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New Owners Propose $1.5B Revitalization of Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza
The Country Club Plaza, the nation’s first outdoor shopping center, faces high vacancy and aging infrastructure. A new ownership group unveiled a $1.5 billion redevelopment plan that would add 750 apartments, about 645,000 sq ft of office space, 278 hotel rooms, a park and expanded walkways. If executed, the mixed‑use project aims to rejuvenate the iconic site.
Skipping a real‑estate agent may seem like a cost‑saving shortcut, but it often leads to far larger losses. The median home sold for $435,000 last year, while for‑sale‑by‑owner (FSBO) properties averaged $380,000—a $55,000 gap. Even after accounting for typical agent commissions of $13,000‑$26,000, sellers still net roughly $29,000 more by using an agent. Nationwide, 88% of buyers relied on agents, underscoring the profession’s value in protecting financial outcomes.
U.S. Bank announced it will extend its home‑improvement loan terms from five years to six or seven years, targeting larger renovation projects. The move is designed to address growing affordability concerns among American households as home‑improvement spending stays above $600 billion...
Realtor.com has launched a ChatGPT‑based home‑search app that lets users ask budgeting and location questions inside the AI chat and then routes them back to Realtor.com for full listings. The move positions the portal against Zillow and Redfin while pledging...
The article argues that commercial‑real‑estate owners typically control the deed, leases and operations but often do not own the building’s digital network, which acts as the control layer for all data‑driven systems. When third‑party vendors manage the network, owners face...
Redfin data shows 52.2% of February home listings remained on the market for 60 days or more, the highest share for the month since 2019. Weak buyer demand and persistent price growth are prompting sellers to list above market levels,...
Tishman Speyer has completed an off‑market purchase of a prime office building in central London, underscoring the firm’s aggressive push into Europe’s most resilient commercial market. The transaction, though undisclosed in price, reflects the growing appetite for core assets that...
Jeffrey Gural’s GFP Real Estate is in advanced talks to acquire the Chrysler Building’s ground lease, opening the door to a potential residential conversion of the iconic Art Deco skyscraper. The current lease costs about $32.5 million annually and is projected...
LoanDepot has launched Olive Branch Home Loans, a mortgage affiliate for West Texas builder Betenbough Cos., which sells over 2,000 homes annually across eight sales centers. The partnership gives Betenbough access to LoanDepot’s wholesale infrastructure, technology and customer‑service expertise while...
Ginnie Mae announced immediate relief for issuers filing annual audited financial statements by eliminating the 15‑day advance notice for extension requests, allowing submissions through Ginnie Mae Central on the due date. The change comes as issuers manage a new audit...
Long Branch is emerging as a premier luxury enclave on the Jersey Shore, with median home prices climbing to about $1.5 million, a 15% year‑over‑year rise. The Inkwell Lofts, a boutique condominium project of 22 units, launched its model home, showcasing...
Manulife US REIT is selling the 35‑story TCW Tower in downtown Los Angeles to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for $92.5 million, roughly $129 per square foot. The 719,000‑sq‑ft office building was only 46% occupied at the end of 2025,...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Flagstar Bank’s request for a full‑panel rehearing, leaving in place its earlier ruling that upheld California’s interest‑on‑escrow law. The decision was celebrated by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), which used the...
North Los Angeles County Regional Center (NLACRC) signed a lease for about 167,000 square feet of headquarters space in Chatsworth, the largest office lease by square footage in Los Angeles County this year. The expansion adds roughly 55,000 square feet...
Acuitus raised £18.79 million (≈ $23.9 million) at its 30 March auction, selling several retail assets including the Bedford Arcade for £2.605 million (≈ $3.31 million) and a Leicester bank branch for £2.36 million (≈ $2.99 million). The auction featured high‑occupancy centres, a leasehold trade counter with a 7.73% yield,...
Isabelle and Tim Weston have put their newly renovated six‑bedroom, four‑bathroom home at 93 Carlton Mill Road on the market, with agents suggesting it could fetch a price that sets a new benchmark for New Zealand residential sales. The couple, who...
