Real estate stories
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
The text-based agent aims to simplify control of connected appliances by letting users describe plans in natural language rather than set routines.
His appointment comes as public bodies seek private capital for UK infrastructure, despite many schemes failing to reach bankable stage.
Large firms are increasingly squeezing more revenue from existing assets as product innovation loses edge to copycat rivals and tighter capital scrutiny.
Borrowers can now pledge digital assets instead of selling them, as the pair widen a home loan offer beyond a limited trial.
Homeowners and builders are still coping with cost and consenting pressures, but most recent projects avoided major disruption.
Homeowners and planning professionals can now generate licensed Ordnance Survey plans online, cutting delays in preparing applications.
A planning-approved 72-home scheme on the Isle of Wight was kept alive after a lender deadline loomed, thanks to a three-week refinance.
First-home buyers are gaining ground in a subdued market, as higher mortgage costs and cautious sentiment keep New Zealand property sales weak.
Missed stakeholder buy-in can derail large schemes long before buyers or tenants see them, as digital scrutiny now shapes trust.
Data centre demand is keeping Australian builders busy and may prolong labour and materials shortages even as home approvals start to ease.
Australian firms are being urged to tighten payment checks as email impersonation scams drive AUD $166.8 million in losses.
Tight rental supply and rising prices are drawing investors back to Tasmania, where Hobart vacancies have fallen to 0.6 per cent.
Institutional investors are backing a student accommodation shortage in Malaysia as regional capital shifts away from Australia.
Tenants at BeFa Industrial Estate will gain wider fibre access as the site races to meet demand from AI, cloud and data centre operators.
Building projects can now match lifts to their wider interiors, as a broader palette of finishes and digital panels enters the New Zealand market.
Property borrowers could tie up over GBP £1 million more in equity on a single deal if they fail to compare specialist lenders.
Poor broadband can now put buyers off a home altogether, with 23% saying slow service would make them walk away.
Investment fell by more than 40 per cent year on year as Canadian fintech deals shrank to 47, despite a second-quarter rebound.
More deals and faster lender integrations are expected as Lendi shifts its mortgage platform towards agentic AI for 1,300 brokers.
