China’s real estate slump deepened in the first nine months of 2026, with development investment dropping 20.6% from a year earlier as new construction, home sales and developer financing all contracted sharply, according to government figures released Monday....
The International Monetary Fund is urging China to strengthen fiscal support and address its prolonged property downturn, warning that weak domestic demand and deflationary pressures threaten the country’s economic outlook.At the IMF and World Bank annual...
A real estate fraudster being chased by the FBI, an ex-CEO trying to take over his former company, and the upcoming demolition of a historic site in sports betting. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 17-21....
OpenAI has issued a report accusing foreign operatives “likely originating” in China of using ChatGPT accounts to manipulate American public opinion against the creation of artificial intelligence data centers. The Sam Altman-owned company said it uncovered a pair of...
Mortgage rates on the rise, predicting home sales in San Francisco, and the other Barbara Corcoran in the spotlight. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 18-22. Miss: Heading Right in the Wrong Direction....