Know What's Happening in Real Estate
Know What's Happening in Real Estate
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.
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 to £590.7 million, a 24.3% jump. London drove the strongest performance, offering 25.9% more lots and raising £400.2 million, and the South‑West posted a 33.9% rise in lots sold. Analysts suggest the market could near a 30,000‑lot sales year in 2026.
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...
President Lee Jae‑myung announced a ban on government officials who own more than one residential property from participating in housing‑policy decisions. The move targets perceived conflicts of interest and could reshape South Korea's real‑estate regulatory landscape.
Barclays’ latest study finds that UK borrowers with student loans save roughly £2,000 less per year for a house deposit than peers without debt, with a monthly gap of £163.70. The report shows 44% of loan‑holders say repayments undermine long‑term...
Launching short‑term rental units requires a review‑first approach rather than chasing early average daily rates. Operators should price 15‑25% below market for the first 30‑60 days, limit stays to 2‑7 nights, and aim for at least 25 five‑star reviews with...
New Zealand’s economy is faltering as the housing market, long used as a growth engine, remains 20% below its pandemic peak despite the Reserve Bank’s aggressive rate cut to 2.25%. The RBNZ now projects flat house prices for the year, while...
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....
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New Census data and mover‑company indexes show U.S. population growth slowed to 1.78 million in the year to July 2025, driven by a 54 percent plunge in net international migration. Texas, Florida and emerging Southern states added the most residents, while California, New...
A community outside of London, served by the Tube with a train every 7 minutes, opposing 150 more homes directly next to the station begs the question: would they have supported their home being built under the same logic? (Duncan...
Outlet malls have a bunch of strategic advantages that make them unlike any other “mall” 1. They are open air, so lower HVAC costs 2. They are far away, so land prices are low 3. Every store has smaller footprint (no large dead...
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...
If you look at this chart of mortgage rates, do you say rates are: Up, Flat, or Down? (poll follows below) https://t.co/f44iFahBSk
The TopGolf monthly membership (weekdays from 9-5) is actually the best co-working deal $225/month in Bay Area https://t.co/E708tafi5V
Robert Levine, CEO of consulting firm ComOps, used ChatGPT to set the price, craft marketing copy and steer negotiations for his Cooper City, Florida home. The AI‑guided strategy netted a $954,800 sale, roughly $100,000 above the price real‑estate agents had...
Homeowners who are having trouble selling their homes are becoming landlords at a near record pace About 2.2% of rental listings on Zillow in November had previously been listed for sale—highest level since late 2022 when mortgage rates surged...
With construction costs, CAM charges, and rent escalations pushing higher, many physician groups and health systems are struggling to balance real estate expenses with reimbursement pressures.
Lennar, the U.S. homebuilder with a $22 billion market cap, is spending an average of 14% of a home’s final sales price on buyer incentives in Q1 2026 – the highest level since 2010. A $450,000 house now carries roughly $63,000 in...
If new homes can fall below the 2022 lows in sales for at least 5-7 months, that would do it, but their purchase application data hasn't shown that yet. https://t.co/Jv2eyLip1u
it's an awful spot to be and many are sitting in it due to naive trust in the system, the banks and the government and @bankofcanada It could be the right time to walk away from your real estate | Financial...
A Florida homeowner used ChatGPT to list and sell his house, handling description writing and transaction steps automatically. The buyer, represented by Avanti Way agent Elinor Solomonoviz, identified a significant pricing gap of $50‑$100 per square foot and negotiated a...
2023 had the peak spreads of the cycle at 3.11%. Since then, it has gradually improved each year. By 2026, spreads approached normal levels again. February 2022 is when the spreads started to worsen. https://t.co/hK3qQPLtIs
Australia’s housing market signaled a shift as Sydney and Melbourne auction clearance rates fell to their lowest levels of 2026. Veteran auctioneer Tom Panos warned that buyer depth is diminishing and fear is gripping participants amid rising interest rates and...
Developers in Maine have placed ten fully permitted affordable‑housing projects, representing 400 units, on hold after the federal Buy America rule took effect. The regulation mandates that 95 % of construction materials, including HVAC systems, be sourced from U.S. manufacturers, a...
S&P Global Ratings warned that Dubai's residential real‑estate market may decelerate as the Middle East conflict intensifies, yet it dismissed the prospect of a crash comparable to 2008. The agency’s assessment offers reassurance to lenders, developers and buyers watching regional...
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...
Rever & Drage Architects expanded the modest red‑painted cottage in Chr. Tomters veg, Rælingen, by adding two new volumes that double the living space for a large family. The design links the original house with a winter garden and a...
