Pending home sales declined in June as elevated mortgage rates and record-high home prices continued to weigh on buyer demand. The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks signed contracts on existing homes, fell 5.4% from May and was down 0.3% compared with a year earlier. The latest report suggests affordability […]
The week was marked by growing scrutiny of the retail prop trading industry after a commercial dispute between a platform provider and one of its clients sparked broader debate about infrastructure dependence and operational resilience. Elsewhere, brokers continued to broaden their product offerings, financial results reflected active trading conditions during the first half of the […]
The Karnataka government has proposed a new law that could change how apartment ownership, management and redevelopment are governed in the state. The proposed Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026 seeks to replace two laws that have been in force for more than five decades with a single legal framework aimed at protecting […]
The semiconductor sector is undergoing a reset and has a tendency to underperform in the third quarter.
Prediction markets spent much of the past year fighting legal battles. This week, the focus shifted elsewhere: governments discussed new regulatory frameworks, trading platforms expanded distribution, and institutional firms continued building dedicated businesses around the asset class. Malta Wants Its Own Rulebook for Prediction Markets Malta is exploring a dedicated regulatory framework for prediction markets […]
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has responded to criticism from the Legal Services Consumer Panel, defending its regulatory approach and emphasising that a BBC Panorama investigation last year exposed issues with unregulated estate agents rather than conveyancers. The dispute centres on the panel’s recently published report, ‘A Regulatory Framework for the Future’, which examined […]
Nolan caught everyone by surprise when this unique whodunit hit the festival circuit. But by the time the movie had its theatrical release, Nolan was already considered a future star. The movie has a great performance by Guy Pearce as a man looking for the killer of his wife while suffering from short-term memory loss, […]
Houston’s retail market is sustaining its record-high occupancy streak as demand quickly fills new and vacated spaces across the metro area, leaving a question of why some high-profile spaces remain empty. The former Whole Foods at 515 Elgin St. in Houston was under an apartment complex called Pearl Marketplace. Houston retail ended the second quarter at […]
Only 50% of homes that leave estate agents’ books in the UK are progressing to exchange and completion, according to market data analysed for week 27 of 2026 by Rob Smith, managing director of Hunters, Northwood and Whitegates at The Property Franchise Group. The figures reveal that in June 2026, 66,200 exchanges were recorded whilst […]
Maverick Real Estate Partners has finally taken control of the Gorham Building, ending a monthslong legal battle with the property’s longtime owners. Maverick acquired the 140,000-square-foot commercial building at 390 Fifth Avenue through a foreclosure sale, according to property records. The transfer, valued at $50 million, comes after a New York judge cleared the way […]