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The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50%–3.75% in July as inflation eased and the labor market softened, amid mixed economic signals and policy uncertainty.
Analysis of UK autumn budget policy impacts on the real estate sector.
Savills analysis finds over-60s hold the majority of UK housing wealth, with intergenerational equity transfer expected to become a prominent feature of the housing market.
Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first half of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained somewhat stronger compared with the same period last year. Over the first six months of the year, the number of single-family permits issued nationwide reached 465,301. Compared with the same…
Analysis of three macroeconomic drivers—demographic trends, debt levels, and currency debasement—reshaping the Canadian real estate market.
Analysis comparing economic and commercial real estate industry trends between Canada and the United States.
Credit conditions on loans for residential Land Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) were still tightening in the second quarter of 2026, according to NAHB’s quarterly survey on AD&C Financing. The net easing index derived from the survey posted a second-quarter reading of -12.0 (the negative number…
Houston's oil-and-gas industry has built an ecosystem that extends beyond energy. For proof of that, look no further than Bristol Myers Squibb's new pharmaceutical plant. The post How Houston’s Biggest Industry Created Opportunities for Another appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .
Residential building material prices, excluding energy, rose 0.4% in July and were up 5.0% from a year ago. Energy prices fell again in July but remained significantly higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, prices for services were down 0.3% over the month but were 6.2% higher than a year ago. The Producer Price Index…
Sellers outnumbered buyers by 51% in July—just shy of December’s record high—giving buyers more negotiating power. The number of buyers in the market fell to a record low of about 967,000 amid historically high housing costs, almost half a million fewer than the 1,463,000 sellers. Nearly 80% of major U.S. metros…
Analysis of the intersection between energy infrastructure and digital real estate sectors and their market dynamics.
Brazil's National Construction Index (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE, rose 0.44% in July, indicating a deceleration in construction activity.
Brazil's National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) increased 0.36% in May, with notable movement in the Southern region.
Brazil's National Construction Index (Sinapi) reported a 0.72% variation in April, according to IBGE.
Brazil's National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) rose 0.72% in April, with the Northeast region showing notable increases in construction costs.
Brazil's National Civil Construction Index (SINAPI) rose 0.37% in March 2026, with notable performance in the Northeast region.
Brazil's national construction cost index (Sinapi) rose 0.37% in March 2026 according to official statistics from IBGE.
Brazil's National Construction Index (Sinapi) advanced 0.23% in January 2026, declining 1.31 percentage points from the prior period.
Brazil's National Civil Construction Index (SINAPI) advanced 0.23% in February, with notable cost increases in the North region.
Why we keep an eye on the housing-debt-to-income ratio.
Knight Frank's monthly tracking of key economic and financial metrics impacting property markets.
Knight Frank India and NAREDCO jointly publish a sentiment index capturing perceptions and expectations across the real estate sector.
Knight Frank analyzes leading economic indicators to assess market resilience and identify emerging risks.
Analysis of economic recovery patterns and divergent outcomes following pandemic lockdowns in a UK city context.
Knight Frank analysis of demographic trends and their impact on residential development in Riyadh.
Led by declines in gasoline and diesel prices, inflation eased for the second consecutive month after reaching a three-year high in May. As energy prices moderated, shelter resumed its role as the largest driver of headline inflation, accounting for one-third of the annual increase and over two-thirds of the…
Mortgage application activity slowed in July amid continuation of the war in Iran. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of total mortgage application volume, declined 6.6% month-over-month in July on a seasonally adjusted basis. Compared to a year ago, total mortgage…
AI data centers are being reassessed as strategic business assets, with GPU utilization, power and cooling efficiency now key measures of competitiveness.
