
NYC to spend $1.2B revamping Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea housing complexes
The city plans a $1.2 billion demolition and reconstruction of the Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea public housing projects, replacing 17 aging buildings with six new high‑rise towers. The redevelopment will add roughly 1,000 affordable units alongside 2,400 luxury apartments, funded through the project’s financing plan.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought at least 11 massive warehouses in eight states for a total exceeding $500 million, part of a $38.3 billion effort to overhaul its detention network. The agency paid 11‑13% premiums and plans to convert the sites into facilities that could hold thousands of detainees.

The same view of Glen Iris Drive in Old Fourth Ward, 12 years apart. On one level, this image typifies the kind of gentrification that's happened in O4W and other neighborhoods over the past 20 years. It could certainly serve...
Hawaii’s Senate is advancing legislation that would increase conveyance taxes on multimillion‑dollar home sales, potentially adding $167 million a year to state revenue. The proposals keep rates unchanged for homes under $600,000, raise brackets for high‑value properties, and earmark new funds...
North Development’s Domus Brickell Park is giving buyers a pair of World Cup tickets with any condo purchase, a perk valued at $3,000‑$6,000 that has helped the 12‑story tower reach 90% occupancy. The incentive targets Latin‑American investors and underscores Miami’s...
GS Modular announced it will exhibit its permanent modular construction portfolio at Sydney Build Expo 2026 on April 29‑30, aiming to accelerate adoption of faster, higher‑quality, and lower‑carbon building methods in Australia. The company will use the event to court...
Foreign buyers from the U.S., Canada and Australia are snapping up Japan’s abandoned "akiya" homes as domestic housing costs soar. AkiyaMart, a platform founded by two early adopters, now serves over 60,000 users and has facilitated more than 150...

The total LTV data is so low now that I can't even chart it back to 2008 when it was running back in the mid '80s 💀😏🎭 #housing #realestate #economics #mortgage #chartdaddy @housingwire @sarahteresa6
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Homeowners can tap the equity in their primary residence to fund a second‑home purchase through a lump‑sum home equity loan, provided their lender permits it. Such loans typically allow borrowing up to about 80% of the home’s value and carry...

It's starting to look like a rough spring and summer housing market. Homebuyer inertia is at record levels, and 83% of my YouTube followers are either not buying this year or only buying if prices drop 20-40%. Confirming why home...
I don't think so. Red state metros (Houston, Charlotte, Orlando) build a lot more infill per capita than blue state metros, in addition to sprawl. "Do you support sprawl or infill?" isn't how this issue plays out in the real...

New York City plans a $1.2 billion demolition and reconstruction of the Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea public housing complexes, replacing 17 aging brick buildings with six new high‑rise towers. The proposal adds nine mixed‑income structures that would contain roughly 1,000 affordable units...

Just in case you wanted to see 2-4 unit sales in Midtown / Downtown Sacramento over the past decades... Something on my desk right now. Have to play some catch-up this weekend... https://t.co/50FWeNE0El
My hot take is the AI liquidity events are bullish Austin real estate in 2027.

The webinar, led by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Arnold Ventures’ Jenny Schutz, examined how states are rapidly embracing pro‑housing policies and the methodological pitfalls that hinder accurate impact measurement. Over the past five to six years, more...

National Housing Inventory growth has slowed from the peak of 33% YoY last year to now, just 4.67% However, be mindful that the year-over-year comps are a big variable here. Just like it is with Florida's negative YoY inventory...
most see bubbles only in the rear view mirror... Drop in condo prices leave buyers struggling to pay developers https://t.co/GvcQJqp8TJ