AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUS Housing Costs: President Donald Trump’s new order directs agencies to explore mortgage-insurance cancellation for eligible future borrowers and lower refinancing costs. The scale of any savings remains unclear. Japan’s Rental Squeeze: Companies are reviving dorms and housing benefits as rents climb; company housing units rose for the first time in 30 years, while leased units grew 25% in three years. India Investment: Real estate private-equity investment reached $6.1 billion in the first nine months of 2026, nearing last year’s total, but affordable housing is losing share in new supply. Housing Protests: Thousands marched in Lisbon demanding rent caps, more public housing and limits on investment funds buying homes, amid a wider European wave of demonstrations over housing and living costs. Sri Lanka’s Luxury Boom: Chinese-backed developers are drawn to Colombo’s rising property market, but analysts warn that steep price expectations and weak presale oversight could fuel speculation. Venezuela’s Housing Disaster: A quake-triggered collapse at a state-backed apartment complex near La Guaira left 138 people confirmed dead and 39 missing, according to a survivor-maintained list; residents say years of maintenance pleas went unanswered.
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