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Updated 25m agoWhat's happening: OUE REIT Mulls S$2.3‑2.4B Sale of One Raffles Place to Unlock Value
OUE Real Estate Investment Trust is weighing a sale of its 68% stake in flagship One Raffles Place for between S$2.3 billion and S$2.4 billion. The asset generates roughly 25% of the trust’s revenue, yet the REIT trades S$0.56 below net asset value per unit, sparking talks of privatization or liquidation.
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Blog•Feb 11, 2026
More Canes Than Cribs: Toronto Population Falls, More Seniors Than Kids
Statistics Canada reports that the Toronto CMA’s population slipped to 7.11 million in 2025, marking the region’s first post‑pandemic decline. The working‑age cohort (15‑64) contracted by 0.85%, shedding 42.5 k workers, while the senior segment (65+) rose to 1.18 million, now outnumbering children....
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Capital Shift: Office-To-Residential Conversions Accelerate In The DMV
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Fourth Quarter 2025 Las Vegas Industrial Market Report
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Podcast•Feb 11, 2026•26 min
Surviving the Refinance Wall: Lessons From an $8B Portfolio with Sarah Esler, Managing Director of Mortgage Investments at AIMCo
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Podcast•Feb 11, 2026•0 min
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Blog•Feb 11, 2026
The Condo Crisis
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By Home Economics
Blog•Feb 11, 2026
Federal YIMBYs?
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News•Feb 11, 2026
U.S. Home Foreclosures Climb for Eleventh Straight Month in January
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Podcast•Feb 11, 2026•1h 2m
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Social•Feb 10, 2026
2026: The Pivotal Year for Short‑Term Rentals
Comment “POD” to watch the full episode where me and @boostlyuk talk about why 2026 will be the most important year in short-term rental history.
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News•Feb 10, 2026
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Blog•Feb 10, 2026
The Cost of Fragmentation: A Comparison of State Affordable Housing Finance Governance Systems
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Blog•Feb 10, 2026
The ASC Sale-Leaseback Opportunity
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Blog•Feb 10, 2026
$235M Sale Of Jameson's Broadway Tower Under Creditor Protection Cancelled
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Average Homeowner Tenure Rises To 8.6 Years (Americans Aren’t Moving Much)
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News•Feb 9, 2026
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