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21.02.26 - 11:48
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′Psychological torture′: Spanish tenants fight back against housing ′harassment′ (The Guardian)
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Court in Madrid will soon decide whether developers are using construction to force people out of their homesWhen the Madrid building where Jaime Oteyza had lived since 2012 was sold to an investment fund two years ago, a local tenants' union swiftly warned him what to expect.First the tenants would be told that none of their rental contracts – regardless of their expiry date – would be renewed, the union said. Then, as the 50 or so families in the building grappled with what to do next, a series of construction projects would probably be launched in the building to ramp up pressure on them to leave. Continue reading......
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20.02.26 - 16:57
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2025 New Home Sales Highest Since 2021 (ZeroHedge)
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2025 New Home Sales Highest Since 2021
US New Home Sales dipped 1.7% MoM in December (after a 15.5% MoM surge in November)...
...but ended the year at 745k - the highest SAAR since 2021...
"New" home sales have notably decoupled from "used" home sales in the last few years as homebuilders incentivize buyers (reducing margins) and lower prices (reducing revenues)...
Lower mortgage rates support modest further improvements in sales...
Will this be Trump's lead on housing affordability?
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/20/2026 - 10:24...
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20.02.26 - 11:06
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Hong Kong′s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse, agents say (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's residential property market made gradual and steady gains in the Year of the Snake, with the momentum set to continue in the Year of the Horse, according to the city's largest real estate agencies.
“The Year of the Snake marked the end of three years of decline and a strong rebound fuelled by policy easing and wealth effect [from the Hong Kong stock market's gain],” said Derek Chan Hoi-chiu, head of research at Ricacorp Properties.
“The Year of the Horse will build on the momentum,”......
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