Real Estate

Exclusive: IKEA’s malls arm branches out into housing with new centre in China

IKEA's shopping malls business, one of the world's biggest, has kicked off the sales process for some 500 flats at…

4 years ago

Cooling measures doing little to slow New Zealand’s housing boom

Desperation among homebuyers is pushing New Zealand house prices to record highs, overpowering the government's efforts to rein in the…

4 years ago

U.S. housing starts accelerate, building permits skid to eight-month low

U.S. homebuilding increased more than expected in June, but permits for future home construction fell to an eight-month low, likely…

4 years ago

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere: Jeremy Grantham on the bust ahead

In this manic era of meme stocks, cryptocurrencies and real-estate bidding wars, studying the history of financial markets might seem…

4 years ago

China Evergrande shares, bonds slump as investor worries persist

Shares and bonds of China Evergrande (3333.HK), the country's most indebted developer, stayed in the red on Tuesday as worries…

4 years ago

S&P 500 ends higher after Fed Chair Powell lulls market

The S&P 500 ended with a gain after briefly hitting an intra-day record in a choppy session on Wednesday, as…

4 years ago

AIG to sell life and retirement unit stake to Blackstone, another with IPO

American International Group Inc (AIG.N)plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone…

4 years ago

S&P 500 and Nasdaq end lower after hitting record highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower on Tuesday after hitting record highs earlier in the session, with investors digesting…

4 years ago

Apollo Global joins battle for Britain’s Morrisons

The $8.7 billion bid battle for Britain's fourth largest supermarket group Morrisons (MRW.L) ratcheted up on Monday when a third…

4 years ago

Analysis: U.S. companies spend billions on stay-at-home tech, boding ill for office properties

As the U.S. economy reopens, ramped-up corporate spending on video systems and plans to increase shared workspace suggests hybrid work…

4 years ago