This £425k Barn Deal Could Turn Into Five Homes — and It’s Already Approved
A former poultry site in Oxfordshire, priced at £425,000 (approximately $544,000), has secured Class Q permitted‑development approval to convert three barns into five homes. The plot sits on about one acre of a larger 22‑acre parcel, with additional land available for expansion. Buyers can purchase the £425k parcel alone or acquire all three parcels, which together total 22 acres and range up to £660,000 (≈$845,000). The approval, granted in February 2024, remains valid, allowing developers to start conversion without a full planning application.
Law Firm Signs 29,000-Square-Foot Deal to Move Operations to Arts District Office
Global law firm Goodwin announced it will relocate from its 52‑story downtown Los Angeles tower to a 29,000‑square‑foot campus at At Mateo in the Arts District. The move shifts roughly 75 lawyers into a low‑rise, industrial‑style space, replacing its 30,400‑square‑foot...
Housing Authorities Expand Use of Smart Technologies to Support Elderly
Hong Kong’s Housing Authority is scaling a smart‑technology programme to protect elderly residents in public estates. Door‑activity sensors will be added to Tung Wui and Tin Yan estates, while fall detectors are slated for about 200 single‑elder households and stair‑climbers...
Alternative Housing Options Vital to Tackle Worsening Affordability
Australia’s housing affordability crisis is deepening as material prices, labour shortages and supply‑chain disruptions push home costs higher. Industry experts argue that traditional construction methods can no longer meet demand, prompting a shift toward flat‑pack, shed‑frame and modular homes. Companies...
Car Dealers Must Raise $53M to Stay at Singapore's Biggest Used-Car Hub
All 76 unit owners of Automobile Megamart, Singapore’s largest used‑car hub, must collectively raise SGD 68 million (≈US $53 million) by May 15 to extend the land lease to 2040. The lease, originally granted in 1996 for 30 years, expires this year and a unanimous vote is...
Urban Redevelopment
Ayala Land Premier will begin demolition of the 33‑year‑old Somerset Olympia Building in Makati after the remaining tenants vacate in July 2026. The developer plans to replace it with a 51‑storey, 45‑unit Park Villas tower that spans 610 sqm and overlooks...
California’s Half Moon Bay Says Coastal Regulations Hinder Housing Development
Half Moon Bay officials say the town’s location entirely within the California Coastal Commission’s jurisdiction makes housing development difficult. Every rezoning triggers a Coastal Act review, and a voter‑approved measure caps growth at 1‑1.5% annually. Governor Newsom highlighted the town...
Zohran Mamdani and the Business Exodus? New York's Office Real Estate Market Is up Under New Mayor
New York City’s office market proved resilient in Q1 2026, with leasing volume reaching 8.5 million sq ft, vacancy slipping to 13.5% and rents climbing 3.5% year‑over‑year. The surge is fueled by a wave of AI‑focused firms locking in premium space, including a...
Three Small Houses Take Shape at 3120 Atwater Ave.
Construction has begun on three contemporary four‑story homes at 3120 Atwater Avenue in Los Angeles' Atwater Village, a site previously occupied by a 1920s single‑family house. The 7,400‑square‑foot lot will host two attached accessory dwelling units, adding significant density near...
Kaye Residences / Grzywinski+Pons
Skanska’s new Kaye Residences, designed by Grzywinski + Pons, will rise 31 stories in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, delivering 324 apartments and a mixed‑use podium with retail, co‑working, and hospitality‑grade amenities. The project fuses a masonry‑clad podium that respects adjacent 1920s Tudor and...
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Midwestern City Attracts Retirees Seeking Culture and Affordable Living in Rapid Numbers
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is rapidly becoming a top retirement destination thanks to its low cost of living, diverse housing options, and vibrant cultural scene. The city’s median home price of $204,633 and rent around $1,025 are roughly 40% lower than...
New Owner of Shopping Plaza in Kansas City Pitches a $1.5 Billion Rescue Plan
Country Club Plaza, the nation’s first outdoor shopping center, is confronting high vacancy and aging infrastructure. A new ownership group that includes descendants of oil magnate H.L. Hunt unveiled a $1.5 billion redevelopment plan. The proposal calls for 750 new apartments,...
