Ultra-Prime Mayfair Mixed-Use Property Leads Acuitus’s March Catalogue
Acuitus unveiled its 26 March auction catalogue, spotlighting an ultra‑prime Mayfair freehold at 33 Clarges Street with a guide price of £5.25 million, roughly £1,200 per square foot. The catalogue also lists a Clapham High Street freehold comprising two flats and a restaurant, guided at £3.8 million with £264,100 annual rent, a Battersea shop‑and‑flats package at £1.55 million, a 31,938 sq ft Bedford shopping centre priced at £2.5 million, and a 20‑unit Cirencester centre guided at £2.95 million. Acuitus directors highlighted that London accounts for over 40% of auction sales above £1 million, emphasizing the city’s premium asset pool. The mixed‑use offerings combine residential, office, and retail components, presenting investors with both immediate income and long‑term asset‑management upside.
Iran Conflict Stalls Big Purchases Like Homes and Cars For 1 in 4 Americans; Most Are Undeterred
A Redfin‑commissioned survey finds 25% of Americans are delaying or canceling major purchases such as homes or cars because of the military conflict with Iran, while 56% say the war has no impact on their buying plans. The conflict’s effect...
Mount Anvil Gets Green Light for 274-Home Chelsea Development
Mount Anvil has secured planning permission for a 274‑home development on Lots Road South in Chelsea, allocating 44% of units to affordable housing. The scheme includes 65 extra‑care social‑rent homes, 53 general‑needs social‑rent homes, and 156 private residences. Kensington and...
Florida Advances Bill to Bypass Local Zoning, Allow Residential Development on Brownfields
Florida’s legislature passed the Infill Redevelopment Act, mandating that counties with over 1.475 million residents permit residential development on 5‑acre parcels, including contaminated brownfields, adjacent to existing housing. The bill caps density at the lower of the local average or 25...
HVM Maya / Perkins&Will
Perkins & Will’s HVM Maya, an 18,000 m² luxury tower in Campo Grande, Brazil, reimagines high‑end living by merging the building with the adjacent Parque das Nações Indígenas. The design uses a west‑facing circulation belt and brise‑soleils to achieve passive thermal comfort, while exposed...
Gould Investors Completes Section 1031 Transactions
Gould Investors L.P. completed the sale of its Long Island City asset for roughly $101 million, generating about $93 million in net proceeds and a $90 million accounting capital gain. Within days, the partnership redeployed the majority of those funds to acquire a...
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $6.9 Million Sale of Two Single-Tenant Retail Properties in Southern California
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors arranged the $6.9 million sale of two single‑tenant retail pads in Murrieta, Southern California. The Quick Quack car‑wash occupies 4,126 sq ft on a 20‑year absolute triple‑net lease with 12% rent escalations every five years and 17 years...
Connell Co. Signs Leases with Five New Tenants at The Park Mixed-Use Development in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Connell Co. has secured leases with five new tenants—Four Spoons Ice Cream Co., Doner Shack, Café Exchange, Prime IV Hydration & Wellness, and Greatness Wins—for The District at The Park in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The District is a 60‑acre,...
Cash-Strapped Homeowners Tap BNPL
A JPMorgan Chase Institute study of 4.5 million homeowners shows that cash‑strained borrowers increasingly turn to buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) as a liquidity valve, especially when mortgage payments tighten budgets. BNPL spending spikes 34‑38% in the year before a first‑time home purchase, while...
Biopharmaceutical Firm Gilead Takes 50,000 Sq Ft at One Triton Square
Gilead Sciences is leasing 50,000 sq ft at One Triton Square in central London, adding to the building’s recent leasing momentum. The development, completed in October 2025, is now 77 % let or under offer, reflecting strong demand for premium biotech space. One Triton...
Opportunity Zones: What We Learned—And What Must Change in Round Two
The 2017 Opportunity Zones tax‑deferral program aimed to spur growth in low‑income census tracts, but its first round unfolded amid COVID‑19 and high inflation, limiting clear outcomes. Ohio’s newly released tract‑level data shows two‑thirds of eligible zones received no investment,...
Labor Must Stop Juicing House Prices and Make Buying a Home the Australian Dream – Not Negatively Gearing One |...
