Thailand’s Largest Mall Operator Plans $3.4 Billion Expansion
Central Pattana, Thailand’s largest mall developer, announced a plan to invest more than 110 billion baht (about $3.4 billion) over the next five years. The capital will fund new mixed‑use projects, retail plazas, offices and integrated developments, raising its portfolio to 33 sites by 2030, up from 27. The expansion targets major cities and tourist hotspots such as Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai, reflecting confidence in a tourism rebound despite geopolitical risks. The company posted a 13% rise in net income to 18.8 bn baht ($527 m) last year, and its shares have climbed roughly 15% this year.
Wells Fargo Raises $586.3 Million in Commercial Mortgage Conduit
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust raised $586.3 million through a conduit transaction (series 2026‑C66) backed by 29 fixed‑rate commercial mortgage loans on 75 properties. The deal issues seventeen certificate classes, with the top‑rated AAA tranches enjoying a 30% credit‑enhancement cushion. The...
'Wildly Unaffordable': The Harsh Reality of Shared Ownership
The National Audit Office report highlights that shared‑ownership homes in England, once marketed as affordable, are becoming financially unsustainable due to soaring service charges. Buyers like the Bertagna brothers and Jamie face monthly service‑charge bills that have risen from around...
How Automation Is Driving Demand for Industrial Real Estate in California
Automation is reshaping California's industrial real estate, turning warehouses and factories into high‑throughput, technology‑driven facilities. Tenants now prioritize power capacity, data connectivity, clear heights and flexible layouts over simple square‑footage metrics. This shift is driving stronger demand for sites in...
Reason for Optimism: Why One Agent Expects a ‘Healthy’ Spring Despite Market Volatility
Despite record‑high contract cancellations and a 630,000‑seller surplus, Coldwell Banker agent Maria Kourepenos remains optimistic, forecasting a steady, healthy spring season. She cites persistent buyer interest, though consumers are more deliberate amid rate volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. Limited inventory in...
Here's How Developers Are Trying To Reduce The Cost Of Conversions
Developers in Washington, D.C. are buying under‑priced office buildings and converting them into residential apartments to sidestep the scarcity of new multifamily projects. By reusing existing infrastructure such as underground parking and designing larger, fewer units, they trim capital expenditures...
Ares Buying 36 Industrial Properties From EQT For $650M
Ares Management is purchasing 36 industrial warehouses from EQT Real Estate for more than $650 million, marking its second major acquisition from the seller in four months. The transaction includes 7.3 million square feet of space, financed with a $500 million two‑year floating‑rate...
LondonMetric, Schroders REIT Consider All-Share Bid for Picton
LondonMetric Property and Schroders Real Estate Investment Trust are reportedly weighing an all‑share bid to acquire Picton Property Services. The proposal would involve exchanging shares rather than cash, preserving liquidity for Picton’s shareholders. Picton has not received a definitive offer...
Oklahoma Has Over 200,000 Vacant Homes. None Are Affordable to Low-Income Families.
Oklahoma’s Housing Finance Agency reports more than 220,000 vacant homes, with roughly 39,000 listed for rent. However, virtually none meet affordability criteria for low‑income families, leaving a gap of over 80,000 rental units for the poorest households. The shortage stems...
14% of Home-Sale Agreements Fell Through Last Month–A Record for February
Redfin’s February 2026 analysis shows 42,000 U.S. home‑sale contracts—13.7% of pending deals—fell through, the highest February share on record since 2017. Cancellations spiked in buyer‑friendly metros such as Tampa (18.1%) and San Antonio (17.9%), while seller‑tight markets like San Francisco...
U.S. Home Prices Barely Budged in February
U.S. home prices in February barely moved, rising just 0.1% month‑over‑month—the slowest pace in seven months—while year‑over‑year growth stood at 1.9%. The Redfin Home Price Index shows price gains in only a handful of metros, with 16 of the nation’s...
Low-Deposit Mortgage Deals Hit as Rates Continue to Soar
Mortgage rates in the UK are climbing sharply, with two‑year fixed mortgages now averaging 5.51% and five‑year fixes 5.52%, the highest levels since early 2023. Low‑deposit products favored by first‑time buyers have been rapidly withdrawn – more than 200 deals...