Canary Wharf Group has secured planning consent to refurbish the former 33 Canada Square, rebranding it as One Eden. The 545,000‑square‑foot office tower will be transformed into an all‑electric, mixed‑use building with retail, a possible rooftop restaurant, and extensive green...
Geopolitical turmoil has driven oil prices higher, lifting Treasury yields and pushing 30‑year mortgage rates from the high‑5% range into the mid‑6% bracket. Freddie Mac reports the current rate at 6.38%, down slightly from 6.65% a year ago. The Mortgage...
World Property Markets, a Miami‑based proptech firm, is building a dual AI‑driven platform that links global buyer demand with a borderless supply of real‑estate listings. The World Property Search engine will capture high‑intent buyer signals, while the upgraded Global Listings...
The historic two‑bedroom penthouse at New York’s Carlyle hotel, once dubbed the “New York White House” for President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, has been sold to an entity linked to billionaire media mogul Barry Diller for $11 million. The price represents a roughly 15 percent...
Rental market deflation is spreading across Florida. In a metro like Cape Coral, apartment rents have been cut 25%. From a high of $1,695/month in 2022 peak down to $1,272/month. That's almost back to pre-pandemic norms (within 12%), and a signal that renters...
Boston’s commercial‑real‑estate market is stalling as developers grapple with a maze of regulations, soaring construction costs, and looming rent‑control measures. Projects like the 161‑acre Suffolk Downs redevelopment and the $5 billion Dorchester Bay City megaproject have faced prolonged approvals, tax‑break negotiations,...
Allsop reported raising over £105 million (approximately $133 million) in two days of March auctions, splitting £60 million ($76 million) from a commercial sale of 70 lots and £45 million ($57 million) from a residential sale of 208 lots. The commercial auction posted an 88% success...
New NBER research finds that states enacting total abortion bans after the June 2022 Dobbs decision experienced a measurable slowdown in rental price growth and a rise in vacancy rates compared with states protecting abortion access. Using Zillow rental indices...
Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group have secured planning consent for Alpha House, a 125‑unit affordable‑rent development in Greater Manchester. The project forms part of a £500 m (≈$635 m) town‑centre regeneration masterplan that aims to deliver up to 2,000 homes over...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported that single‑family serious delinquency rates ticked higher in February, with Freddie Mac at 0.61% and Fannie Mae at 0.60%, each up 0.01 percentage point from January. Both metrics are essentially flat year‑over‑year and sit close to pre‑pandemic...
The NAHB Home Building Geography Index shows single‑family construction fell in every market except sparsely populated micro counties, which posted a 1.6% year‑over‑year gain in Q4 2025. Large metro core counties experienced the steepest decline at 12.8%. In contrast, multifamily permits...
It's looking like a good day for mortgage rates. But for them to have a winning week, we need easing tensions in the Middle East. And weak economic data, including job openings, retail sales, ADP jobs, and BLS on Friday.
Groma, Birch Hill Holdings and Yearn are launching a GromaCoin lending vault that lets investors deposit GromaCoin and borrow USDC. The vault combines a compliance layer with permissionless protocols like Morpho and Yearn to create tailored yield products, scalable rent‑vesting...
A 400‑year‑old Roman palazzo that once housed future Pope John Paul II has been listed for €30 million, roughly $33 million. The six‑floor, 3,535 sqm property includes a deconsecrated 1611 church, 40 bedrooms, and a 614 sqm private garden. Historically a convent built by the...
Today We Will Have The Announcement Of The Provincial & Federal Governments Supporting The Reduction Of Municipal Development Fees Let's endorse this Everything that reduces Taxes is an unqualified GOOD THING Because Canadians are over taxed And Development Fees went NUTS
How “The Game” works in Institutional Real Estate Private Equity A lot of people know that when cap rates go down RE investors make a lot of money. Most investors rely on a lucky market to do it But what if you...
A single mother in Port Macquarie faces $800‑a‑week rent pressures that could force her and her 16‑year‑old son into a car, underscoring a hidden housing crisis for single‑parent households across Australia. The story highlights bias in rental markets and the...
