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Chancellor expected to limit capital gains tax increase – AI-generated illustrative image
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Market analysis
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Chancellor expected to limit capital gains tax increase

In the upcoming budget, Chancellor John Healey is expected to introduce only a moderate increase in capital gains tax, after previously discussed proposals t…

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New Software for Real Estate Agencies Launched with Free Basic Version – AI-generated illustrative image
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New Software for Real Estate Agencies Launched with Free Basic Version

Havenswift Hosting from London has launched TerraSuite, a software platform for real estate and rental agencies, offering a free version with unlimited prope…

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Two-year fixed-rate mortgages approach 6% threshold – AI-generated illustrative image
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Two-year fixed-rate mortgages approach 6% threshold

The average cost of two-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United Kingdom continues to rise, approaching the 6 per cent mark, according to current data.

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Rightmove Integrates AI Comparison Tool into Search Results – AI-generated illustrative image
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Rightmove Integrates AI Comparison Tool into Search Results

The property platform Rightmove has integrated its AI-powered comparison tool directly into property search pages, significantly increasing user engagement.

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Martin & Co Huddersfield Completes Fourth Agency Acquisition – AI-generated illustrative image
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Transaction
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Martin & Co Huddersfield Completes Fourth Agency Acquisition

Will Taylor, franchisee of Martin & Co Huddersfield, has completed the acquisition of independent property and lettings agency ADM Residential.

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HMO Tenants Express Safety Concerns Due to Lack of Roommate Vetting – AI-generated illustrative image
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HMO Tenants Express Safety Concerns Due to Lack of Roommate Vetting

A new study reveals that more than two in five tenants in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) receive little information about their future housemates, and…

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New York Investor Acquires Nursing Home in Palm Beach County for at Least $24 Million – AI-generated illustrative image
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New York Investor Acquires Nursing Home in Palm Beach County for at Least $24 Million

Tordjman Equities has acquired a nursing and rehabilitation centre in Greenacres, Florida, for at least $23.8 million, highlighting continued investment acti…

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Bath & Body Works to open 9,000-square-foot store in Flatiron District – AI-generated illustrative image
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Bath & Body Works to open 9,000-square-foot store in Flatiron District

Bath & Body Works has signed a lease for a new store of just under 9,000 square feet in New York's Flatiron District and will move into the two-storey retail…

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Rent Freeze and Fulton Street Development Dominate Brooklyn Real Estate Discussions – AI-generated illustrative image
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Rent Freeze and Fulton Street Development Dominate Brooklyn Real Estate Discussions

A conference sponsored by TerraCRG in Brooklyn focused on current real estate topics such as Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposed rent freeze and the revitalisati…

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Starwood Property Trust Refinances North Carolina Life Sciences Campus with $238 Million – AI-generated illustrative image
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Transaction
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Starwood Property Trust Refinances North Carolina Life Sciences Campus with $238 Million

King Street Properties secured $237.7 million in refinancing for the first phase of the Pathway Triangle Campus in Morrisville, N.C., provided by Starwood Pr…

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Eyewear Brand Gentle Monster Leases 28,500 sq ft in Kushner Puck Building – AI-generated illustrative image
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Letting
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Eyewear Brand Gentle Monster Leases 28,500 sq ft in Kushner Puck Building

South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has concluded a lease for 28,500 square feet in Kushner Companies' historic Puck Building in SoHo, New York,…

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One Street Secures $38 Million Loan for Office-to-Condo Conversion in D.C – AI-generated illustrative image
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Development
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One Street Secures $38 Million Loan for Office-to-Condo Conversion in D.C.

One Street Commercial Properties has obtained $37.8 million in financing for the conversion of a former office building in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., into…

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PNC provides US$96 million for acquisition of Hawaii retail portfolio – AI-generated illustrative image
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PNC provides US$96 million for acquisition of Hawaii retail portfolio

11North Partners has acquired two retail properties in Maui for US$155 million, with PNC Bank providing US$96 million in acquisition financing.

