Real Estate
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‘We want neighbors, not tourists.’ Madrid’s renters march with message for the boom economy
Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in cities such as the capital and Barcelona. Spain’s housing crisis is one of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s main political vulnerabilities before elections in 2027.…
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Inside the ‘stealth wealth’ playbook: How Silicon Valley’s elite buy multimillion-dollar mansions without leaving a paper trail
For the ultrawealthy, it used to largely be the case that they wanted their flashy home purchases and sales to be made very public: Think drone shots, a glossy listing, and a splashy press release naming the owner and buyer. All of that served as a way to show off and solidify their wealth. But…
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The Midwest is leading America’s spring housing rebound because of ‘buyers who are actually showing up,’ Realtor.com says
Spring housing season is here, and after years of stagnation, it’s finally a hot one. Contract signings rose 4.5% year-over-year in April—its strongest reading in three years—and new listings hit their highest level since 2022, according to Realtor.com’s Spring 2026 Housing Market Progress Report published Thursday. For three straight springs, mortgage rates, a housing affordability…
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Single Gen Z women are destroying their male counterparts when it comes to buying their first house
Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home. They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation, while single Gen Z men represented 18%, according to survey data from the National Association of Realtors. NAR surveyed people who bought a home between July 2024 and June…
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How the multibillion dollar AI data center boom has transformed CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate company
CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, has long been associated with brokerage, facilities management, and investment sales. But the century-old company—founded in the aftermath of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake—is now being reshaped by another kind of seismic event: the AI data center boom. The rise of generative AI has triggered…
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The American housing market is broken—and 3 years in, it’s starting to look permanent
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year. Existing home sales edged up 0.2% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. Sales…
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Mah Sing sees natural ‘spillovers’ from Malaysia’s strong growth, as the conglomerate bets on premium residences and data centers
A Malaysian property developer founded six decades ago as a plastics trader is repositioning itself for the artificial intelligence era, leveraging land banks in the Klang Valley and Johor to court data center operators. Mah Sing, No. 422 on Fortune’s Southeast Asia 500 list, had a blockbuster 2025, reporting decade-high real estate sales of 2.51…
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Investors are betting big on senior housing. There’s just one problem—the baby boomers they’re chasing can’t pay the rent
The silver tsunami is shaking up commercial real estate after years of senior housing being the quiet corner of the market. Major office renovations and headquarters projects, industrial warehouses, data centers, and apartment complexes received more institutional attention for years as senior housing was hammered by the pandemic, prompting investors to look elsewhere. But now…
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New York is going to tax the wealthy’s second homes, but not tax wealth itself
People who buy luxurious second homes in New York City, but live most of the year elsewhere, would have to pay a new tax on the properties under a tentative agreement — an initiative to appease Mayor Zohran Mamdani and liberal voters who launched him into office with chants of “tax the rich.” But the…
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The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds
You can buy a house outside Detroit for $158,000. That’s why the Midwest just beat the coasts—again—for America’s hottest neighborhoods. Six of the 10 hottest neighborhoods in the U.S. for 2026 are in the Midwest, according to a Redfin analysis released Wednesday. This marks the second consecutive year the region has dominated Redfin’s annual ranking…