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Weekly Newsletter

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Features of the week

Mortgage Rates Keep U.S. Homebuyers on the Sidelines

Rising borrowing costs are slowing home purchases and refinancing as buyers wait for better affordability Washington, D.C., 27 August 2026 – The U.S. housing market is facing another period of caution as higher mortgage rates continue to weigh on homebuyer...

AI Opens a New Window Into U.S. Real Estate

Smart technology is helping real estate professionals spot potential opportunities hidden across fragmented public records San Diego, California, 20 August 2026 – Artificial intelligence is finding a growing role in real estate, where professionals often spend significant time searching through...

FCPT Broadens Its Real Estate Portfolio Beyond Restaurants

New healthcare and automotive property acquisitions signal a push toward portfolio diversification and stable rental income Miami, Florida, 13 August 2026 – Four Corners Property Trust, better known as FCPT, is expanding its real estate portfolio beyond its traditional restaurant...

Nuveen and Catalyst Join Forces to Expand Healthcare Real Estate Across the US

A new $400 million joint venture aims to accelerate the development of modern healthcare facilities and support growing demand for medical real estate Chicago, Illinois, 6 August 2026 – As demand for quality healthcare facilities continues to grow across the...

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Consistent Consideration: Protecting the Portfolio with Tenant Selection Criteria

Property management firms that screen well share one trait: their criteria are built on documented risk analysis rather than individual discretion. HUD reinforced this principle in its April 2024 guidance on tenant screening, establishing that providers should screen applicants...

The More We Automate Multifamily, the More Human It Must Become

Multifamily is in the middle of a transformation — and it is one defined by artificial intelligence, centralization, and an industry-wide push toward efficiency at scale. On paper, it’s exactly what we need. Operational complexity is increasing. Margins are tightening. Expectations...

Designing for People First: The Missing Link in Urban Resilience

Urban planning has long been driven by metrics that are easy to quantify: density, efficiency, land use ratios, and financial return per square foot. Yet, as our cities grow increasingly complex, socially, environmentally, and economically, it has become clear...

Space to Connect: What Open Design Really Owes a City

The most effective public spaces are not simply amenities. Their infrastructure sustains the full complexity of people's lives, and sustaining them requires more than good design. In any great city, you will find plazas and courtyards where people linger, lured...