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Real estate investor confidence fell to its lowest level on record this summer, according to the Summer 2026 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index, published Aug. 5. The index dropped to 84, the lowest score in the survey’s 12-quarter history and the second consecutive quarter below 90. The reading is down three points from … Read more
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. raised a record $77 billion in new capital during the second quarter of 2026, the company announced Aug. 5, as institutional investors poured money into its credit, infrastructure and private equity strategies. The haul pushed year-to-date fundraising to $98 billion and set up what CEO Connor Teskey called the firm’s “best … Read more
AGNT, Inc., the Bellingham, Wash.-based holding company that owns eXp Realty and was known as eXp World Holdings until rebranding earlier this year, reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.4 billion, up 11% from a year ago, according to an Aug. 4 earnings release. Executives credited rising agent productivity and new AI tools for the … Read more
Florida’s share of the nation’s homeowners insurance lawsuits has nearly been cut in half since the state overhauled its property insurance laws, according to state regulatory data reported by Florida Realtors on Aug. 5. Florida’s portion of national homeowners insurance litigation fell from roughly 79% in 2020 to about 41% in 2025, even though the … Read more
A full-floor penthouse atop the JW Marriott Residences Reston Station in Reston, Va., has sold for $10.9 million, setting a new record for the most expensive condominium sale in Virginia history, Comstock Holding Companies and McWilliams|Ballard announced Aug. 5. The sale breaks the same building’s own record of $10.25 million, set earlier in 2026 β … Read more
Realtracs, the multiple listing service covering Nashville and markets across Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, has signed a new data licensing agreement with Zillow that sets explicit rules for how the portal can use broker-created listing data in artificial intelligence products, according to an announcement posted to Realtracs’ own site on … Read more
Innovative Industrial Properties Inc., the real estate investment trust that owns cannabis cultivation and processing facilities, posted second-quarter 2026 profit that topped Wall Street estimates even as tenant defaults kept a lid on revenue growth, according to an Aug. 3 SEC filing. Total revenue was $63.3 million, roughly flat with $62.9 million a year earlier … Read more
Buyers need to earn $109,796 to afford the typical U.S. home, Redfin reports, down just 0.5% from a year-ago record as mortgage rates and prices stabilize.
Banks led by Morgan Stanley have assembled roughly $15 billion in debt for a 2,000-acre Anthropic-leased data center campus in Hubbard, Texas, backstopped by Google β and are already moving to offload the exposure via bond sales, according to CNBC, Bloomberg and the Financial Times.
The MBA’s weekly survey shows the 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.81%, its highest level in over a year, as overall mortgage application volume fell 2.9% in the week following the Fed’s July policy meeting.
Zillow is eliminating over 500 roles, about 7% of its workforce, in a restructuring CEO Jeremy Wacksman says is about cost discipline — its second and largest round of cuts this year, coming a day before Q2 earnings.
Prologis converted its July “best and final” offer into a signed agreement to acquire U.K. industrial landlord SEGRO plc, creating the world’s largest publicly traded industrial REIT.
Vornado Realty Trust’s Q2 2026 earnings show rising Manhattan office rents and occupancy, plus a new $1.1 billion stake in Park Avenue Plaza alongside Fisher Brothers.
Savills Plc has closed its $1,112.5 million purchase of Eastdil Secured LLC, rebranding it Eastdil Secured Savills and creating what the firms call the world’s number two advisor on prime commercial real estate deals above $100 million.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are retiring the streamlined condo loan-review option for applications dated Aug. 3, 2026, and later, pushing more condo buildings into full financial and structural reviews as reserve requirements rise in 2027.
Harbert Management Corporation closed three transactions totaling $455 million for five senior housing communities in New Mexico, Colorado, Florida and Texas, extending a wave of institutional investment in seniors housing.
Macerich posted a company-record $919 in trailing 12-month sales per square foot and a narrower net loss in Q2 2026, as the mall REIT pointed to its Path Forward turnaround plan and rising occupancy.
LGI Homes posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $516.0 million and 1,440 home closings, and raised its full-year guidance on average sales price and gross margin for the second straight quarter.
Cushman & Wakefield posted record second-quarter leasing and services revenue, with adjusted EBITDA up 14% and full-year guidance raised, even as capital markets revenue dipped and GAAP net income fell.
Compass posted record second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $363 million and swung to a $92 million profit, with revenue up 14% year-over-year on a pro forma basis as its Anywhere Real Estate acquisition fully integrated.
Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate and Nuveen Real Estate announced a $400 million equity joint venture to fund roughly $1.3 billion in medical office and specialty healthcare developments from 2026 to 2028.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities reported a Q2 2026 net loss of $0.43 per share and $222.5 million in impairment charges, but leasing volume rose 60% sequentially and the life-science REIT held its full-year FFO guidance steady.
Real house-buying power improved approximately 7% year over year in April as the market moved toward balance, according to First American. Months of supply rose from about 3.5 in April 2024 to 4.4 in April 2026, while nominal price growth slowed sharply. Affordability is improving β but not through the channel most buyers are waiting … Read more
Data center construction starts reached $58.1 billion year to date through May across 91 projects β more than four times the prior-year record pace β according to ConstructConnect. May starts alone totaled $7.9 billion. These are tracked construction starts using ConstructConnect’s proprietary methodology, not a measure of total industry spending. Key facts The average project … Read more
Millrose Properties, the land-banking company spun off from Lennar, reported $9.7 billion in homesites under option and disclosed a role financing Dream Finders’ hostile pursuit of Beazer Homes.
BLS JOLTS data show construction job openings rose to 305,000 in June, up 36% from a year ago, as nonresidential and data center projects compete harder for skilled labor than a slowing housing sector.
A new NAR report finds 6.9 million U.S. homes are now valued at $1 million or more, up from 2% two decades ago, as sellers increasingly price listings at $999,999 to dodge mansion taxes.
Tishman Speyer acquired the 296-unit Berkshire Dilworth apartment community from Berkshire Residential, its first purchase in Charlotte, N.C., through its TS Plus core-plus fund.
Ares Commercial Real Estate reported $4.4 million in Q2 net income and $130 million in new loan commitments, while its credit-loss reserve and secured borrowings both grew during the quarter.
Gov. Greg Abbott proposed withholding sales tax revenue from Texas cities that impose costly add-on requirements, like oversized pools or extra height limits, to stall housing development.
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