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Kinsmen Property and SK Development to Build 184 Apartments at 50 Third Avenue – AI-generated illustrative image
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Development
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Kinsmen Property and SK Development to Build 184 Apartments at 50 Third Avenue

Developers Kinsmen Property Group and SK Development are planning a residential project with 184 rental flats in Manhattan's East Village and have secured US…

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Cohen Brothers Secures 76,000 SF in New Leases at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood – AI-generated illustrative image
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Letting
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Cohen Brothers Secures 76,000 SF in New Leases at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood

Cohen Brothers Realty Corp. has completed over a dozen new and renewed leases totalling 76,100 square feet at the renowned Pacific Design Center in West Holl…

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Anderson Family Properties refinances Century City office campus with US$550 million – AI-generated illustrative image
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Anderson Family Properties refinances Century City office campus with US$550 million

Anderson Family Properties has completed one of the largest US office financings of the year for its 940,000 square foot office campus in Century City, Los A…

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Marcus Day Takes Over as Head of Global Solutions Division at LaSalle Investment – AI-generated illustrative image
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Marcus Day Takes Over as Head of Global Solutions Division at LaSalle Investment

Marcus Day moves from Brookfield Asset Management to LaSalle Investment Management to assume the position of Head of the Global Solutions division and manage…

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World Economic Forum Leases 5,390 sqm at 825 Third Avenue – AI-generated illustrative image
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Letting
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World Economic Forum Leases 5,390 sqm at 825 Third Avenue

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has signed a long-term lease for 5,390 square metres at The Durst Organisation's building at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown East,…

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Arrow Real Estate Advisors Strengthens Team with Yanni Marmarou for New Jersey Expansion – AI-generated illustrative image
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Investment
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Arrow Real Estate Advisors Strengthens Team with Yanni Marmarou for New Jersey Expansion

Arrow Real Estate Advisors has appointed Yanni Marmarou as Senior Director to expand its capital markets business in New Jersey, following the company's two-…

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Uneven Recovery in the Sun Belt Multifamily Market – AI-generated illustrative image
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Uneven Recovery in the Sun Belt Multifamily Market

Robust migration to the Sun Belt region has slowed, and some key markets continue to experience an oversupply of housing, yet the worst effects of the post-p…

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Customised Data Requests: A Persistent Challenge for Commercial Real Estate Teams – AI-generated illustrative image
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Customised Data Requests: A Persistent Challenge for Commercial Real Estate Teams

Despite extensive investment in commercial real estate software, fulfilling specific reporting requirements often remains a cumbersome and manual process.

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Credibility as Capital: The Value of Trust in the Real Estate Market – AI-generated illustrative image
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Credibility as Capital: The Value of Trust in the Real Estate Market

In an era where everyone claims expertise, verifying actual competence becomes crucial for business success, especially in the complex real estate sector.

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Joe Moinian on Hudson Yards, AI Influence, and Land Acquisitions – AI-generated illustrative image
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Development
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Joe Moinian on Hudson Yards, AI Influence, and Land Acquisitions

The founder and CEO of Moinian Group, Joe Moinian, discusses his current projects in Hudson Yards, the influence of artificial intelligence, and the importan…

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US Housing Market: Pending Home Sales at Twelve-Year Low Amid Record Buyer Cancellations – AI-generated illustrative image
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US Housing Market: Pending Home Sales at Twelve-Year Low Amid Record Buyer Cancellations

Activity in the US housing market significantly weakened in September 2026, as mortgage interest rates climbed above 7%, pushing pending sales to their lowes…

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RXR Appoints Whitney Arcaro as COO of Residential Division and Gerard Norcia as its Head – AI-generated illustrative image
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RXR Appoints Whitney Arcaro as COO of Residential Division and Gerard Norcia as its Head

RXR has promoted Whitney Arcaro to Chief Operating Officer of the residential division and appointed Gerard Norcia as Head of this business unit.

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Government Proposes Six-Month Deadline for Empty Dwelling Management Orders – AI-generated illustrative image
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Government Proposes Six-Month Deadline for Empty Dwelling Management Orders

The British government plans to reduce the period for local authorities to take over empty properties from two years to six months, sparking debate within th…

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Government Maintains Luxury Tax Threshold at £2 Million – AI-generated illustrative image
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Government Maintains Luxury Tax Threshold at £2 Million

The British government has reportedly abandoned its plans to lower the threshold for the Council Tax surcharge on high-value properties from £2 million to £1…

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London Landlords Return to Rental Market with Properties – AI-generated illustrative image
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London Landlords Return to Rental Market with Properties

Approximately a quarter of London landlords who had put their properties up for sale after the Renters' Rights Act came into force have now returned them to…

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Rental Yields Reach Highest Level Since 2011 – AI-generated illustrative image
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Rental Yields Reach Highest Level Since 2011

Rental yields for buy-to-let properties in the United Kingdom reached their highest level in 15 years at 7.22%, according to Paragon Bank's Q3 2026 report.

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57% Drop in Property Viewings Signals Growing Price Gap – AI-generated illustrative image
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57% Drop in Property Viewings Signals Growing Price Gap

The average number of property viewings per property has fallen from almost four to 1.7 within two years, indicating a significant widening of the price diff…

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