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Knight Frank examines how Bank of England monetary policy divergence affects real estate market recovery prospects and investor sentiment.
Cushman & Wakefield's mid-year analysis examines underlying tightening dynamics in the UAE real estate market despite surface-level stability.
CBRE introduces a new index tracking the German housing market.
Attorney Jung Bo-geun explains seller financing as a form of private lending in Korea's property market, its legal status as a quasi-loan, and the risks under the Lending Business Act and Interest Limitation Act.
Monthly rent has overtaken jeonse in Korea's apartment market, reaching 52.4% of leases in H1 2025. Here's how tenants and landlords should respond to the structural shift.
Gwacheon, which led greater Seoul's 2024 housing surge, saw sale prices at -0.01% and jeonse at -4.36% this year as continuous new housing supply cooled the market.
The U.S. labor market weakened in July, with nonfarm payrolls down 23,000 and downward revisions cutting another 103,000 jobs from May and June. Although the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.1%, the decline reflected a smaller labor force rather than stronger hiring, as overall participation fell to its lowest…
Texas energy officials address concerns over rising costs due to rapid data center development. The post New Grid Rules on Texas Data Center Growth appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .
State-level economic resilience is increasingly shaping corporate location decisions, the direction of capital flows, and long-term CRE performance. CNBC’s latest rankings highlight where growth, liquidity, and housing dynamics are most likely to support sustained institutional demand and where structural risks…
OVERALL construction activity in Scotland was ‘relatively stagnant’ in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor, despite a rise in infrastructure activity. A net balance of -2% of survey respondents reported a fall in construction…
Real GDP growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026, as a pullback in government spending and slower growth in investment and exports, more than offset stronger consumer spending. Business investment continued to support growth, particularly through equipment and intellectual property products, while imports…
The number of open positions in the construction sector increased in June, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The current level of open jobs is down measurably from three years ago due to declines in construction activity, particularly in housing. Recent gains for…
Highland Park, IL and Overland Park, KS round out the top three. Demand from highly compensated employees of the San Francisco Bay Area’s AI companies earns Noe Valley the No. 7 spot among Redfin’s hottest luxury neighborhoods this year. Strong demand, despite elevated costs, is outpacing supply in many high-end…
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.
Corporate guidance for capital expenditures keeps getting ratcheted higher and involves massive sums, largely focused on AI infrastructure.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
Summary and analysis of Washington DC’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Houston’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Baltimore’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Milwaukee’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Atlanta’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Louisville’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Not long ago, Miami sold itself as the affordable alternative to New York. Lower taxes, cheaper housing and sunshine drew a wave of businesses, investors and wealthy transplants during and after the pandemic. But now, consumer prices have climbed 36 percent since 2019, home values have surged nearly 80 percent and,…
CBRE Investment Management examines the intersection of artificial intelligence deployment and real estate infrastructure demands, addressing market concerns and opportunities.
Analysis of how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping U.S. employment patterns and office real estate demand.
Summary and analysis of Indianapolis’ current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Los Angeles’ current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Cleveland’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Austin’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Charleston’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Q2 2024 Knight Frank Global Corporate Real Estate Sentiment Index shows a continued decline in sentiment among CRE leaders
Analysis of construction capacity and development pressures in South East Queensland ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, six years away.
Q2 2026 Canadian retail report analyzes consumer behavior and economic conditions, finding a polarized market where premium and value segments outperform while middle-market retail faces pressure amid affordability concerns.
KKR's mid-year 2026 outlook identifies a 'Divergence Conundrum' where economic growth concentrates in AI, tech, and national security while housing, lower-income consumers, and rate-sensitive sectors face pressure, requiring investors to prioritize quality, durable cash flows, and operational…
Newsec analysis examines how the US-Iran conflict and resulting energy disruptions create structural advantages for Nordic real estate investors through renewable energy leadership, fiscal strength, and geopolitical resilience compared to broader European markets.
Wells Fargo's latest U.S. outlook warns that stubborn inflation and a more hawkish Federal Reserve will keep borrowing costs elevated into 2027, sustaining the affordability squeeze on housing and traditional commercial property even as the artificial intelligence buildout keeps data center and power construction…
Affordability challenges continued to weigh on the new-home market in June, as elevated mortgage rates, rising inflation and broader economic uncertainty kept many prospective buyers on the sidelines. Sales of newly built single-family home rose 1.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000, up from…
Although Florida and Texas are touted as the strongest magnets for in-migration, South Carolina and Delaware actually set the pace last year, Placer.ai says in a new white paper. With the exodus from coastal markets seen during the pandemic having cooled, no state recorded net inflows or outflows exceeding 0.7% of…
At the start of 2026, most home builders predicted that high mortgage rates and hesitancy among buyers would be their toughest challenges this year. They weren’t wrong: the 30-year mortgage rate averaged 6.49% in June and housing demand has weakened, as reflected by flat mortgage applications in the first half of…
Korea's land prices rose 1.22% in the first half of 2026, with Seoul the only region to beat the national average at 2.32%, according to MOLIT and the Korea Real Estate Board.
Knight Frank examines leading economic indicators and fiscal policy trends shaping the UK real estate outlook.