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HUG tightened credit terms to recall loans in full when street-unit redevelopment falls 25 percentage points behind schedule, raising concerns over housing supply delays.
Seoul's real estate registration filings for collective buildings fell 18.7% year-on-year to 79,220 in July, with Seocho-gu declining most and Gangbuk-gu and Dobong-gu rising.
Seoul's Gangnam-area greenbelt sites are stirring as the government reviews lifting development restrictions to expand housing supply, though land compensation and resident backlash remain key hurdles.
Samsung Heavy Industries signed an engineering contract with U.S. developer M3 to build floating data centers, aiming for commercialization by 2028 with 50MW eco-friendly facilities in Texas.
Combined capital spending by the world's nine largest cloud service providers is projected to jump about 90% this year to $886.7 billion, driven by AI data center expansion, per TrendForce.
Korea's 2026 tax reform expands the comprehensive real estate tax to homes over 2 billion won, quadrupling the burden on non-residents and raising rates on homes above 3.2 billion won.
Corporate guidance for capital expenditures keeps getting ratcheted higher and involves massive sums, largely focused on AI infrastructure.
Korean real estate experts say the government's property tax reform will not stop rising home prices, warning of upward pressure on mid-priced homes and a worsening jeonse shortage.
Private residential construction spending declined 0.3% in June, while substantial downward revisions to improvement (remodeling) spending significantly altered the sector’s recent trajectory. According to the latest construction spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau, private residential construction spending…
Owners of Seoul's ultra-high-end homes worth over 5 billion won see no reason to sell despite Korea's real estate tax reform, betting on holding out amid loan restrictions.
BNP Paribas Real Estate publishes a monthly briefing covering UK economic conditions and real estate market developments.
Experts say Korea's 2026 real estate tax reform may cap sharp home price surges but will push mid-range housing and rental prices higher, worsening the jeonse shortage.
Apartment prices in Seoul's Nowon-gu and Seongbuk-gu surged over seven to ten times year-on-year as anxious buyers flooded in, exposing weak trust in government housing supply plans.
Korea's 2026 tax reform will count up to three years spent away for schooling, job transfers, illness, or caring for parents as residence for comprehensive real estate tax deductions, with a one-year prior-residence requirement.
Korea's 2026 tax reform will impose up to 7 times more comprehensive real estate tax on non-resident single-home owners than residents, with deductions cut to 900 million won for non-residents.
Naver unveiled its AI factory deal structure with Nvidia and Brookfield, using a 9 billion dollar SPV to own GPUs and data centers while minimizing financial risk.
Nonghyup mutual finance bad loans surged 5.5-fold in 4.5 years to nearly 23 trillion won. Korea's government eases rules to let co-ops clear real estate NPLs via a specialized fund.
A commentary argues that Korea's central and local governments must cooperate to expand housing supply, easing relocation loan rules and speeding urban redevelopment rather than shaking the ultra-high-end market.
As AI data centers drive electricity demand to double by 2030, the key question shifts from how to supply power to who pays for it—companies, utilities, governments, or consumers.
SK Telecom establishes SK Hyper to invest 750 billion won and build 15GW of AI data centers by 2035, transforming from a telecom carrier into an AI infrastructure architect.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — There was once a time when the Port of Summerside needed all the dry storage capacity it could get, but those days are long past and the facility’s stewards believe it’s time for something new. Roughly two-thirds, or 25,000 square feet, of the port’s existing marine terminal warehouse space is…
Housing’s share of the economy was 15.8% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest estimates of GDP produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This share is down from 15.9% in the first quarter and is at the lowest level since 2019. Residential construction, measured by residential fixed investment,…
Report examining operational and community impacts of data center development in California as artificial intelligence infrastructure demand drives energy consumption concerns.
As AI increases energy demand, data centers are moving to higher voltage systems, creating new opportunities for electricity and component providers.
But soaring imports (data-center components), a drop in federal government spending, and changes in private inventories ate into GDP growth.
After reaching a three-year high last month, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased in June following declines in energy prices amid a temporary truce with Iran. This marked the first monthly decline in six years. However, the resumption of conflict and a rebound in oil prices have reignited…
SpaceX has created thousands of new millionaires, but long-time residents in Brownsville may soon feel the pinch of higher property tax bills. The post What Brownsville’s SpaceX Boom Means for Homeowners’ Tax Bills appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .
An earlier post described how the top ten builders in the country accounted for 43.6% of new single-family closings in 2025. BUILDER magazine has now released additional data on the top ten builders within each of the 50 largest new home markets in the U.S., ranked by single-family permits. It is important to note…
Today’s housing market rewards patience over panic: With hundreds of thousands more sellers than buyers in the U.S., buyers in most of the country have time to peruse options and negotiate. U.S. pending home sales fell to their lowest level since early April during the four weeks ending July 26, dropping 1.7% in…
Korea's land ministry uncovered 346 suspected illegal real estate deals near new housing supply sites, including corporations falsely reporting contract dates and prices in 249 cases.
Daewoo E&C is expanding into Southeast Asia with Vietnam and Indonesia as key bases, pursuing new city developments, data centers, nuclear power, and railway infrastructure projects.
