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Know What's Happening in Real Estate
$1.5B Revamp Planned for Kansas City’s Historic Country Club Plaza
A new ownership group unveiled a $1.5 billion redevelopment plan for the Country Club Plaza, the nation’s first outdoor shopping center. The proposal calls for 750 new apartments, about 645,000 sq ft of office space, 278 hotel rooms, a park and expanded walkways.
Sky has signed a long‑term lease for 26,184 sq ft of Grade‑A office space on the fourth and fifth floors of 55 Douglas Street in Glasgow. The move, slated for late May 2026, includes a bespoke fit‑out for its customer‑service teams and a suite of wellbeing amenities such as spa‑style showers, a fitness studio and extensive cycle storage. CBRE, which advised the deal, highlighted the building’s design as a catalyst for collaboration and employee engagement. The lease adds Sky to a tenant roster that already includes the Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail.
After this week's existing home sales report. Let's do an inventory checkup, today we stand at 1,290,000. Historically, it's been between 2-2.5 million; it was 4,000,000 in 2007. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #housing #realestate #economics #chartdaddy
Connecticut Sen. Rob Sampson, a landlord, used his role as ranking Republican on the Senate Housing Committee to attack a bill that would bar no‑fault evictions. During a committee hearing he warned he would sell his rental units if new...
London-based Hamilton Russell Harper Wood, part of the Langcroft Group, has purchased the historic Nottingham War Rooms from Homes England to launch a mixed‑use regeneration. The project will see 104 affordable homes built by East Midlands Housing Group alongside new...
The author challenges the growing political push to ban large corporate landlords, suggesting that an extreme opposite—where institutional investors own all rental housing—might be equally unwise. He notes that corporate landlords currently hold only a small fraction of U.S. homes,...
Homeownership timing has become a critical driver of wealth in the United States, with the median age of first‑time buyers climbing from 30 in 1990 to 40 in 2025 due to soaring prices and longer savings horizons. Data from the...
Detroit faces a massive housing crisis, with nearly 40,000 occupied homes suffering roof leaks, faulty utilities, and structural decay. Researchers estimate roughly $1 billion is required to bring all dwellings up to basic safety standards, yet public grant programs fall far...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, under Acting Director Russell Vought, continues to issue regulatory guidance and defend select legacy rules despite a near‑absence of formal examinations or investigations. Former CFPB senior counsel Richard Horn notes that the agency’s Regulation Office...
Manchester‑Nashua, New Hampshire reclaimed the top spot in February 2026, attracting 3.4 times the national average viewers per listing and selling homes in a median 36 days. The Midwest and Northeast dominate the Top 20, with Wisconsin contributing seven metros and overall median days...
Unibail‑Rodamco‑Westfield (URW) has opened a public consultation on its Croydon town‑centre regeneration scheme. The Croydon Project proposes up to 3,000 new homes and a mixed‑use precinct of retail, office and leisure space. The masterplan seeks to transform the historic centre...
Linear Living has submitted planning applications for a 24‑storey residential tower in Manchester’s Green Quarter, delivering 251 homes including four townhouses and seven units adapted for residents with additional needs. The site, formerly occupied by retail and commercial premises, is...
A $13 million streetscape overhaul completed in summer 2022 turned Hudson Street’s narrow, congested blocks into a pedestrian‑friendly boulevard with protected bike lanes, benches and wider sidewalks. The redesign helped drive the storefront vacancy rate down to 17.2% in 2025, a...
A colonial‑style home at 142 Cambridge Avenue in Garden City, New York, is listed for $1.999 million. The four‑bedroom, three‑bath residence, built in 1941, sits on a 0.2‑acre corner lot and features a two‑car attached garage, fenced yard, and bluestone patio....
The share of one‑person households in the United States climbed to almost 30 percent in 2024, up from 23 percent in 1980. A New York Times analysis of the 2024 census shows St. Louis leading the nation, with nearly half of its households occupied by...