Greg Jericho argues that Labor’s housing incentives are inflating Australian property values. In the December quarter, national dwelling prices jumped 2.7%, with Western Australia posting a 7.5% surge and median prices topping $1 million. The 5% first‑home‑buyer guarantee lifted prices sharply...
Africa Needs 50 Million New Homes, but Building Is Bad for the Environment: How to Finance ‘Green’ Solutions
Africa must build 50 million homes by 2050, yet construction generates roughly 39% of global carbon emissions, with concrete alone accounting for 8%. Green housing—using energy‑efficient designs, recycled resources, and low‑water fixtures—offers a climate‑friendly alternative, but financing options are scarce across...
Single-Family Permits End 2025 on a Soft Note
Single-family housing permits slipped to 909,280 units in 2025, a 7.4% year‑over‑year decline, while multifamily permits rose to 516,886 units, up 5.6%. The downturn was most pronounced in the South and West, where single‑family activity fell 8.5% and 10.4% respectively,...
Strettons Raises £11.7m at February Auction
Strettons reported £11.7 million in sales at its 19 February national property auction, achieving an 80% success rate. The headline transaction was a freehold commercial unit on Hoe Street, Walthamstow, which fetched £1.365 million against a £1 million guide price. Residential sales also performed...
Where It’s Cheaper to Buy a Home than Rent – or Almost the Same Price
Research from Cotality shows that in several Australian metros, especially Melbourne’s city core, buying a unit can be cheaper than renting, with savings of up to $322 per fortnight. In Sydney’s western suburbs, the mortgage premium over rent is as...
Mortgage Rates Climb to 6.19% in Biggest Gain Since September
U.S. 30‑year mortgage rates jumped 10 basis points to 6.19% in the week ending March 6, marking the steepest rise since September. The increase mirrors a sharp climb in the 10‑year Treasury yield, spurred by geopolitical tension after Iran’s conflict disrupted...
Report: Montréal Seasonal Short-Term Rental Ban Risks Millions in Tourism Revenue
An independent analysis by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton estimates Montreal’s seasonal short‑term‑rental ban will leave a deficit of more than 26,000 accommodation nights during the 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix and UCI World Cycling Championships. The shortfall translates into over $19 million in lost visitor...
Supermarket Income REIT Closes in on £1bn Value Target for Blue Owl JV
Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has more than doubled the value of its joint venture with Blue Owl Capital to £845 million, edging close to its £1 billion AUM target. The partnership, launched in April, added £398 million of acquisitions in the second half...
Landsec Reports Leasing Drive From AI and Tech Firms at MYO King’s Cross
Landsec reports that its premium flexible workspace MYO at King’s Cross has surpassed 60% occupancy within six months, driven primarily by AI and technology firms. More than ten tech companies, including Perplexity AI and PlanHat, have signed leases, and the...
We're 62 and Plan to Sell Our $1.2 Million House to Retire, but Our Daughter and Grandkids Live With Us....
At age 62, a couple with $1.1 million savings and a $1.2 million home consider downsizing to fund retirement, but their daughter and two grandchildren currently live with them. Selling the house could generate roughly $500 k in equity, boosting their retirement portfolio...
$900,000 Homes in California, North Carolina and Texas
A 1922 Craftsman bungalow in Pasadena’s Bungalow Heaven neighborhood is listed for $899,000, offering 1,232 square feet of living space at $730 per square foot. The home features a covered front porch, hardwood‑floored living areas, a modest kitchen, and two...
Dreamland Opens Its First Three Stores at Cora Shopping Sites
DreamLand, the Belgian toy retailer, will launch three new experience stores on March 13 at Cora Shopping locations in Rocourt, Châtelineau, and La Louvière. The openings replace two existing outlets and add one new footprint, bringing DreamLand’s total to 93 stores...
Persimmon Earnings: Superb Performance but War in the Middle East Clouds Outlook
Persimmon reported 2025 earnings that beat expectations, driven by higher completions and a rise in average selling price. The firm kept its GBX 1,680 fair‑value estimate and reaffirmed 2026 guidance of 12,000‑12,500 completions with a £284,000 average selling price. While results...