French Commercial Real Estate Posts 3.3% Total Return in 2025
French commercial real estate delivered a 3.3% total return in 2025, while investment volumes surged 27% year‑over‑year, according to MSCI data. The strong year‑end performance attracted both domestic and foreign capital, underscoring confidence in the market’s yield stability. This growth...
Raleigh Vs. DC: How High-End Living in the Research Triangle Compares to the Nation’s Capital
Washington, DC’s luxury market remains the nation’s most expensive, with the entry‑level threshold at $1.45 million and prices in the top 1% falling 18% year‑over‑year. Raleigh’s high‑end segment is cheaper at $1.05 million but is expanding rapidly, posting 6% annual growth for the...
Housing Sales to Remain Soft Unless Developers Shift Focus From Luxury to Mid-Income Segment: Nuvama
India's housing sales are projected to stay weak unless developers pivot from luxury projects to mid‑income and premium offerings, Nuvama reports. While sales value grew 18% YoY in February 2026, volume growth lagged at 11% and inventory stretched to 20...
Property Market ‘Considerably Less Rattled’ than Expected, Says LRG
LRG's Spring 2026 Sales Report finds 52% of active property buyers in England and Wales are purchasing with cash, indicating the market is less sensitive to mortgage‑rate fluctuations. The Bank of England kept its policy rate at 3.75% as Middle‑East tensions...
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Spends S$1.4 Billion to Rejuvenate Portfolio- #BeltAndRoad #Economy #Infrastructure
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT announced a S$1.4 billion (approximately US$1.1 billion) investment to acquire two Singapore properties and a hyperscale data‑centre in Japan. The deal brings the total outlay to S$1.41 billion, marking the REIT’s first direct entry into the Japanese market. The acquisitions...
Tokyo Used Condo Prices Drop for First Time in 37 Months
Used condominium prices in central Tokyo fell 0.2% in February, marking the first monthly decline in 37 months. The dip follows a similar slowdown in bay‑side neighborhoods, where average contract prices fell for the first time in five months. Analysts...
Avatar Lends on Vacant Industrial Campus in Hawthorne’s “Space Corridor”
Avatar Financial Group LLC has extended a $16.1 million bridge loan to acquire and revitalize The Yukon, a 52,074‑square‑foot industrial campus in Hawthorne’s “Space Corridor.” The two‑year loan, structured at a 62 % loan‑to‑value ratio, financed the sponsor’s bankruptcy‑sale purchase and funded...
Gowanus Refi Scores a First with Freddie Mac’s New Lease Up Program
JLL Capital Markets arranged a $136 million senior loan for 655 Union, a newly delivered 193‑unit trophy multifamily building in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. The financing, provided by Freddie Mac and CenterSquare Investment Management, refinances an existing construction loan and marks the first...
Simon Lines Up $465M Refi For Pentagon City Mall, Office And Hotel
Simon Property Group and Institutional Mall Investors are set to close a $465 million refinancing loan for the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, its adjacent Metro Tower office building, and the Ritz‑Carlton hotel. The five‑year, interest‑only loan, originated by Goldman Sachs,...
Tishman Speyer’s Jacx Loan Sent to Special Servicing
Tishman Speyer’s $425 million CMBS loan for The Jacx in Long Island City has been moved to special servicing as the September maturity looms. The loan, originated in 2021 to refinance the 1.2‑million‑square‑foot office‑retail complex, faces refinancing challenges due to high...
CrossCountry, UWM Vie for Two Harbors in Bidding War
Two Harbors said CrossCountry’s unsolicited $10.70‑per‑share cash offer is superior, but a higher $10.75 cash bid from an unnamed party is also on the table. The REIT would receive a $25.4 million fee if the pending $1.3 billion all‑stock merger with United...
New Luxury Store Openings Rise in Europe, Cushman Data Shows
Luxury brands opened more European stores last year, with a 13% rise on premier retail streets despite a broader sector slowdown. Cushman & Wakefield recorded 96 new outlets in 2025, down from 107 in 2023, and noted that LVMH was the...
Former Olympian Homes CEO Simpson Joins £500m Living Platform
Former Olympian Homes CEO Richard Simpson has been appointed managing director of investment for a new UK living platform founded by Student Roost creator Tim Butler. The platform, backed by Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper, has secured a £500 million (≈ $625 million)...