The Housing Industry Association has called for a complete rewrite of the National Construction Code, arguing that its rigidity, cost and complexity are hampering productivity. A high‑profile debate in Sydney will spotlight the code’s shortcomings, including divergent state interpretations and...
International Workplace Group (IWG) has introduced Humanly, a flexible workspace concept tailored for healthcare and wellbeing practitioners in the United Kingdom. The inaugural 7,700‑sq‑ft site at Dockside Chatham Maritime offers private consultation suites, treatment rooms and gym studios on short‑term,...
Somerset Valero Makati, the latest Ascott Limited Philippines launch, offers 182 luxury serviced apartments ranging from 37 to 124 square metres. The development blends upscale living with wellness‑focused features, including a first‑of‑its‑kind WellTech suite equipped with massage chairs and scent...
UK house prices have plateaued, with agents noting a shift from the sealed‑bid and gazumping frenzy of two years ago to more cautious price negotiations. The latest RICS survey shows buyer confidence eroding amid heightened geopolitical risk, including Gulf tensions...
The UK Government has dismissed a petition urging stronger landlord protections and faster court processes. The petition, started by Scottish landlord Craig Littlejohn, gathered over 15,000 signatures and called for expedited possession courts, a tenant‑vetting database, and higher deposit caps....
Labour’s proposed £250 annual ground‑rent cap is projected to generate an £8.7 billion windfall for buy‑to‑let landlords, according to WPI Strategy analysis. While intended to protect over five million leaseholders, the cap could erase up to £18 billion of ground‑rent investment value,...
South Australian parents are moving away from cash gifts and increasingly using guarantor loans to help their children purchase homes. Rising property values have left many families with substantial home equity, which they now pledge as security rather than provide...
The article revisits the “upfront information” debate that resurfaced after the 2010 repeal of Home Information Packs, arguing that while providing material data early can speed transactions, it also risks prompting buyers to walk away, pressuring sellers to lower prices....
The AUKUS‑backed $30 billion submarine facility at Osborne is driving a property boom in Adelaide’s coastal precincts, especially Osborne and North Haven. Real‑estate agents report exponential inquiry growth and record‑high sales activity, with developers targeting the area’s generous 690 sqm lots for...
Tenant complaints to The Property Ombudsman surged 58% between November 2025 and February 2026 as the Renters’ Rights Act approaches implementation in May 2026. The Act will abolish Section 21 evictions, end fixed‑term assured shorthold tenancies, and tighten rent rules, reshaping...
Darwin is experiencing Australia’s most severe housing supply crunch, with total listings plunging 37.6% year‑on‑year, the steepest decline among capital cities. The scarcity has pushed the median dwelling price to almost $600,000, marking a 16.2% annual increase and a $89,800...
Abercrombie & Fitch is accelerating its Canadian footprint, announcing new stores in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary and London, Ontario for 2026, while also reopening its West Edmonton Mall location. The rollout follows a record‑breaking fiscal year in which the company posted $5.27 billion in global...
Vietnam is undertaking 27 mega‑real‑estate projects valued at over $115 billion, according to a S&I Ratings report. The developments, spanning more than 30,000 hectares, are concentrated in the north, central and southern regions, with Vingroup and Sun Group accounting for the...
Somerville’s 2019 zoning overhaul introduced a new class of “parking‑ineligible” residential units, exempting only disabled, affordable, and extenuating‑circumstance residents. A recent records request revealed that only seven of the 450 units in the Union Square development actually hold street‑parking permits....
Buyer demand for UK homes rebounded in February, with new applicant registrations up 1.5% year‑on‑year, marking the strongest start since 2022. London led the surge, posting an 8% increase and a 35% rise versus February 2019, especially in Outer London where...
Mortgage rates are at fresh 2026 highs everyone. What's annoying is it's happening during peak home buying season. Doubly annoying b/c we had 5-handle mortgage rates about a week ago.
