Permits for new office space are on the rise

D.C.’s Trophy Office Leasing Picks Up. The Rest, Not So Much.

Washington, D.C.’s office market recovery is becoming more concentrated within the cream of its crop. D.C. office leasing reached roughly 2 million square feet during the second quarter, the highest quarterly volume since 2024, according to Savills. Law firms alone leased about 600,000 square feet, and some large occupiers completed transactions, but the broader market []

Downtown L.A. World Trade Center to become affordable apartments

An aging downtown office complex will be converted into apartments as part of an ambitious plan by local real estate companies to create 4,000 affordable housing units in Los Angeles. The first project will be a 200-million makeover of the L.A. World Trade Center, a sprawling white elephant of an office complex on Figueroa Street []

Premier says N.S. ready to meet likely infrastructure demands of Canada’s new subs

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says the province has the infrastructure and people needed to meet the expected demands of hosting a new submarine fleet, but critics say more should be done to address clogged roads and hospitals and increased housing prices. Tim Houston says officials have been investing in housing, health care and skilled [] The post Premier says N.S. ready to meet likely infrastructure demands of Canada’s new subs appeared first on Loonie Politics.

पूर्वाधार विकासमा अग्रसर व्यास

दमौली (तनहुँ) । व्यास नगरपालिकाले पूर्वाधार विकासलाई उच्च प्राथमिकतामा राख्दै सडक स्तरोन्नति, ढल व्यवस्थापन, विद्युतीकरण, सिँचाइ तथा नदी नियन्त्रणका कार्यक्रम अघि सारेको छ। नगरप्रमुख वैकुण्ठ न्यौपानेले नगरभित्रका सडकलाई वर्षभरि नै सञ्चालनयोग्य बनाउने तथा योजनाबद्ध रूपमा स्तरोन्नति गर्ने नीति लिइएको जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार नगरभित्रका सडकको लगत कट्टा गर्दै आवश्यक सडकलाई स्तरोन्नति गरिनेछ। दीर्घकालीन योजना, []

In Larkin, land leases and a city’s growing pains shape Johor election contest

JOHOR BAHRU, July 7 — Land lease renewals in Kampung Melayu Majidee and the need to modernise public infrastructur...

Tennessee expects major payoff from Starbucks' Nashville office

Just months after Starbucks announced plans for a 2,000-person office in Nashville, Tennessee, the city is already feeling the coffee giant's economic presence. Real estate experts warned last month that Starbucks’ lease of an entire downtown ...

New statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further – Center Square

“I think one of the challenges or the concerns with this is it seems to be moving very quickly – or at least the mayor's office seems to want it to move very quickly,” said Michael Mini, of the Chicagoland Apartment Association. “The ordinance was a little bit unusual in that it was done as a direct introduction in a committee meeting yesterday, as opposed to the normal route where you would introduce an ordinance at a city council meeting.”

Easterly Government Properties: Remains A Buy On Visible Progress

Easterly Government Properties: Remains A Buy On Visible Progress

Le ministre Condé aux nouveaux maires : «les délégations spéciales restent un recours légal en cas de défaillance»

À peine installés dans leurs fonctions, les nouveaux exécutifs communaux sont déjà appelés à faire preuve de rigueur dans la gestion de leurs collectivités. Le ministre de l’Administration du Territoire et de la Décentralisation, Ibrahima Kalil Condé, a rappelé ce samedi 4 juillet 2026 que l’État conserve la possibilité de recourir aux délégations spéciales en []

Phoenix's Housing, Industrial Demands Are Driving Surge In Conversions

Office conversions in Phoenix are mounting as investors seek to leverage a swath of outdated buildings to meet the needs of a growing population and recovering industrial market. Since 2024, 3.3M SF of office space has been converted or demolished in...

Mark Carney's plan to bulk-buy unsold Vancouver condos might be a bailout, but it doesn't have to be

People need affordable homes, and thousands of empty condos in British Columbia are waiting to be sold. The federal government has an idea to help with both: Prime Minister Mark Carney is partnering with the B.C. government to convert vacant condos into affordable housing units.