EJS’ 200 E 75th St Tops Manhattan’s Lux Market
Manhattan’s luxury condo market cooled after a year‑high, with 20 contracts signed for homes priced $4 million or more between March 16‑22. Ted Segal’s 200 East 75th Street led the week, logging the two most expensive deals: penthouse PH4 at $19.7 million and PH2 at $17.5 million....
Italy Access Advisory Launches to Guide International Investment in Italian Hospitality
Italy Access Advisory (IAA) was launched by Chris Henry of Majestic Hospitality and Christian Scali of LV Toscana to guide international investors into Italy’s hotel market, valued at €1.4 billion (≈$1.5 billion), the highest level in five years. IAA offers end‑to‑end advisory covering...
El Salvador Real Estate Takes Off
El Salvador’s real estate market is experiencing a rapid boom after President Nayib Bukele’s security crackdown and generous fiscal incentives. Official data show more than $5 billion invested in construction last year, fueling high‑rise towers and luxury beachfront projects. New tax‑free...
Comparing New and Resale Prices: 4Q25
In Q4 2025 the median price of a new single‑family home was $405,300, about $9,600 lower than the $414,900 median for existing homes. This marks the third straight quarter where existing‑home prices exceed new‑home prices, a reversal of a decade‑long premium....
San Diego School District Plans to Build 3,000 Homes for Employees
San Diego Unified School District announced a plan to construct nearly 3,000 workforce‑housing units for its employees. The initiative aims to provide homes for 10% of its 13,559 staff by 2030, exceeding the 1,350 units needed to meet that target....
Ramada Hotel in Jacksonville, FL, Sold for $13.5M
Kabani Hotel Group brokered the sale of the vacant Ramada by Wyndham Jacksonville I‑95 for $13.5 million to an undisclosed nonprofit buyer. The hotel was delivered empty, reflecting negative cash flow, and the buyer intends to convert the building into veteran...
Office Properties Drive Maturity Extension Wave
CRED iQ’s loan analytics platform has recorded 1,249 CMBS loans receiving maturity extensions, representing roughly $115 billion of outstanding principal. Extensions now dominate workout activity, especially in the office sector, which accounts for 64% of the identified extension balance. Forbearance agreements...
There Are 630,000 More Home Sellers Than Buyers—The Biggest Gap on Record
Redfin data show that in February 2026 U.S. sellers outnumbered buyers by 629,808, a 46.3% gap—the widest since records began in 2013. The imbalance marks a buyer’s market, defined as over 10% more sellers, and has persisted since May 2024....
February’s $30M+ Home Sales Cluster in Florida and NYC—Including Two in the Same Barrier Island Enclave
Florida and New York led February’s ultra‑luxury home market, with ten properties selling above $30 million. A never‑listed oceanfront estate in Manalapan, Florida fetched $68.3 million, the month’s highest price, while four Central Park‑adjacent condos in New York each exceeded $50 million. Only...
Record New York Apartment Rents? Blame Policymakers, Not Landlords.
New York City’s market‑rate rents hit historic highs in February, with Manhattan’s median reaching $5,000 and Brooklyn’s $4,300. Vacancy rates have slipped below 2%, intensifying competition for apartments. Economists and developers blame restrictive rent‑stabilization rules and the 2019 Housing Stability...
Check if Your Area Is Among the Most or Least Affordable for First-Time Buyers
Nationwide’s latest Affordability Report shows housing affordability improving across Great Britain, yet stark regional gaps persist. London’s Kensington & Chelsea remains the least affordable area with a first‑time‑buyer house‑price‑to‑earnings ratio (HPER) of 13.9, while Inverclyde in Scotland is the most...
Adelaide Suburbs Where Home Sales Are Speeding Up
Adelaide’s housing market is accelerating, with several northern suburbs posting dramatically shorter listing periods. PropTrack data shows Salisbury Heights now sells in just 19 days—a drop of 18 days year‑over‑year—while Golden Grove, Elizabeth Grove and others also saw double‑digit reductions....