Aldi to Create 1,100 Jobs This Year
Aldi will create more than 1,100 new store roles in 2026 as it invests over £370 million to open 40 additional UK stores. The hiring wave includes full‑time and part‑time positions ranging from store assistants to managers. This follows a second...
The Debt Burden Facing Estate Agency’s Biggest Groups
Recent filings for the UK’s largest estate‑agency groups reveal a surge in leverage as interest rates climb. Chianti Holdings, Leaders Romans, Strike and Yopa all posted higher revenues but deepening losses, with total debt ranging from £5.7 m to over £370 m...
Negative Perceptions About HMOs Can Be Changed, Developers Insist
North West developers Ray Guy and Geoff Knight argue that hands‑on management can overturn the negative reputation of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). They manage 40 HMOs themselves, emphasizing tenant vetting and proactive maintenance to ensure quality. Their latest project...
Million Pound Homes Sell for Massive Loss, New Analysis Reveals
New analysis by the Daily Telegraph reveals that 18% of UK homes sold for over £1 million changed hands at a loss in 2024, with the figure climbing above 25% in the final quarter of the year. Adjusted for inflation, the...
Prince William’s Controversial 2,500-Home Development Granted Planning Approval
Planning permission has been granted for the Duchy of Cornwall’s South East Faversham scheme, a 2,500‑home development on 137.7 hectares of Kent farmland owned by Prince William. The plan includes 400 social‑rent homes, 475 affordable units, a primary school, nursery,...
AI Could Change Homebuying. How Listings and Negotiations Are Already Shifting
AI-powered tools are reshaping how homebuyers visualize properties and negotiate deals. Collov AI, a new platform, provides virtual staging, 3‑D tours and interior‑design suggestions directly from listing photos, with subscription plans from $19 to $127 per month. Realtors report that...
Existing Home Sales Rebound 1.7% In February, Beat Expectations
Existing home sales rose 1.7% in February, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, surpassing the NAR forecast of 3.89 million. The rebound follows a 5.9% drop in January and coincides with mortgage rates slipping to 6.05%, the lowest...
Buyer Confidence Edges Back, but Mortgage Rate Volatility Risks Recovery
The Bank of England reports UK residential mortgage stock reached a record £1.734 trn in Q4 2025, up 0.8% from the previous quarter and 3% year‑on‑year. New mortgage advances slipped 1.3% to £79.4 bn and commitments fell 11.9%, indicating a slowdown in...
LoanDepot Tech Investment Powers Highest Loan Volume Since 2022
LoanDepot reported a 23% quarter‑over‑quarter increase in loan origination volume, reaching $8.04 billion—the highest since 2022. The surge lifted its market share to 1.4%, up 19% from the prior quarter. Company executives attributed the growth to recent technology investments, including AI...
Renters Benefit as Competition for Homes Eases
UK renters are experiencing the weakest competition for homes in six years, as Zoopla’s Rental Market Report shows demand down 14% and supply up 11% over the past year. The average number of enquiries per listing fell to 4.8, and...
MR. D.I.Y. Targets 1,500 Outlets Nationwide by 2027
MR. D.I.Y. Holding will invest 4 billion baht in 2024, allocating 2.1 billion baht for 210 new stores and 1.9 billion baht for a 160‑rai automated warehouse in Samut Prakan. The warehouse will support distribution for about 3,000 outlets by 2031, with partial operations starting...
UK Property Management Sector Nears £38bn
The UK property‑management industry is set to approach £38 bn in revenue by 2026, according to Rushbrook & Rathbone research. After a 1.7 % dip in 2024, the sector rebounded with a 4.1 % gain in 2025, marking a decade‑long growth of roughly...
Flex Firms Warn of Increasingly ‘Impossible Position’ over Rates Reclassification
Flexible workspace operators are confronting a steep rise in business rates after the Valuation Office Agency reclassified serviced office buildings, shifting full liability onto operators and stripping small‑business relief. The new methodology has produced rateable‑value increases of up to 40%,...
Netskope Inc (NTSK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Netskope (NTSK) posted record Q4 2025 activity, investing $245.4 million and $657.1 million for the year at a 7.5% blended cash yield while extending lease terms to an average of ten‑plus years. The REIT achieved an AFFO increase of 3.1% YoY, raised...
