How can first-time buyers get ahead in the tough property market? Property and mortgage experts offer their tips to cash-strapped would-be homeowners. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Mayfield off-market sale delivers $1.8 million result The median house price in Mayfield is $860,882. Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2024
London buildings still wrapped in Grenfell-style cladding seven years on from the disaster There are still 42 residential buildings in London with the same type of cladding as Grenfell where ‘remediation’ is incomplete Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024
China Waits Anxiously For Economic Plan As Gloom Reigns Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, their empty balconies emblematic of a slowing economy that has not kept pace with the country's ambitions. International Business Times · Jun 14, 2024
City Hall could overturn council's decision to refuse 449 new homes in Tooting 'village' It has been argued that the sale of the land to build the homes would unlock crucial funding for new facilities at Tolworth Hospital Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers Australia's housing market is made up of laggards and leaders in home price growth and the gap is expected to linger in the coming months. AAP · Jun 13, 2024
General election 2024: How do the party manifestos address the housing crisis? All the housing pledges made in the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrats for homeowners, renters and first-time buyers Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
General election 2024: Labour and the Conservatives’s plans to tackle the housing crisis in full A guide to the main parties’ manifesto promises on housing The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning It took a global pandemic to convince American businesses that their employees could work productively from home, or a favorite coffee shop. Post-COVID-19, employers are struggling to find the right balance of in-office and remote work. However, hybrid work is likely here to stay, at least for a segment of… The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024
Crest Nicholson shares plunge amid latest warning for housebuilders The business made a loss in the first half and warned of weak demand for the months ahead Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
Labour pledges to ‘get Britain building again’ The Labour manifesto document said the party ‘will not be afraid to make full use of intervention powers to build the houses we need’. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Citizenship by Investment: The Shift From Passive to Active Investments Today, we’re seeing CBI programs pivot away from the types of passive investment options that spurred their popularity. Kiplinger · Jun 13, 2024
Menendez Trial: Senator's Alleged Attempt To Influence Prosecution Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial reveals attempts to influence criminal cases involving businessmen and his wife, with allegations of bribery in gold b... Top News · Jun 13, 2024
Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the National Housing Accord is on complementary development that improves existing neighbourhoods. This includes infill development on vacant or underutilised land in established urban… The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 New Jersey's top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution New Jersey's top federal prosecutor says Sen. Bob Menendez sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to be nominated as U.S. attorney after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election
AAP · Jun 12, 2024 All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table Opposition leader David Crisafulli has made a pre-election pitch focusing on housing but has vowed to scrap a controversial energy project.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 NYC considers ending broker fees for tenants, angering real estate industry A proposal seeking to eliminate a hefty price tag for New York City renters is drawing fierce opposition from the real estate industry
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 It could take San Francisco 18 years to recover from flood of empty office space after tenants fled the city Layoffs, hybrid work polices and a slow economy have contributed to the city’s vacancy problem
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 WeWork has emerged from bankruptcy. What's next for the co-working office space provider? WeWork has officially emerged from bankruptcy — and appointed new leadership in the process
Salon · Jun 12, 2024 "Egregious" Kushner deal faces probe Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden is investigating Saudi support for Jared Kushner's private equity firm
The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024 Thousands of short-stay rentals flouting registration rules in Sydney, research finds Council calls for more regulation of short-term rental properties listed on hosting sites such as Airbnb as industry hits back
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024 Comment: 'We deserve more than reheated housing ideas and AI slop' We can build enough quality homes without naff AI-generated visions of a past that never was
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Federal Reserve is likely to scale back plans for rate cuts because of persistent inflation Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely make official what’s been clear for many weeks: With inflation sticking at a level well above their 2% target, they are downgrading their outlook for interest rate cuts
The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024 Melbourne councillor pushes to double rates for property investors and halve them for owner-occupiers James Conlan of Merri-bek council says the change would make investing in the area ‘less attractive’ and free up more homes for first-time buyers
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 China’s glut of idle property causes headache for the government The industry that has traditionally powered about a quarter of GDP has been in a downward spiral that policymakers have struggled to halt