2026

Asia-Pacific commercial real estate investment is holding steady into 2026, even as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and shifting capital dynamics prompt investors to reassess risk and reallocate flows across the region, according to new analysis from CBRE. The data captures conditions in the opening months of 2026, before the April escalation of the Middle East conflict intensified...

A wave of texts and mailers warning that California politicians are targeting retirement savings for taxation has sparked confusion among voters, but experts say the claims mischaracterize a broader fight over competing ballot initiatives. At issue is a proposed measure called the Retirement and Personal Savings Protection Act, one of several initiatives tied to an emerging political battle over a...

Selling season 2026 – long on uncertainty and short on Spring mojo – is keeping many private homebuilders up at night and on edge all day long. The challenge is no longer just about generating traffic to homebuilder websites and new neighborhood sales centers, converting buyers, or managing incentives. It also concerns whether the business is prepared to react quickly and adapt effectively to...

Brad Jacobs’ vaunted, capital treasure-trove-fueled sprint to geographic and marketshare clout, enough to disrupt the nation’s building products and materials supply infrastructure, took another big leap this weekend, with a $17 billion deal to acquire TopBuild, a giant among homebuilder-favored distribution players. During an investor presentation held on Sunday, Jacobs, Chairman and CEO at QXO,...

If you want to understand the DNA of the modern American homebuilding industry, you don’t start in a boardroom or on Wall Street. You start in the aftermath of World War II. The men (and they were almost entirely men at the time) who came home from that war didn’t just return with discipline and grit. They returned with something far more valuable: a working knowledge of logistics at scale,...

While national brands dominate real estate headlines, an independent brokerage based in Pennsylvania’s chocolate capital has quietly posted one of the industry’s strongest five-year growth runs. Iron Valley Real Estate — now rebranding as IVRE — placed No. 10 nationally for five-year volume growth and No. 3 for five-year transaction side growth on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 brokerage...

This Trending Now story features the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz between Dec. 15, 2025, and March 15, 2026.Savvy homeowners know that an entryway does more than greet guests — it sets the tone for the entire home while...

Decluttering your home is a satisfying but time-consuming project. What you may not realize ahead of time is that sorting through your belongings can bring up a number of emotions, from guilt to nostalgia to feeling overwhelmed. These emotions are a completely normal part of the...

Cole West, a privately-held, locally owned and operated, Utah-based real estate development company today announced that it has closed on 38 homesites for a new community called Lone Tree in Syracuse, Utah. "This is a great opportunity in Northern Utah to expand Cole West's presence and advance our continued growth as Utah's premier homebuilder," said Chris Winter, Cole West President of Homebuilding....

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