Sonida Senior Living Inc (SNDA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Sonida Senior Living announced a $1.8 billion merger with CNL Healthcare Properties, slated to close in late Q1 2026. The deal is positioned to upgrade the portfolio’s real‑estate quality, boost AFFO per share and cut leverage toward a six‑times target. In Q3 2025...
Resilient-Borrowers-and-Housing-Shortages-Shape-EU-Mortgage-Market
The AFME seminar in London underscored that resilient borrowers and chronic housing shortages are reshaping the EU mortgage market. Even as central banks keep rates elevated, default rates remain low, bolstering strong performance of UK residential mortgage‑backed securities (RMBS). Refinancing...
Smith Douglas Homes Corp (SDHC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Smith Douglas Homes Corp reported a sharp decline in Q3 2025 results, with pre‑tax income dropping to $17.2 million, a 56% year‑over‑year decrease, and gross margin slipping to 21% from 26.5% a year earlier. Home sales revenue fell 6% to $262 million,...
Speed Over Value: How ICE Has Quietly Snapped Up Scores Of U.S. Offices
The General Services Administration has quietly signed roughly 150 office leases for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since September 2025, accelerating acquisitions to meet the agency’s rapid expansion after the $75 billion One Big Beautiful Bill Act funding. In the first wave, 17 leases...
SHoP Architects Renews, Expands Lease at Woolworth Building
SHoP Architects has signed a 15‑year lease renewal and expansion, bringing its total footprint in New York’s historic Woolworth Building to roughly 56,000 sq ft. The firm will occupy the entire 10th and 11th floors, adding 5,486 sq ft to its existing 50,710 sq ft. SHoP...
Northern Builders to Develop 365K-SF Industrial Facility at Cherry Hill Business Park
Northern Builders announced a 365,000‑square‑foot build‑to‑suit industrial facility in New Lenox, Illinois, within the Cherry Hill Business Park. The project sits on roughly 19.9 acres near the I‑80 corridor and the I‑355 interchange, offering strong regional connectivity. The building will...
IN FOCUS: Why Have Malaysia’s Homes Remained ‘Seriously Unaffordable’ for a Decade and Counting?
Malaysia’s housing market remains “seriously unaffordable,” with median home prices in Kuala Lumpur climbing 7% to RM560,000 in 2025 and the house‑price‑to‑income ratio staying above the World Bank’s affordability threshold of three. First‑time buyers like Nur Syarah Alya, earning RM3,900 a...
Long-Stalled Redevelopment Commences at Bakersfield’s Former East Hills Mall
Construction has begun on City Lights, a 350,000‑square‑foot open‑air retail destination on the former East Hills Mall site in Northeast Bakersfield. The project, driven by Parnagian Capital Group, ZDI’s Stephen Zimmerman, and developer Michael Heslov, targets a spring 2027 opening....
Firm Capital Property Trust Reports Q4/2025 and YTD Results
Firm Capital Property Trust (TSX:FCD.UN) posted a strong Q4 2025, with net income jumping 118% to $12.5 million and AFFO per unit rising 2% to $0.133. The Trust’s portfolio now includes 62 commercial assets, 599 multi‑residential units and 537 manufactured‑home units, with...
Church Conversion Plan Could Add Over 1,000 Housing Units Across Greater Philly
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania will transform 26 under‑utilized church properties across Greater Philadelphia into more than 1,000 new apartments. The Michaels Organization has been hired as a fee developer and future property manager, while the diocese retains land ownership...
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Takes 60K SF at Tishman Speyer’s Spiral
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management has signed a lease for 59,746 square feet across the 31st floor and part of the 21st floor of Tishman Speyer’s 66‑story Spiral tower in Hudson Yards. The lease, priced at $130 per square foot,...
This Biophilic Workspace in East London Feels Anything but Corporate
Conductor is a 3,400 sq m co‑working space opened in Stratford’s Coppermaker Square, designed by Tabitha Isobel and Studio Multi. The interior adopts a biophilic, hospitality‑led concept, featuring a double‑height atrium filled with natural light, plantings, and tactile materials. Industrial‑heritage colours and...