House foundations are the structural backbone of any self‑build, and selecting the right system hinges on a thorough understanding of site soil conditions. In the UK, soil variability demands a geotechnical survey to assess bearing capacity, water table, and movement...
Robinsons Land Corporation unveiled a 2026 development pipeline that spans malls, offices, hospitality and logistics across Dumaguete, Bacolod, Davao, Pangasinan and Calamba. The plan adds over 57,000 sq m of gross leasable area in mall expansions, introduces new Cybergate office towers, launches...
De Hartenrust, designed by van Bergen Kolpa architects, will add 36 affordable social‑housing units to Rotterdam’s Rotte riverbank in 2025. The 4,160 m² development combines a nine‑storey tower, three‑storey townhouses and four‑storey corner houses, creating a sculptural presence that links the dense Oude Noorden district...
"Ealing Council is now building more than 200 Passivhaus homes. The borough is becoming a hot spot for Passivhaus, with the West London Partnership’s new development on Bollo Lane poised to be the largest Passivhaus programme in Europe." #passivhaus https://t.co/fwO6GoZoAB
Herbal Fragrant Cottage, a 1,015 m² project in Xindu District, Chengdu, reinterprets traditional Linpan settlements through a contemporary architectural lens. The design weaves agrarian scenery into the building fabric, using criss‑crossing paths, a sunken tea room, and a sloped roof that...
New York City builds smaller 2BR apartments Here's the distribution of 2BR sizes in NYC vs Seattle & Austin NYC average is 5% smaller than Seattle & 14% smaller than Seattle ... and more than 2/3 of NYC 2BRs are smaller than...
We have to be mindful that existing home sales, unlike new home sales, are still working from all-time lows; the bar is very low for growth. Sales haven't collapsed since the end of 2022, no matter where rates went, but...
Jennifer and Chris Ohs bought a 21‑acre plot in Summerville, GA, and decided to build a DIY home using a used 40‑foot shipping container they found for $2,450. After more than 100 hours of YouTube tutorials, they are constructing an...
How Much You Need to Make To Buy a $289,900.00 with a 3.5% down FHA loan
Parent company Saks Global announced the closure of 15 additional retail locations, expanding its restructuring effort after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January. The list includes the flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, along with several other Saks...
Anyone renting their Paris apartment this summer (2/3 bedrooms, AC)?
US President Donald Trump's recent geopolitical moves—including the Iran conflict and renewed tariffs—are reverberating through the UK economy. Glenigan data shows the value of new construction projects fell by more than a third in the three months to February, with...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced he will stay in the role pro tem until the Department of Justice investigation into his comments concludes, extending his leadership beyond the May term expiry. Mortgage rates climbed above 6.5%, threatening the pent‑up demand...
Unpopular opinion: You don’t have to be married to buy a house. You can buy one all by yourself… even if you're a single girl. And instead of just buying a regular house, think about buying something that makes you...
Also, be mindful that the inventory decline in Florida YoY was working from an easier bar to do so. Just like the national data, the YoY comps get easier up until mid-June. https://t.co/z4GnIpxb5B
Brookfield Properties is turning over the 415 Natoma Street tower to a partnership of Meridian Group and Fenway Capital Advisors after they bought the $400 million construction loan. The high‑rise, opened in 2022, remains largely empty with Thumbtack as its only tenant,...
Currently doing a rental house search in San Francisco, and remarkable how much supply is crossed out because of street homelessness considerations. Self inflicted housing destruction in an already scarce housing environment.
Home prices sure look like they could be back under 2022 levels by late summer. *This is list prices, which is subject to a shift in the mix of homes available, but it a direct measure of how much homes cost,...
Governor Kathy Hochul proposes exempting modest‑size housing projects from the State Environmental Quality Review Act to speed construction and lower costs. Assemblymember Deborah Glick publicly opposed the change, arguing developers could already build affordable units and blaming the housing crisis...
The last time we had new listings above 100K May 24th, 2019 at 101,000 June 12, 2015, at 110,000 It's only happened a few times post 2013 During the housing crash years, it ran at 250K-400K for years We can break over 80K...
If we had the worst levels of mortgage spreads in 2023, mortgage rates would be 7.67% today, not 6.53% If we had the worst levels of 2024, mortgage rates would be 7.29% today. If we had the worst levels of 2025,...
A coalition of 11 Phoenix-area landowners and prospective data‑center developers has filed a lawsuit seeking $750 million in compensation, arguing that the city’s July zoning ordinance slashes property values. The case pits property owners against a growing wave of local regulations...
Indriya, the Aditya Birla Group’s jewellery label, is accelerating its retail footprint from more than 55 stores to a projected 100‑plus locations, with a goal of surpassing 75 stores by the end of March. The brand is shifting its marketing mix...
