Westpac Shares Slide 5% as Mortgage Applications Drop 20% After Australian Tax Changes
Westpac Banking Corp shares fell 5.14% to A$35.98 on Monday, sharply underperforming the broader market, after the lender reported a...
German Rents Rise 3.2% in Second Quarter as Housing Shortage Persists
Rents on new contracts in German apartment buildings rose 3.2% year on year in the second quarter, according to figures...
More Than Half of NZ First-Home Buyers Now Borrowing With Less Than a 20% Deposit
More than half of New Zealand's first-home buyers are getting on the property ladder without a full 20% deposit, according...
Marcos Asks Congress to Suspend Implementation of Philippines’ Property Valuation Law
President Marcos has asked Senate and House leaders to suspend implementation of Republic Act No. 12001, the Real Property Valuation...
Australia’s Housing Market Is Being Squeezed From Three Directions at Once
In the space of a single week, Australia's property industry has been warned of a multibillion-dollar tax-compliance bill, watched apartment...
EMEA living-sector investment jumps 49% in Q2, led by Sweden, Spain, UK platform deals
Investment in EMEA living sectors (multifamily and student housing) reached €17.4bn in Q2 2026 — the highest quarterly total since...
New-build premium hits 30% across Great Britain, widest in a decade
New-build homes in Great Britain now command an average 30% price premium over existing properties, according to research from UK...
NSW passes law giving new apartment buyers 10 years of defect insurance
New South Wales' Parliament has passed the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, letting eligible developers satisfy their...
Advisory firm warns federal tax changes could worsen Australia’s apartment shortage
Property advisory firm Charter Keck Cramer says the Albanese Government's May Budget tax changes — covering negative gearing, capital gains...
Canada and Toronto commit over C$2.7bn to build thousands of new rental homes
The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced a partnership on August 5 to unlock thousands of new...