Pemaju disaran sedia lif di bangunan kedai tiga tingkat di Melaka

MELAKA: Kerajaan negeri bercadang memperkenalkan dasar menggalakkan pemaju menyediakan kemudahan lif bagi pembangunan bangunan kedai tiga hingga empat tingkat pada masa hadapan. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Ab. Rauf Yusoh berkata, ia bertujuan mewujudkan persekitaran lebih mesra pengguna, khususnya kepada warga emas, orang kurang upaya (OKU) dan individu obesiti berurusan di premis tersebut. Menurutnya, pembangunan komersial ... Read more The post Pemaju disaran sedia lif di bangunan kedai tiga tingkat di Melaka appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Barcelona’s costly gamble: a ban built on a bluff

The City Council capped short-term rental licences in 2014. Rents still rose up to 70 percent. So what's actually driving unaffordability?

As a rent freeze looms, rent-stabilized landlords feel the pain: “Fighting to stay alive”

New York City is set to vote on a rent freeze for stabilized apartments Thursday. For rent-stabilized landlords, it’s just another grievance on the pile. After rising insurance costs, water bills, property taxes and a statewide legislation that cratered the value of their buildings, what’s a revenue cap? “We are literally fighting to stay alive,” said Jerry Waxenberg, who owns 900 units across several boroughs. “We are running a negative cash flow.” Landlords say the real trouble started in 2019 with the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. The law closed avenues for landlords to increase the rent []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

High-rise building near NYC’s Grand Central station evacuated over fears it could collapse

The high-rise previously housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, but is currently being converted into apartments

Office, cultural use of GPO will 'keep the lights on'

The Office of Public Works is to begin using the GPO for offices and community and cultural space while plans to redevelop the landmark building are under way.

The housing revolution that may create new problems

The government wants to abolish leasehold, but replacing it could prove far more complicated

[OPINION] Upper-middle income Philippines can learn a thing or two from these countries

Will Philippine institutions remain focused on preserving today’s arrangements, or will they create space for new entrants, industries, technologies, and ideas?

New law will let Dutch gov’t force companies to produce for defense

The Dutch government is working on a new law that will allow it to compel “a small number of companies” to manufacture equipment for the armed forces in an “emergency.” The law also allow

Local developer revives Middletown-area warehouse project, neighbor concerns

Plans for a massive distribution center near Middletown that in past years raised concerns with neighbors is gaining new traction after a local developer bought the land for about 25 million last month. The post Local developer revives Middletown-area warehouse project, neighbor concerns appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse

Housing advocates often focus on increasing supply, but demand matters too. With immigration now driving most U.S. population growth, millions of additional homes will be needed in coming decades. Accommodating that growth could require more than a million acres of new development, increasing pressure on farmland, wildlife habitat, and natural resources. The post The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse appeared first on NumbersUSA.

Office, industrial real estate vacancies dropping amid strong demand: Colliers report

TORONTO — A new report says Canada’s commercial real estate sector is seeing strong demand for downtown office space alongside shrinking industrial supply. Colliers Canada’s second-quarter market outlook, released Wednesday, says the national office vacancy rate fell for the fourth consecutive quarter to 13.4 per cent, while industrial vacancies tightened for the second straight quarter [] The post Office, industrial real estate vacancies dropping amid strong demand: Colliers report appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

Inside the White House: How Trump wields unchecked power to leave his mark on history

‘Regime Change,’ a book by two reporters from ‘The New York Times,’ offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the US administration during the second term of the New York real-estate tycoon

Daewoo E&C makes US comeback with New Jersey housing project

Daewoo Engineering Construction is committing nearly 300 million to a residential housing project in New Jersey, marking its return to the US property market after nearly two decades as it works to build a long-term development platform in North America. The builder said Friday it will invest 291 million to build an 18-story, 540-unit apartment complex in Palisades Park, a Bergen County borough that is home to a large Korean American community. The complex will also have retail space and par

PwC picks Canary Wharf for new London office

Accountancy firm is taking additional office space as it considers where to base its main London headquarters