UK home sales seen taking short-term hit as war damps sentiment https://t.co/DjFewPxjw1 via @irinaanghel12 https://t.co/o4W4hjPEp3
The LRG Winter 2025/26 Lettings Report finds that 68% of tenants cite a strong relationship with their landlord or agent as the top factor for staying long‑term, outpacing rent, location and property quality. The report also notes that 24% of renters...
How do the children of homeowners in California get to inherit their parents' low property tax rates? We did the definitive story on what became known as "the Lebowski Loophole" in 2018 https://t.co/gzdAP9B4HC
Industrial realestate comes in all shoes and sizes. This space was last used by a company that assembled wire harnesses for a variety of companies all over the US. Now it’s available for lease and the new owner is occupying...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported its February house‑price balance slipping to -12, missing both the January reading of -10 and analysts’ forecast of -9. New buyer enquiries plunged to a net -26, the lowest level since December,...
For a lot of Americans, it's never been harder to buy a home and never been harder to finance one. Opendoor is here to change that with lower costs, a faster process, and less friction at every step.
It's going to be a boring year for housing inventory, unless rates spike up big time However, now that we are in 2026 You can see the difference in the inventory channel When comparing sales crashing from 2005 to 2008, vs sales...
TenderPRO, a new proptech platform, streamlines commercial‑real‑estate procurement by moving the entire tender workflow into a single, AI‑enabled system. The solution reduces the average 30‑plus hour manual process to a few minutes, standardizes contractor submissions, and automatically generates audit‑ready documentation....
The self storage rental market could finally be taking steps in the right direction. First 10 days of March last year: 206 rentals First 10 this year: 301 rentals
InvenTrust Properties Corp. reported a 5.3% rise in same‑property NOI for 2025, delivering NAREIT FFO of $1.89 per share and core FFO of $1.83 per share. The REIT completed $460 million of Sunbelt‑focused acquisitions while maintaining sector‑low leverage, with net debt...
AI‑driven automation is prompting a wave of white‑collar layoffs at major tech firms, boosting stock prices but raising concerns about long‑term employment. Mortgage broker Amir Nurani warns that the loss of high‑pay roles could suppress demand for homes as potential...
Rocket Pro’s chief revenue officer Austin Niemiec announced a partnership‑first strategy aimed at easing long‑standing tension between the two wholesale mortgage giants, United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket. He highlighted the company’s new technology platform, which lets brokers retain full data ownership...
Have any of the people who oppose investors owning “build to rent” housing called on Fannie/Freddie to liberalize their lending standards to lower FICO buyers?
Congress is on the brink of passing a critical bipartisan housing bill that aims to boost affordable housing construction. The legislation cleared a Senate committee unanimously, won a 390‑9 vote in the House, and secured White House backing, before a...
Statistics Canada data shows that while headline rents in Toronto and Vancouver cooled modestly in Q4 2025, the gap with traditionally affordable markets has narrowed dramatically. Halifax’s average asking rent for a two‑bedroom unit reached $2,260, about 84% of Toronto’s $2,670,...
The skilled‑nursing market saw several high‑profile transactions this week. Excelsior Group acquired the 280‑bed Union Plaza Care Center in Flushing, New York for $75 million, while Selectis Health agreed to sell its two Georgia facilities—Glen Eagle and Eastman Healthcare—totaling 201 beds...
Approximately 16% of active first‑lien mortgages in the United States also carry second liens, representing $522 billion in outstanding balances, according to Experian’s Mortgage Loan Performance data. The new loan‑level visibility into these secondary claims gives agency MBS investors clearer insight...
Working on a property with a $500,000 accessory dwelling added two years ago. It’ll be interesting to see how much this adds to value. That’s a big price tag for an ADU.
The problem with this view is that the number of single-family rental homes in the U.S. has been in decline for years, as research from Harvard, John Burns and Redfin have all shown.
Homeowners can tap their property’s equity without refinancing by using a range of products such as home equity loans, HELOCs, home equity agreements, sale‑lease‑back deals, second‑mortgage combos, reverse mortgages, and secured personal loans. Each option draws 80‑85 % of appraised value...