House in Cervelló / Arqbag
The Arqbag‑designed house in Cervelló is a 186 m² single‑family home built on a steep slope, split into two stacked volumes linked by a central atrium. Lightweight ceramic block walls provide thermal inertia while the glass‑walled atrium captures winter sun and...
Zdar Wooden Housing / Kuba & Pilar Architekti
Zdar Wooden Housing, designed by Kuba & Pilar architekti, will add a four‑storey, timber‑frame residential block to Žďár nad Sázavou in 2025. The project uses prefabricated CLT panels, glued‑laminated timber trusses, and concrete cores to create modular apartments oriented southwest for optimal...
From Ruins to Opportunity: Why Foreigners Are Buying Japan’s Abandoned Houses
Foreign buyers from the U.S., Canada and Australia are snapping up Japan’s abandoned "akiya" homes as domestic housing costs soar. AkiyaMart, a platform founded by two early adopters, now serves over 60,000 users and has facilitated more than 150...
Insurer Flags ‘Sea Surge’ Risk for some Napier Parklands Estate Properties
Tower Insurance has refused to underwrite several homes in Napier’s Parklands residential estate, citing a high risk of sea‑surge flooding despite the development’s use of recent coastal inundation modelling and elevated ground levels. The insurer relies on address‑specific hazard modelling...
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Using a Home Equity Loan to Buy a Second Home—Is It Right for You?
Homeowners can tap the equity in their primary residence to fund a second‑home purchase through a lump‑sum home equity loan, provided their lender permits it. Such loans typically allow borrowing up to about 80% of the home’s value and carry...
RH (RH) Is Fighting A Very Bad Housing Market, Says Jim Cramer
RH, a leading U.S. homebuilder, saw its stock plunge 41% year‑to‑date and fall another 19% after a fourth‑quarter earnings miss. Revenue reached $842 million with adjusted EPS of $1.53, both below analyst expectations. Jim Cramer warned that the company faces a...
Are These Crumbling New York City Housing Projects Worth Saving?
New York City plans a $1.2 billion demolition and reconstruction of the Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea public housing complexes, replacing 17 aging brick buildings with six new high‑rise towers. The proposal adds nine mixed‑income structures that would contain roughly 1,000 affordable units...
Abbie Abbotsford Terrace / Eckersley Architects
Architects Eckersley completed Abbie House, a 190 m² single‑level addition to a Victorian weatherboard home in Melbourne’s Abbotsford suburb in 2021. The project replaces a dark, damp lean‑to with a double‑height living space framed by floor‑to‑ceiling windows that open onto a...
Confronting Real Estate’s ‘Very Destructive’ Narrative
Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman told the NAR Change Agents podcast that despite litigation, consolidation and a tough market, she remains optimistic about residential real estate. She defined professionalism as timeliness, communication and putting the client first, and warned...
Antitrust Lawsuit Fallout Fails to Dent New York Agent Commissions
More than a year after antitrust lawsuits targeting New York broker commissions, rates have held steady at roughly 5.7% of the purchase price—about 2.9% for listing agents and 2.8% for buyer agents. The litigation and subsequent rule changes forced agents...
Doomed to Fail: Why Rent Guidelines Board Always Gets It Wrong
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) is set to decide a uniform rent increase for roughly one million rent‑stabilized apartments, with the mayor advocating a zero‑percent freeze. Recent RGB data shows a 6.2% rise in net operating income...
Full Building Permit Issued for Development at 3600 N. Southport
Derig Management secured a full building permit for a new residential project at 3600 N. Southport, a four‑story structure containing ten dwelling units. The development, designed by Jonathan Splitt Architects, will provide five parking spaces—four in an underground garage and...
Clark Howard to Utah Couple With $450K Equity: Sell Now and Keep Every Dollar Tax-Free
Utah homeowners Allison and her husband hold roughly $450,000 of equity in a $560,000 house with a 2.9% mortgage. Clark Howard advises them to sell, noting that $2,800 monthly rent would only generate a 3‑4% net yield, far below the...
