Ras Al Khaimah Property Transactions Hit AED2.89bn in First Half of 2026
Sales, mortgages and waivers lifted RAK's H1 property activity to AED2.89bn, with mortgage volumes peaking at AED418m in...
Heatwaves Turn Top-Floor Paris Flats Into 'Ovens' and Reshape Home Searches
Estate agents say shutters, air conditioning and sun-protected layouts are now top search criteria as France faces its f...
La Défense Still Chasing Its Original Promise of a Lived-In District
Europe’s largest business hub has 50,000 residents, but planners’ original goal of a balanced neighbourhood remains only...
Russia’s New-Build Prices Trail Inflation as Mass Discounts Stay Off the Table
Primary-market prices rose 3.6% in H1 2026, below 4.2% inflation. Analysts see no mass discounts, but demand is shifting...
Title Tech's 'Any Gap' Pitch Demands Sharper Vetting From Agency Buyers
Workflow-gap claims from title technology vendors are expanding, but customization, integration and open APIs carry very...
Texas HOA Boards Face New Compliance Duties Under SB 1588 and HB 614
Texas HOA boards now face formal notice, open-meeting, fine and architectural-review duties under SB 1588 and HB 614. He...
Cotality: Wildfire Risk Threatens $1.4 Trillion in Western Property Value
Cotality’s 2026 Wildfire Risk Report finds 2.5 million western homes face moderate or higher hazard, with $1.4 trillion ...
China Resources' New Kowloon Launch Prices Flats 27–33% Below 2021 Area Projects
The first 102 flats in the large West Kowloon project start at HK$5.298 million after discount, averaging HK$17,880 per ...
Egypt Rail Investment Arm MOT to Offer 6,000 Sqm of Land to Private Developers
MOT, the Egyptian National Railways investment arm, will offer two land plots totalling 6,000 sqm in Qena and Gharbia in...
Spanish Rents Top €1,100 for 80 m² as Regional Gap Widens
Fotocasa's July index shows San Sebastián at €1,610 and Jaén at €600 for an 80 m² flat, with Madrid and the Balearics fa...
USG to Unveil Solution Targeting Data Centre Rework at DICE South
Building materials specialist USG will debut a new product designed to cut repair and rework time in data halls during t...
Extreme Weather Drives 4x Surge in NYC Eviction Suspensions This Year
New York City suspended evictions on 22 days so far in 2026—quadruple all of last year—as heat waves, blizzards, and wil...
Bill Ackman's $258M Upper West Side Brain Center: A Real Estate Play, a Personal Mission, and a New Research Model
The billionaire investor and his wife are buying up former TV studios to build a neurosciences institute—a project born ...
Stockbridge Bets $132M on Potrero Hill Apartments in San Francisco’s Priciest Multifamily Buy Since 2022
The $767k-per-unit Alta Potrero acquisition underscores institutional confidence in AI-fueled rental demand, even as sky...
Palm Beach Luxury Contracts Hit $245M in One Week, Led by $76M Oceanfront Estate
Sixteen contracts signed for $3M-plus properties in Palm Beach County, nearly doubling the previous week's volume. Ocean...
GO Residential Becomes Canada’s Second-Largest REIT With $2.8B H&R Acquisition
GO Residential is set to acquire H&R REIT’s portfolio in a cash-and-units deal that vaults it into the No. 2 spot among ...
Hong Kong Commercial Property Sees Surge in Deals as Chinese, Foreign Capital Chase Bargains
Investment volumes in Hong Kong's offices, hotels and whole buildings are climbing sharply, driven by low valuations, a ...
Two-Bedroom Compact Units Now Over Half of São Paulo Launches as Middle Class Downsizes
With 54% of new units in São Paulo being compact two-bedroom apartments, the expansion of Minha Casa, Minha Vida and hig...
Simon Property Group Doubles Rent After Saks Off 5th Closures
The mall REIT turned a $18 million annual rent void into a projected $44 million windfall as new tenants lease vacated s...
Ex-Bosnia Captain Spahić's Garden SUN Project Adds 356 Apartments to Mostar
The 20,000-square-metre development on a former tobacco factory site is the latest venture in a growing business portfol...
Lisbon Holds Nearly Half of Portugal’s Ultra-Luxury Home Listings as Market Tops 3,200 Properties
New data from Idealista shows 3,267 Portuguese homes priced above €3 million, with 47% in Lisbon and over 80% in Lisbon ...
BNP Paribas’ 19th-Century Birthplace at 14 Rue Bergère to House Accenture After €100M Revamp
The historic headquarters of Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, a forerunner of BNP Paribas, is being transformed in...
Egypt Eyes US Investment in New Cities and Water Desalination Projects
Housing minister Randa Al-Minshawi and the US chargé d'affaires discussed opportunities for US companies in Egypt’s urba...
Wheelock's PALO SPRINGS Debuts in Kwu Tong North at 26% Premium Over Cloudy, Betting on Rail
Phase 2 of PARK SILICON launches 65 units averaging HK$17,671/sq ft after discount. The price is sharply higher than the...
Egypt’s New Real Estate Brokerage Rules Take Effect: Jail and Fines for Unlicensed Agents
New rules imposing jail terms and fines of up to EGP1 million on unlicensed real estate brokers are now being enforced, ...
Cedarwood Companies Unveils 272-Unit Luxury Apartment Project in Celina, Texas
Topaz at Light Farms Way will offer studio to two-bedroom units with resort-style amenities near Dallas-Fort Worth; firs...