Existing home sales continued to slow in July as record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates weighed on buyers. Mortgage rates resumed an upward trend after the ceasefire ended in early July. Heightened geopolitical uncertainty and an increasingly hawkish stance from the Fed pushed rates to nearly 6.7% last…
Demand for all types of residential mortgages was weaker, while lending standards for most were essentially unchanged in the second quarter of 2026, according to the recent release of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS). For commercial real estate (CRE) loans, lending standards for construction &…
Knight Frank's examination of Kenya's economic performance and analysis of financial, industrial, retail, and commercial real estate markets during the first half of 2016.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management assesses real estate as offering attractive relative value in a resilient macroeconomic environment marked by inflation, hawkish central banks, and constrained supply.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management analyzes how water scarcity is emerging as a critical constraint on industrial expansion, permitting, and capital returns across mines, semiconductor plants, and data centers in water-stressed regions.
Analysis of how elevated oil prices and energy costs affect industrial real estate demand, with near-term headwinds from trucking-dependent logistics and medium-term tailwinds from supply-chain resilience, defense spending, and e-commerce growth.
A recurring market intelligence publication tracking conditions and capital flows across U.S. commercial real estate sectors.
Initial findings on electric grid reliability and its implications for commercial real estate development and investment.
Research examining how development and construction of office, industrial, warehouse, and retail properties drive economic growth across U.S. states and regions.
Research examining the economic growth generated by development and construction of office, industrial, warehouse, and retail commercial real estate across U.S. states and regions.
Research examining the economic growth generated by development and construction of office, industrial, warehouse, and retail commercial real estate in the United States.
Altus Group Economic Consulting examines the economic benefits of commercial construction across industrial, retail and entertainment, office, and multifamily asset classes in Canada.
Research examining the economic growth and broader impacts generated by development and construction of office, industrial, warehouse, and retail commercial real estate in the United States.
Annual study examining how development and construction of office, industrial, warehouse, and retail real estate generates economic growth at state and national levels.
Analysis examining how infrastructure investment strategies perform under inflationary conditions and the variation in inflation-linkage effectiveness across different asset types.
Capital Economics examines how divergence in UK and US risk-free interest rates since end-2024 has created marked differences in commercial property investment levels between the two countries.
Analysis of expected drivers of construction sector growth in Nigeria following pandemic-era contraction, with emphasis on government infrastructure priorities.
Oxford Business Group examines Nigeria's real estate sector recovery following pandemic impacts, highlighting government efforts to attract private investment through economic diversification initiatives.
Oxford Business Group examines Nigeria's construction and real estate sector recovery post-pandemic, highlighting government financing schemes and market rebound dynamics.
Wage growth for residential building workers continued to lose momentum in the second quarter of 2026, reflecting softer housing construction activity and weaker labor demand. According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, both nominal and inflation-adjusted wages have weakened further,…
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has released its State Projections of Remodeling (SPR) for the first quarter of 2026. As a reminder, the SPR provides on a quarterly basis a state-level estimation of the market share and total dollar value of remodeling spending. The SPR is a statistical model…
A quarterly institutional investor and asset manager analysis covering market developments, risk appetite, and performance trends across real estate and capital markets.
Bfinance's quarterly analysis of institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments, and asset manager performance across commercial real estate and investment sectors.
Barings assesses macroeconomic risks affecting European real estate recovery, including U.S. policy volatility, energy prices, elevated borrowing costs, and labour market stability amid persistent investor uncertainty.
Barings analyzes U.S. real estate market fundamentals in the second quarter, examining how resilient demand and constrained supply dynamics offset economic headwinds and demographic challenges.
Nuveen Real Estate examines global real estate market opportunities and risks across sectors and geographies in the current environment.
Analysis of economic and neighborhood development factors expected to influence San Diego's real estate market dynamics.
Analysis of Chicago's position in AI employment growth and the implications for the local office real estate market.
Knight Frank analysis examining leading economic indicators, inflation trends, office market recovery, and the UK's composite misery index.
Knight Frank examines the implications of political developments for global real estate and capital markets.
Global outlook examining the impact of US tariff policy on real estate investment and market dynamics across Asia-Pacific regions.
Knight Frank analysis of how stagflation risks are moderating residential property price growth across global markets.