International - Financial Times - Property

Flawed housing system in England and Wales costs economy at least £1.5bn annually, a report finds

Authorities are using an arsenal of interventionist tools to make city homes affordable. Critics call it an attack on property rights

Purchase of Yes! Communities would be one of sector’s largest takeovers since 2022

Company looks to US, India and China after domestic property price boom leaves it with cash to spend and little debt

Lenders compete to attract landlords hit by legal changes and rising costs

Private capital groups take $525mn stake in Middle Eastern real estate portal after sale prices surge

Private equity giant defeats rival bidder with £489mn all-cash offer to expand European logistics portfolio

German lender may take space in prominent YY building on South Colonnade that now displays the fintech’s logo

It’s not the boomers who had it easiest when they first bought homes, but the cohort that followed them

Rise in overall spending driven not by a greater number of deals, but by deals struck at higher prices

Real estate investment firm to acquire group specialising in direct lending as it seeks to expand offerings

Politicians have long blamed a housing shortage for soaring prices, but it is tax reform that can make the market less dysfunctional

FT analysis finds all ethnic minorities have lower probability of being granted home loans than white counterparts

Multinational groups take advantage of decade-low lease rates to expand or upgrade facilities in Asian financial hub

Data points to continued recovery in property transactions

Targeting expensive houses and non-residential land would leave the vast majority of homeowners and farmers untouched

Owners of four skyscrapers have issued $3bn in commercial mortgage-backed securities

Plus, investors pour money into New York’s offices and private equity’s fundraising troubles drag on

Real estate developer ejected from Hong Kong stock exchange after spectacular rise and fall

Rebound in CMBS borrowing tied to city’s skyscrapers signals thaw after pandemic chill