Mortgage and Refinance Interest Rates Today, April 4, 2026: Down a Quarter Point Since Last Weekend
Mortgage rates have fallen for five consecutive days, with the national 30‑year fixed rate dropping to 6.22%, a quarter‑point decline since last weekend. The 15‑year fixed rate also eased to 5.72%, while refinance rates remain higher, averaging 6.43% for a...
The Hot New Commute for Miami Billionaires Costs $1,000 a Minute
ILandMiami provides floating helipads that let Miami’s billionaire residents land helicopters directly on the water near their homes, charging roughly $1,000 per minute of use. The service, launched in early 2023 after years of development, now handles about 20 flights...
We're Raising Toddlers in a Tiny Home. We Work Just 3 Days a Week, and Save over Half Our Income.
Jos van der Meulen and Fenna Wit built a €75,000 ($87,000) tiny house in Eindhoven’s Minitopia village, financing it entirely from savings. Their monthly housing cost of €800 ($930) lets them save over €3,000 ($3,480) each month, roughly 60% of...
Infante House / Blaanc
The Infante House / Blaanc project, led by architects Ana Morgado and Carmo Caldeira, transformed a 1950s Lisbon building into a 154 m² contemporary residence. The renovation preserves the modernist legacy while introducing expressive geometries, a sculptural staircase, and a bold...
London’s Legendary Billingsgate Market Is Being Turned Into a New Neighbourhood with 10,000 Homes
Tower Hamlets Council, partnering with the City of London Corporation, unveiled a plan to redevelop the historic Billingsgate Fish Market site into a mixed‑use neighbourhood called “Future Places.” The scheme targets roughly 10,000 new homes and aims for a 2026...
Senior Citizens' Home in Nový Bydžov / Architektura
A new senior‑citizen residence is opening in Nový Bydžov, Czech Republic, occupying 46,000 m² of former orchard land adjacent to a hospital and cemetery. Designed for roughly 60 residents, the single‑storey complex splits into four independent, barrier‑free households organized around a...
Sydney Councils Fear New Datacentres Could Cause Blackouts, Block Housing and Affect Locals’ Health
Sydney councils have warned that a surge in datacentre construction is triggering brownouts, threatening local power reliability and crowding out residential projects near transit hubs. Lane Cove cited increased blackouts, while Ryde highlighted a cluster of twelve facilities competing with...
AFIRE’s Gunnar Branson: U.S. CRE Continues to Be Seen as Safest Investment (VIDEO)
Gunnar Branson, CEO of Afire, told Connect CRE’s new podcast that U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) remains the safest global investment despite rising geopolitical tensions. European investors, while frustrated by recent tariffs, continue to allocate capital to the United States....
Innolabs in LIC Reaches Full Occupancy with Rover Diagnostics Lease
Innolabs in Long Island City reached full occupancy after signing a 15,763‑square‑foot lease with Rover Diagnostics, a point‑of‑care PCR diagnostics company focused on women’s health. The lease secures a ground‑floor, pre‑built lab suite within the 267,000‑square‑foot facility. King Street Properties...
RPG Sells Rivian-Leased Industrial in Vista
RAF Pacifica Group (RPG) has completed the sale of a 59,828‑square‑foot industrial building in Vista that is fully leased to electric‑vehicle maker Rivian Automotive. The transaction, brokered by Cushman & Wakefield and partnered with CenterSquare Investment Management, disclosed no price terms. RPG...
Cushman & Wakefield Tapped to Market Large-Scale Site on Yonkers Waterfront
Cushman & Wakefield has been hired by American Sugar Refining to market the sale of The Refinery District, a 33‑acre waterfront site at 1 Federal Street in Yonkers. The parcel offers up to 2,650 residential units and roughly 2.6 million square feet...
Merrimack Premium Outlets Adds Three New Tenants
Simon’s Merrimack Premium Outlets in New Hampshire announced three new tenants: Feng’s Chopsticks, which has already opened, Naughty Waffle, slated for later this month, and Hyperclaw Arena, set to debut on Memorial Day weekend. The additions expand the center’s dining...
Colliers Team Brings Sacramento Deal Across the Finish Line
Colliers' Sacramento Multifamily Team closed a $16 million sale of the 100‑unit 2850 Cottage Way apartment complex. The deal was priced at a 6.53% cap rate and involved a buyer executing a 1031 exchange. The team navigated hurdles including the seller’s...
