Global construction costs rise in an era of uncertainty

The proportion of landlords experiencing rent arrears has fallen to a record low, with the overwhelming majority of landlords continuing to report profitable lettings businesses. This is according to recent research conducted on behalf of Paragon Bank. The analysis points to the underlining resilience of the rental sector. The second quarter of 2026 saw 26%…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s decision to move back to the U.K. with their children, Archie and Lilibet, has raised a host of questions about the couple’s future—not least what they plan to do with the opulent Montecito mansion in California, where they have been residing for the past six years. When the news of…

California‘s wildfire challenges have quickly risen in recent years, and could grow yet more if the state doesn’t prepare, according to a report. A report from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, estimates that wildfire could cause $5 billion a year in losses to owner-occupied homes in the state…

DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RMX Industries, Inc. (OTCQB: RMXI), a Real-World Intelligence company, today shared the conclusions it has drawn from its three-part brief series on Real-World Intelligence, QuantrusX™, and the QuantrusX™ Distributed Data Center (QXDDC). The series sets out a model built on intelligence at the edge, with computing hardware located at…

Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Sébastien Ruche on 15 September 2026 22 September 2026 How does the ECB assess the ongoing energy crisis? Essentially, we experienced an initial wave of energy price increases in March and April this year, and then some optimism after the…

Completed foreclosures notched another month of strong annual growth in August as overall foreclosure activity continued to trend above year-ago levels, according to industry data published Friday. More than 40,000 properties carried foreclosure filings last month, up 1% from July levels and 13% higher than a year ago, real estate analytics firm Attom reported. Such…