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News Published: Friday, August 21, 2026, 18:05 [IST] The Department of Telecommunications has brought a limit to the number mobile connections registered in an individual’s name and has informed telecom operators to not provide new connections to subscribers who have already reached the permitted limit. As per the DoT circular dated August 17th, with telecom…

Columbia University is adding a new student housing project to its dormitory portfolio in northern Manhattan. Sam Charney’s Charney Companies sold its more than 300-unit project at 99 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights to the Ivy League university for $122 million, a source close to the deal confirmed. The Real Deal first reported the deal….

Among U.S. voters between age 18 and 34, the cost of housing is the top political issue, ranking higher than the cost of food or protecting democracy, according to a CNBC survey. CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey for the second quarter of 2026 polled 1,000 registered voters across the nation, and it found the cost of…

14% of U.S. homebuying deals fell through in July, the highest share since November 2023, as buyers gained more power.  Home-purchase cancellations are most prevalent in buyer-friendly southern markets, where a lot of inventory and fewer buyers are giving house hunters more confidence to walk away from deals. Contract cancellations are least common in competitive…

Local coffee chain Compass Coffee LLC says it is nearly out of cash after filing for bankruptcy in January and selling substantially all of its assets to U.K.-based coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero. Photo credit: Bisnow/Emily Wishingrad Compass Coffee opened a location at 82 I St. SE in Navy Yard in the fall of 2024. Compass…