Inventory Is Up, Prices Are Down—So Why Are Home Sales Muted?
U.S. home sales remain muted despite a sharp rise in inventory and a 2.2% drop in median prices, now at $415,450, the lowest since 2022. Mortgage rates have jumped to 6.46%, the highest in seven months, adding roughly $117 to...
Greater Palm Beach Area Home Sales Climb as Tight Supply Fuels Prices
February 2026 saw Palm Beach County home sales rise 9% year‑over‑year to 1,847 transactions, driven by strong demand in both single‑family and condo segments. The median price for single‑family homes climbed 4.3% to $675,000, while condo values dipped 0.6% to...
Ryanair Co-Founder Restored An 18th Century Village In Ireland And Now It’s Up For Sale For $23 Million
The Village at Lyons, a 20‑acre 18th‑century Irish estate restored by Ryanair co‑founder Tony Ryan, is now on the market for $23,078,698. The property features 47 bedrooms, a caretaker house, carriage house, guest house, fitness and yoga spaces, lake and...
Fixed Summit Unveils 2026 Lineup of Speakers & Events
Fixed Summit announced its 2026 lineup, scheduled for April 27‑29 at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort near Austin, Texas. The event, focused on multifamily maintenance professionals, will feature OSHA‑certified safety training, live equipment demos, peer‑led breakout sessions, and the...
Housing Node Rises up Along Avondale Estates' Main Thoroughfare
Atlanta developer TBG Residential is building The Overlook at Avondale Estates, the city’s first new senior housing project, featuring 66 affordable units for residents 55 and older. The 2741 E. College Ave. site, formerly an auto‑service lot, is about 40% complete...
California Bill Could Require Apartment Developers to Fund Grocery Construction
California’s AB 1674 would force developers of new apartments, townhomes, condos and mobile home parks to preserve or fund grocery‑store space when projects threaten food‑desert areas. The bill requires local governments to assess a development’s impact on grocery‑store capacity within a...
Several Chinatown Buildings Find a Single Buyer for $21M
An unidentified investor, operating through the LLC 99‑91 Canal Project, purchased a cluster of commercial buildings at 99‑105, 95‑97 and 91 Canal Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown for $21.14 million. The properties, registered as office buildings with ground‑floor storefronts, include the artist‑run...
Buyers Finally Have Leverage in the Housing Market. Here Are 3 Smart Ways...
U.S. homebuyers are regaining leverage as the market cools, prompting sellers to offer concessions rather than price cuts. In Charlotte, agents report $5,000 closing‑cost credits on $355,000 listings, and nationwide data show 67% of sellers covered buyer closing costs in...
Infinity Funds Refis Midtown East Apartments With $38M Loan
Infinity Funds has provided a $37.5 million loan to refinance Dalan Real Estate’s 164‑unit Midtown East multifamily building, The Centra, at 230 East 44th Street. The 14‑story, 135,315‑square‑foot property sits on a 91‑year ground lease and includes about 5,000 sq ft of commercial space leased to...
Miami Worldcenter Retail Property Sells for $210M
Jamestown and partners purchased the 272,966‑square‑foot retail portion of Miami Worldcenter for $210 million, including the 80,000‑sq‑ft Jewel Box building. The asset, now 97% leased, hosts marquee tenants such as Apple, Lululemon and Lucid Motors. It forms part of the $6 billion,...
Maersk Adds Major New Jersey Hub Near Port Newark-Elizabeth
Maersk has signed a lease for a 233,000‑square‑foot ground‑freight hub in Linden, New Jersey, adjacent to the Port Newark‑Elizabeth complex. The facility will handle both full‑truck‑load and less‑than‑truck‑load shipments, linking warehouse operations to inland delivery networks across the United States. Its...
‘I Plan to Take Out a Mortgage’: My Father Died. Should I Buy the Family Home From My Mom at...
The Moneyist column addresses a reader whose father recently died and who wants to buy the family home from his mother at a 40% discount, using a mortgage to settle the existing loan and pay siblings. The mother inherited the...