International

U.S. Pending Home Sales Hit 12-Year Low as Buyer Cancellations Reach Post-Pandemic Record

U.S. homebuying activity weakened sharply in September 2026 as mortgage rates climbed above 7%, pushing pending sales to their lowest level in more than a decade outside the early-pandemic shutdown ...
World Property Journal

U.S. Home Remodeling Sentiment Holds Steady in Q3

U.S. remodeling market sentiment edged higher in the third quarter as demand for home improvement projects remained resilient ...
World Property Journal

Las Vegas Housing Market Cools as Higher Rates Weigh on September Sales

Rising mortgage rates are weighing on the Las Vegas housing market, with home sales declining and inventory increasing in ...
World Property Journal

U.S. Homebuyers Pull Back as Mortgage Rates Climb

U.S. home prices continued to rise in August 2026, but the housing market is losing momentum as higher mortgage rates push ...
World Property Journal

Greater Palm Beach Luxury Home Market Sets Record as Wealth Continues to Flow In

Palm Beach County's luxury housing market has already broken its annual record for $10 million-plus home sales, underscoring ...
World Property Journal

U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit 7.28 Percent in October, a 3-Year High

According to Freddie Mac, U.S. mortgage rates surged to their highest level in nearly three years on October 1, 2026, adding ...
International

U.S. Home-Flipping Profits Shrink in 2026, Investors Face Narrower Margins

The U.S. home-flipping business continued to lose some of its financial appeal in the second quarter as investors completed more deals than in the first three months of the year but generated smaller ...
International

New Homes Cost Less Than Existing Homes in One-Third of U.S. Markets

Newly built homes are selling for less per square foot than existing properties across much of the U.S., a reversal that is reshaping the affordability equation for buyers and giving builders more ...
International

U.S. New-Home Sales Uptick in August, Affordability Remains a Drag

Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded in August, helped by a stronger showing from builders, but the increase did little to change a housing market still constrained by high borrowing costs and ...
International

Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Accelerates as Tourism Demand Grows

Asia-Pacific hotel investment accelerated in the first half of 2026 as resilient travel demand, rising room rates and a shrinking development pipeline strengthened the sector's appeal to investors, ...
International

Top 10 Things to Know About the U.S. Property Market in September

The U.S. housing market is losing momentum, but the slowdown is anything but uniform in September 2026. Cotality's latest housing data show a national market increasingly divided along regional and ...
International

Architecture Firms Remain Under Pressure as August Billings Decline

U.S. architecture firms continued to operate in a challenging business environment in August, with billings declining for another month as high financing costs and persistent inflation weighed on new ...