Just because a state doesn't have income taxes doesn't necessarily mean it's an affordable place to live. https://t.co/oPBtFcQdtW
More competitive at the bottom. Not a shocker. But expect zero offers if overpriced. Here are the number of offers in pending contracts over the past two weeks. Let’s keep watching demand closely since mortgage rates have spiked lately. https://t.co/nP090hRRtA
NTT Data CEO Abhijit Dubey said the firm will inject additional global data‑centre assets into its Singapore‑listed NTT DC REIT, using roughly $3.5 bn of capital to accelerate AI‑enabled real‑estate services across Asia. The move aims to recycle stable assets and...
"A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis" 😮 https://t.co/atUt3wR6gr "The waiver process has caused construction delays and hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs as the country faces an affordable housing...
Re-upping a thread that explains WHY we are building Rowhomes: Family Size, starter homes, in Cities where young people already live ... and an *American* typology that exists in every geography https://t.co/avGI3eoAO1
Marlon Blackwell Architects crafted a striking modern residence for Rod and Stacy Bigelow in a Bentonville‑adjacent community after the couple purchased a one‑third‑acre lot for $165,000 in 2014. The home features an angular front porch, a cantilevered rear that shelters...
This is so terribly misleading. 1) This is ALL housing, not just rentals. 2) Even so, London rental supply DID fall last year largely due to the "Renters Rights Act," which swings pendulum so far that it's disincentivizing rental supply.
Retail properties dominated Scottish commercial real‑estate investment in Q1 2026, representing over half of all spending. Investors placed roughly £216 million (about $274 million) into retail deals out of a total £387 million ($492 million) market. The average transaction size rose to £16 million ($20 million),...
We bought a 6% Cap building for $1.95M and sold it for $5.5M. Lesson: Buy based on price per foot, sell based on income. https://t.co/cMiaf6dKzV
This piece from @mattyglesias makes me wonder if there’s a difference in perspective between an Alpharetta and a DC townhouse buyer, just less familiarity with multi-generational housing cycles of aging and renewal and more focus on the now: https://t.co/yWIIKEvGiH
Private construction investment in Mexico has slumped under the Morena administration since 2018, as developers cite policy uncertainty and reduced credit access. A sharp, election‑driven surge of public spending in 2024 temporarily lifted activity, but the withdrawal of those funds...
Florida enacted HB 399, a sweeping state law that limits local zoning authority to accelerate housing production. The measure forces municipalities to tie development fees directly to the cost of project review, adopt objective standards, and prioritize conflict resolution over...
Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate in the US… 1970s: 8.9% 1980s: 12.7% 1990s: 8.1% 2000s: 6.3% 2010s: 4.1% 2020s: 5.3% --- All-Time Low (Jan 2021): 2.65% 2023 Peak (Oct 2023): 7.79% Today's Rate: 6.38% (highest since Sep 2025) https://t.co/EZVocXbneE
Starbucks announced a plan to open 500 new stores across the United Kingdom over the next five years, with more than 75 locations slated for this financial year. The expansion follows the recent closure of 10 UK sites, including six...
Mac Mic Land, a family‑owned land‑promotion firm, announced a plan to provide land for more than 35,000 homes across the United Kingdom. The company will increase its portfolio from 62 to 85 sites within six months under new chief executive...
Metrocentre has sealed a landmark partnership with Gateshead Council to launch Metro Riverside, a mixed‑use regeneration scheme on under‑used brownfield land. The development will deliver 4,500 homes, new transport links and leisure facilities, while creating roughly 5,000 jobs. It forms...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to recognize cryptocurrency holdings when underwriting mortgages. The move gives digital‑asset owners a new path to homeownership without liquidating their crypto, but it also raises tax...
Dubai has launched Toprealtors.ae, a digital marketplace that curates elite real‑estate agents to streamline property searches and transactions. The platform seeks to cut through a crowded market by prioritising broker quality over sheer listing volume.
