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04.08.26 - 05:18
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Australia′s Housing Market Worsens (Bloomberg)
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Australia's housing downturn is accelerating, with higher interest rates and weaker investor demand driving the biggest home price declines since late 2022. REA Group Senior Economist Anne Flaherty says further falls are likely through year-end, especially in higher-priced suburbs. She discussed the outlook for Australia's housing market on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)...
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04.08.26 - 03:42
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The Pentagon′s Hidden Housing Scandal: Outsourcing Duty Of Care (ZeroHedge)
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The Pentagon's Hidden Housing Scandal: Outsourcing Duty Of Care
Authored by Jay Rogers via RealClearDefense,
Sen. Jon Ossoff released a report on July 8 documenting lead exposure in a newborn, mold-related emergency room visits, and a cockroach infestation living inside a family's oven, all in privatized military housing at Fort Benning and Fort Stewart. Read it and you'd think it was written in 2022. It wasn't. That's the scandal: the Pentagon outsourced a duty of care to private landlords and never enforced the contracts meant to keep it intact.
I've spent thirty years in institutional investment management and now serve as an expert witness in fiduciary litigation. The pattern is one I recognize immediately: an institution hands a core obligation to a private operator, collects a fee for oversight it doesn't actually perform, and treats the delegation itself as if it discharged the duty. It didn't. Outsourcing a duty of care doesn't outsource the duty.
Congress created the Military...
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04.08.26 - 00:18
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Alexandria Real Estate Q2 Loss Narrows (AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE), a life science-focused real estate investment trust, on Monday reported a second-quarter net loss, which narrowed compared to la......
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04.08.26 - 00:06
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NYC Rent Freeze May Hit Mortgage Bonds (Bloomberg)
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A $506 million bet on thousands of New York rent-stabilized apartments has already soured for bond investors, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze is threatening to make it worse. Ran Eliasaf, Founder & Managing Partner of Northwind Group, discusses the needs in the NYC housing market and the possible impact of the city's recent moves to make it more affordable and levy new taxes. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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03.08.26 - 05:48
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Hang Lung′s Chan on Hong Kong′s Property Recovery (Bloomberg)
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Adriel Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties, says the recovery in Hong Kong's commercial real estate sector feels "very real." He discusses the industry and the company's outlook exclusively on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.08.26 - 10:24
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′We cannot magic up more water′: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk (The Guardian)
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Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government's plans for new homesThe government's housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England.Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second consecutive year, with the Environment Agency warning of dire consequences for the economy, environment and wildlife. Continue reading......
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02.08.26 - 10:00
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China sees flurry of commercial property deals as investors sniff out bargains (SCMP)
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Major Chinese cities including Shanghai are witnessing a significant uptick in commercial property transactions, as investors snap up space in prime locations in the expectation that the market may finally be on the road to recovery.
The value of office buildings, hotels and shopping malls across China has slumped in recent years amid a prolonged real estate crisis. But with prices in some cities now starting to stabilise, investors are hunting for potential bargains, according to analysts.
The......
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