Canadian housing starts posted a 0.4% uptick in June from May, according to data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 283,734 units last month from a revised 282,705 units. Actual...
Now, here’s something that you don’t find in most homes listed for sale – a jail cell. RealEstate.com.au reports a residence on the market in Melbourne, Australia, that was once a police station had been converted to a five-bedroom residence in the 1980s. But for some...
National home sales across Canada in were up 2.8% month-over-month and up 3.5% year-over-year, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The uptick in home sales occurred despite a 2.9% month-over-month decline in newly listed properties. The...
An English manor located on an estate that was created when Richard the Lionheart was the reigning monarch has been listed for sale at $4.38 million. Kent Online reports the 24-acre historic estate of St John’s Jerusalem in Sutton-at-Hone, near Farningham, is based on...
The government of Saudi Arabia has enacted a new law permitting non-Saudis to own property in certain markets across the kingdom. The new law, which goes into effect in January 2026. According to a report in Construction Business News, non-Saudis will be able to...
The Japanese real estate investment firm Gates Group Inc. has partnered with Oasys, a blockchain-based game development platform, to tokenize $75 million worth of Tokyo real estate assets on the Oasys blockchain platform. Following the Tokyo rollout, the new...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