Property Auction Market Hits ‘New Benchmarks’ as Supply and Sales Volumes Surge
UK property auction market set new benchmarks in Q4 2025, with supply and sales volumes surging across regions. Overall lots offered increased 14.2% to 3,948 in December and 10.4% year‑to‑date, while lots sold rose 15.1% to 2,771, pushing total proceeds...
An Exclusive Interview with Themistoklis Bakas, Founder and President of E-Real Estates, Greek Real Estate Market Analyst
Greek real estate is stabilizing after a decade‑long crisis, with a clear recovery since 2018 driven by domestic demand and foreign capital. The Bank of Greece reports €1.46 billion of foreign direct investment in property during the first nine months of...
This Miami Metro Is One of the Most Competitive Seller’s Markets in Florida—Here’s Why
Coral Springs, a Miami‑metro suburb, now has the lowest inventory in Broward County, with active listings down 37% year‑over‑year and a two‑month supply of single‑family homes. The median listing price sits at $395,000, roughly 36% cheaper than Miami’s $619,500 median....
With Rates And Costs High, LA Multifamily Investors Shift From Ground‑Up To Preservation Plays
With interest rates climbing since 2022, Los Angeles multifamily investors are shifting from new construction to preserving existing affordable assets. Companies like Impact Housing and Turner Impact Capital are pivoting toward naturally occurring affordable housing and stabilized properties to mitigate financing...
South Florida Million-Dollar Home Sales Surge to an All-Time High, and This Celeb-Studded County Leads the Way
South Florida’s luxury market is booming, with 2,040 million‑dollar home sales YTD—a record high not seen since 2008. February saw an 18.8% overall rise, driven by 17.8% growth in single‑family homes and 21.6% in condos and townhomes. Palm Beach County...
Most Hospitality and Lodging S-Reits Post Higher H2 Revenue, Payouts
Singapore hospitality and lodging S‑Reits delivered solid H2 performance, with four of the five trusts reporting higher revenue and stable or increased distributions. CapitaLand Ascott Trust saw a 4% revenue rise to S$439.1 million and a modest DPS uplift, while Far...
Dubai Property Sector Shows Early Signs of Weakness
Dubai’s property market is showing early signs of weakness as the US‑Israeli war on Iran dampens demand. Transaction volumes fell 37% year‑on‑year and 49% month‑on‑month in the first 12 days of March, according to Goldman Sachs. High‑end listings are being...
What’s the Deal With Rent-to-Buy Home Contracts?
A lease‑to‑own (rent‑to‑buy) arrangement lets a tenant pay rent plus an option fee while reserving the right to purchase the property later. The model is marketed as a shortcut for buyers lacking immediate down‑payment funds, but legal experts warn it...
Connect Industrial Midwest 2026 Recap (VIDEO)
At the Connect Industrial Midwest 2026 conference, commercial real‑estate leaders highlighted steady fundamentals, rising leasing activity and renewed capital flows in the Midwest industrial sector. Speakers noted that limited new supply kept the market disciplined, positioning Chicago as slightly undersupplied...
How Denver Is Offering a New Path to Homeownership
Nearly one‑third of Colorado households are severely cost‑burdened as Denver’s median single‑family home price hit $699,750 in February 2026, a 2.9% rise since the pandemic. Prices per square foot jumped 25.2% over the same period, squeezing first‑time buyers. Realtor.com analyst...
Morningstar DBRS Confirms Credit Ratings on Five Classes of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27
Morningstar DBRS confirmed credit ratings on five classes of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015‑C27, assigning B (sf) to Class C and C (sf) to Classes D, E, F and X‑B. The agency discontinued the rating on senior Class PEX after its repayment. Since...
Why This Corner of the Muni Market Shouldn't Be Overlooked, According to Nuveen
Nuveen highlights housing municipal bonds as an overlooked segment delivering attractive yields amid rising affordable‑housing demand. Issuance of housing munis has tripled since 2016, now representing about 7% of the $4.4 trillion municipal market, and 10‑year bonds yield roughly 60 basis...
Borrower Hesitation in High-Cost Regions
Borrower hesitation in high‑cost metros is increasingly driven by soaring insurance premiums, rising property‑tax and HOA costs, and the complexity of covering high‑value personal assets. Lenders report longer decision cycles, higher pre‑qualification fallout, and more renegotiations as total cost‑of‑ownership calculations...