Daiwa House subsidiary agrees to acquire US homebuilder Holiday Builders
Stanley Martin Homes, a US homebuilder owned by Japan's Daiwa House, has agreed to acquire Florida-based Holiday Builders.
Hong Kong remains the least affordable market in Demographia’s 2026 study
Hong Kong was the least affordable housing market in Demographia's annual comparison for a 16th year, according to a local...
Korea’s housing assets rise 8% in the 2025 national balance sheet
Korea's housing assets were valued at 7,710 trillion won in the 2025 National Balance Sheet, an 8% increase from a...
UK private rents rise 3.3% as house-price growth slows to 2.7%
Average UK monthly private rent reached £1,388 in June 2026, up 3.3% from a year earlier, according to the Office...
Spain’s resale asking prices rise 17.2%, Fotocasa reports
Spain's resale-home asking prices rose 4% in the second quarter of 2026 and 17.2% from a year earlier, according to...
UK asking prices fall 1% in July as summer distractions weigh on activity
The average asking price of a newly listed UK home fell by 1.0% in July, or £3,832, to £372,359, according...
Japan Formalises Cross-Agency Foreign-Investment Screening: What the New JFIC Committee Is — and Isn’t
Japan has established the Foreign Investment Review Committee (JFIC) under Articles 69-3 and 69-4 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign...
UK closes Graduate visa gap for UK-born children under new immigration rules
The UK Home Office has laid a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules that closes a narrow gap...
Vietnam–Singapore QR payments go live for Singapore users visiting Vietnam
Vietnam and Singapore launched a new cross-border QR payment service in Hanoi on 2 July 2026, giving users of participating...
Thailand’s “3 NOs” immigration crackdown: why long-stay, property-viewing and work-related travel need tighter document alignment
Thailand's immigration authorities have framed their 2026 enforcement push around “No Entry / No Stay / No Escape”, or the...
