Real Estate
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Jeddah Tower Reaches 430 Metres, Closing In on World’s Tallest Building Title
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has hit a 430 m construction milestone, taking it closer to a planned height of over 1,000 m...
Japan's Aging Tower Mansions Face a Repair Funding Reckoning
With one in three tower condos already over 20 years old, Japan faces a wave of costly repairs and reconstruction votes ...
Hotel Prices Slide 9.3% as CRE Sectors Diverge, MSCI Warns of 'Weaker Trend'
Hotel values fell sharply in June, apartment and industrial prices edged down, while suburban offices rose 3%. MSCI's ch...
Poly Developments Bets Big: Can RMB33.3bn Land Spree Reclaim Shanghai’s Sales Crown?
Poly Developments poured over RMB33.3 billion into Shanghai land bids in H1 2026, racing to shorten project cycles, but ...
India's Top 7 Cities Face Mall Space Shortage as New Supply Halves in H1 2026: Anarock
Fresh Grade A mall completions in seven major Indian cities slumped 57% to 0.9 million sq ft in January-June 2026, deepe...
Riyadh Royal Commission Unveils Master Plan for 456 sq km Northeast Expansion Zone
The plan covers a vast area linking King Khalid International Airport and key highways, setting a long-term vision for i...
Tan Boon Liat’s $950M Deal Lifts En Bloc Market, But Success Demands Realistic Pricing
A $950 million freehold deal and two other big-ticket sales signal a selective collective-sale revival in Singapore, yet...
Spain’s Northern Coast Emerges as New Hotspot for Foreign Property Buyers as Mediterranean Provinces Mature
Foreign homebuyers are increasingly looking beyond Alicante and Málaga to provinces like Pontevedra and Asturias, which ...
India’s Tiles Industry Defies Supply Chain Disruptions on Housing Boom Strength
Strong residential demand and premium-housing appetite are insulating India’s tiles and marble sector from freight rate ...
Inside Amancio Ortega’s $11bn Real Estate Empire: From Amazon’s Landlord to a Global Logistics Bet
Pontegadea, the investment vehicle of Inditex’s founder, now owns over 132 properties across 13 countries after closing ...
Egypt Names Winning Developers for 'Housing for All' Land Plots Across New Cities
The Ministry of Housing reveals the private developers selected to build subsidised housing under the public-private par...
BioMed Realty Hands Back Boston Office-Lab Complex to Lender After Conversion Plans Stall
The Blackstone-owned life sciences giant has transferred ownership of a South End property to its lender, reflecting the...
Moscow Round Table Focuses on Apartment Building Entrance Safety
Industry experts and officials at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry discuss the 'Safe Entrance' project, lever...
German Construction Orders Rise 3.3% in May, but Building and Civil Engineering Diverge
A sharp 8.7% jump in civil engineering orders lifted overall German construction intake in May, even as building constru...
US New Home Sales Rise in June but Mortgage Rate Surge Caps Recovery
Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.6% to an annual rate of 628,000 in June, beating forecasts, but the jump in mort...
Where to Buy a Home in France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’ – and What It Costs
The Plus Beaux Villages de France label guarantees a protected heritage setting, but property prices swing wildly by reg...
‘Check Your Mailbox’: NYC Begins Notifying Owners of Pied-à-Terre Tax on $5M+ Homes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says notification letters are on their way for non-primary residences worth $5 million or more, wit...
NYC Investment Sales Surge 60% as Manhattan Offices Lead Rebound
Transaction volume jumped across New York City in the first half of 2026, driven by a doubling of office deals in Manhat...
New York’s Data Center Moratorium Risks Sending $600B Hyperscaler Boom Elsewhere
A one-year freeze on large-scale data centers could drive billions in investment to Texas and Virginia while New York cr...
Midtown Safety Scare Stokes Clash Over Office-to-Home Conversion Rules
After columns buckled at the former Pfizer building, unions argue nonunion work is unsafe while developer groups warn th...
Land Leasing Drives Gurugram Logistics Expansion as Stock Eyes 55 msf by 2030
A CBRE report shows developers are opting for long-term leases instead of buying large parcels, while new corridors like...
LA County Clears Major Mixed-Use Campus for Charles R. Drew University
County supervisors approve ground lease for a wellness campus with 500 affordable and workforce housing units, life scie...
Japan's Data Center Boom Sparks NIMBY Backlash as Lawsuits Target Zoning Gray Zone
Local communities are pushing back against the rapid spread of AI data centers in Japan, with lawsuits in Chiba prefectu...
CMHC Predicts Weak Canadian Housing Activity Through 2026 in Updated Outlook
Canada’s housing market faces declining prices, lower starts and soft demand for the rest of the year, the national hous...
NYC Landlords Sue Rent Guidelines Board Over Rent Freeze Vote
A landlord group has filed the first lawsuit challenging the Rent Guidelines Board’s June rent freeze, accusing Mayor Zo...
How AI’s Black-Box Decisions Threaten the Mortgage Repurchase Framework
Non-deterministic AI outputs break mortgage audit trails, leaving lenders exposed to repurchase demands. Marvin Chang ou...
KOLDI to Wire EV Charging Into All New Moscow Residential Projects
The developer is building charging infrastructure into every new project — from a handful of spots in boutique blocks to...
From Strip Clubs to Data Centers: Developer’s $10B Imperial Valley Plan Hits Legal and Water Roadblocks
Sebastian Rucci’s push to build a 950,000-square-foot data center in California’s Imperial Valley has triggered lawsuits...
Hancock Park Mansion Sold in Under a Month, Topping LA Luxury Contracts
A 1926 estate at 344 South Hudson Avenue, priced at $16.5 million, led a week of $150 million in signed luxury deals, re...
SF's Housing Crunch Pushes Buyers to Marin County as Downtown Deals Mount
Frustrated San Francisco house-hunters are driving a double-digit price surge in Marin County, while investor Ian Jacobs...