Korea's office rents rose 0.42% in Q2 2026 on business district demand, while retail rents fell 0.03% amid weak consumption. Office vacancy hit 9%, general retail 13.4%.
Takeaway: Mortgage rates will largely stay the same for now as the Fed opts against hiking and says little about future plans. There was a historically high level of uncertainty going into this meeting, but ultimately, the Fed decided against hiking today because financial markets did their work for them. The…
Analysis of escalating electricity consumption from data centers and its implications for energy infrastructure and supply.
Summary and analysis of Des Moines’ current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Höhere Kaufpreise für Einfamilienhäuser und gestiegene Bauzinsen sind zuletzt im Bundesdurchschnitt durch gestiegene Löhne ausgeglichen worden, wie eine Studie von Interhyp und IW Köln ermittelt hat.
US AI data center power shortages are driving orders for Korean suppliers of Bloom Energy's SOFC fuel cells, with Amosense, Coseus, and Seojin System expanding contracts and capacity.
A Real Estate 114 survey of 1,602 people found 56% expect Korea's housing sales prices to rise in the second half, with jeonse and monthly rent also facing upward pressure.
Seoul apartment sales hit a yearly low of 5,065 in June as tax reform looms, with July land permit applications down 14.7% and housing affordability burden at a 3-year high.
A median-income Seoul household earning 5 million won a month must spend 46% of income on loan repayments to buy a home, as the housing affordability index hit a three-year high of 179.3.
The US added 1.51 million housing units (new construction minus demolitions) in 12 months, homes for 3.5 million people. The population grew by 757,000. And vacant housing units continued to surge.
Seoul's Housing Affordability Index hit 179.3 in Q1, the highest in over three years, meaning median-income households must spend about 46% of monthly income on home loan repayments.
The housing market has changed greatly since the COVID-19 pandemic, along with consumer spending behaviors. During this period, housing demand surged, home prices appreciated rapidly, inflation increased, supply-chain disruptions happened, and mortgage rates moved from historic lows to elevated levels. These…
Following a multi-year run of record highs, the national median lot value for single-family detached spec homes largely stabilized in 2025. According to NAHB’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), the U.S. median lot value for homes started in 2025 was $59,000, compared with $60,000 a year…
The number of Canada-based Redfin.com users searching for U.S. homes fell 15.3% year over year in June. Over the last two years, Canadian searches for U.S. homes have dropped roughly 37%. Canada-based home searches declined in 45 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros, with the biggest drops in San Antonio (-51.8%),…
A commentary on Korea's real estate tax system, which encouraged "smart single home" concentration and now aims to raise taxes on ultra-high-priced homes, urging a responsible transition.
Nvidia has reportedly signed a lease worth up to $50 billion for a 1GW Texas data center built by Hut 8, reigniting circular financing concerns in the AI infrastructure market.
HUG CEO Choi In-ho explains how financial guarantees serve as the invisible foundation behind Korea's housing supply, from public housing projects to PF special guarantees and tailored products.
Korea's government will keep comprehensive real estate tax rates unchanged for ultra-luxury single homes but cut deductions, raising tax burdens at both ownership and transfer stages.
Korea's government plans to develop key public sites in Seocho and Yeouido, plus vacant school lots, and revive urban complex projects to expand Seoul housing supply.
Korea's government is reviewing a shift to value-based comprehensive real estate tax on ultra-luxury homes, which could slow prime-area demand but worsen supply shortages without lower transaction taxes.
Orders for computer & electronic products; electrical equipment & components; machinery incl. power generation equipment; fabricated metals products; and core capital goods – all surged.
Following the highest number of multifamily completions in nearly 40 years in 2024, completions declined in 2025 to 484,000, according to NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. For the ninth consecutive year, a majority of new multifamily units were in buildings with 50 or more units (labeled…
Nashville is the nation’s second-strongest buyer’s market with 129% more home sellers than buyers in June. In other words, Nashville has more than two home sellers for every buyer actively in the market. Years of steady homebuilding, fast home-price appreciation and higher mortgage rates have shifted Nashville’s…
Tuolumne County, CA, in the Yosemite foothills, lost more residents than any other fire-prone U.S. county in 2025. It was followed closely by Sutter County, also in rural Northern California. Just one-third of the country’s 308 fire-prone counties lost more residents than they gained, while the other two-thirds…
Kakao, Woori Bank, and Shinhan Bank's mega data center project in Namyangju has stalled after regulators suspended its review over 300 MW power and water supply concerns.
Korea's government plans to include the Seoul Regional Procurement Office, an LH Yeouido site, and closed school sites like Cheongdam High School in upcoming housing supply measures.
Korea's plan to base its comprehensive real estate tax on asset value may ease the "premium home" rush in Gangnam and the Han River belt but could deepen a supply freeze, experts say.
South Gyeongsang Province has landed Korea's first 100MW defense-only AI data center in a 1.6555 trillion won deal, creating 200 ICT jobs and boosting defense AI R&D.
Summary and analysis of Washington DC’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.