AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHousing Markets: Australian home prices fell in all eight capitals for the first time in 15 years, with the combined median down 4.7% in the third quarter. In the U.S., mortgage applications to buy a home were 18% below last year, while small-investor home purchases reached a 15-year high. Rental Pressure: An Australian parliamentary inquiry heard concerns that rental-screening technology may discriminate against applicants, including single mothers. In Portland, Maine, a tenants’ union secured a $3.6 million settlement over alleged illegal rent increases. Global Investment: Qatar recorded QR1.754 billion in real estate transactions in September. In the U.S., Vornado, Ken Griffin and Rudin closed a joint venture tied to a 1.05-million-square-foot anchor lease and a $3.3 billion construction loan; UDR and Apollo also formed a $2 billion multifamily venture. Housing Supply: Fort Wayne opened a new phase of its vacant-lot program, offering developers discounted city land and building support for homes, duplexes and townhouses.
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