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ORA Developers doubles UAE land bank with $8.1B Ghantoot acquisition
ORA Developers purchased an additional 4.8 million sqm of land in Ghantoot, bringing its UAE holdings to 9.6 million sqm. The parcel is slated for a total investment of AED 30 billion (about $8.1 billion) as part of the mixed‑use BAYN masterplan, enhancing access to Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road.
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NY Developers Dish on Future of Offices at TRD Roundtable
From artificial intelligence to flight-to-quality to residential conversions, there’s no shortage of intriguing storylines in today’s Manhattan office market. Developers and landlords had plenty to say about it at The Real Deal roundtable event last week. The division between top-quality spaces and those that fail to stack up was a leading topic with the current landscape being shaped by a bifurcated market of winners and losers. “These are extraordinarily good times,” Cushman & Wakefield global brokerage chair Bruce Mosler said of the office market writ large. “When you look at Class A invested and new development, we’re achieving record rents.” […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
The Real Deal – Tech
Eurocommercial Completes €110m Shopping Centre Acquisition in Sweden
Swedish portfolio expands to eight shopping centres. Your trusted source for commercial real estate intelligence, insights, and market analysis. Register for free to access two complimentary articles per month, or Subscribe to unlock unlimited CRE intelligence. Already have an account? Log in The post Eurocommercial completes €110m shopping centre acquisition in Sweden appeared first on CRE Herald | Commercial Real Estate News, Data, Insights.
CRE Herald
Zillow’s ‘Buzz’ Sheds Light on User Engagement; Side Enhances App
The portal’s new tool flags features that attract buyers. Plus, Side unveils new AI offerings; Anyone.com adds off-market data; REMAX integrates Showcase; more.
Real Estate News (REN)
Gen Z Is Carving a Different Path in the Housing Market by Doing It Alone
“Gen Zers are absolutely crushing it when we think about singles purchasing homes in this housing market compared to millennials at the same age."
Fortune – All Content
NYC Launches Concierge-Style Service, Enhanced Web Tools to Aid Local Law 97 Compliance
New resources to help building operators plan retrofits, including resilience planning and expanded workforce development, will cut through red tape, city officials say.
Smart Cities Dive
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Since the only corner of the US housing market that has any distressed borrowers are in the FHA loans, I was curious if the credit quality of FHA borrowers deteriorated over the past few years. The 2025 HMDA data is now available. https://t.co/QulBCJysuh