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IKEA is reducing prices on 1,500-plus products in Europe amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures. The Swedish furniture retailer announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) that it was investing nearly $1.4 billion to mark down prices by 15% to 25%. “The investment is not an activity or short-term campaign—it’s about making IKEA more affordable when people need it most,…

The first new condo development that Malibu has seen in two decades has officially opened its doors—revealing a veritable oasis of wellness-centric amenities designed to offer the very best in coastal living, without the eight-figure price tags that so are so often attached to properties in the exclusive enclave. Privé Malibu is a gated condominium…

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (Taipei: 2330 and NYSE: TSM) may be the most important business most people have never heard of. Right now, you’re probably carrying products that it has made. Most consumers recognise names such as Apple and Nvidia. Yet behind many of the products they sell sits a Taiwanese manufacturer responsible for…

Property professionals have been urged to start preparing for digital home moving reforms now rather than waiting for future regulation. The message came during a webinar hosted by LMS’ National Property Transaction Network (NPTN), which brought together industry representatives to discuss the government’s property reform agenda and the increasing role of digitalisation in the…

Specialist lender, Mint Property Finance, has launched its Mint First Time Developers Academy, to give aspiring developers confidence before starting their first project. The lender’s head of credit, Sam Herd, will lead the academy to give future developers knowledge of the development journey and the funding process before they apply for finance.  Herd said…

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