UK Housing Market Update Using public land won’t solve Burnham’s homebuilding problems Based on the government’s current assessment of public land that is deemed vacant, we think there is only enough space to build up to 19,000 council homes in total. This would do little to meet... 27th August 2026 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (Jun. 2026) Even though the 0.2% m/m rise in house prices in June was stronger than we expected, we remain reasonably confident that prices will lose momentum heading into the third quarter as the backward... 25th August 2026 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Tech-related demand to support prime rents in Berlin and Munich Strong tech-related demand is set to support faster growth in prime rents in Munich and Berlin than the other main German markets while the AI boom persists. However, we expect rent growth to ease... 25th August 2026 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Update REITs and appraisals divergence clouds outlook for values A significant divergence in sector weightings means a large performance gap has opened between REITs and the appraisal-based indices over the last two years. We have therefore created a re-weighted... 20th August 2026 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack (Q3 2026) Property markets were relatively unaffected by the Iran war in Q2, with investment activity strengthening and property yields rising only modestly. Assuming the Strait of Hormuz is not disrupted for a... 20th August 2026 · 0 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Office sector turnaround clear in Q2 RICS survey The Q2 RICS survey suggests that while Iran War-related uncertainty isn’t derailing the recovery, it is dampening its pace. But the office sector appears to be emerging from the clouds that have... 19th August 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Chart Pack UK Commercial Property Chart Pack (Aug. 26) Higher risk-free interest rates and uncertainty from the war in Iran are now beginning to push up property yields and all-property capital value growth has fallen to zero. But we still think the 10... 19th August 2026 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Deterioration in sentiment largely reversed in Q2 RICS survey The Q2 RICS survey suggests surveyors are now less pessimistic about the Iran war’s impact on European commercial property markets. And while credit conditions deteriorated further, other survey... 19th August 2026 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Impact of housing tax changes still difficult to detect While there’s a risk that the tax changes announced in the Budget will result in a more pronounced downturn, for now we’re comfortable with our forecast of a 6% peak-to-trough fall in house prices. 19th August 2026 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Update US Pending Home Sales & Mortgage Apps. (Jul. 2026) The renewed rise in mortgage rates in July squeezed would-be home buyers’ budgets, causing pending home sales and purchase mortgage applications both to fall. This points to further downward pressure... 18th August 2026 · 2 mins read
Canada Economics Update Housing Watch (Aug. 2026) The latest data provide a bit more reassurance that the housing market is past the worst, but the renewed rise in five-year bond yields suggests that higher mortgage rates will soon temper the... 18th August 2026 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Housing Starts (Jul. 2026) Sharp declines in both single- and multi-family starts in July suggest developers were wary of starting new projects amid the renewed rise in mortgage rates. But stronger permit issuance across both... 18th August 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack UK Housing Market Chart Pack (Aug. 2026) We expect the recent softening in house price growth to continue over the rest of this year as mortgage rates fall only gradually. In fact, the lack of a sustained recovery in buyer sentiment suggests... 18th August 2026 · 1 min read
US Commercial Property Rapid Response US Commercial Property Lending (July 2026) Net lending by banks to commercial real estate excluding farms slowed in July to $4.1bn, from $8.9bn in June. That’s the lowest total since April 2025. Slower net lending against both multifamily and... 14th August 2026 · 1 min read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Housing downturn will prevent further RBA tightening With the RBA still sounding hawkish, investors think that another rate hike over the coming months is more likely than not. However, we are reluctant to bet against history as the Bank has rarely... 14th August 2026 · 6 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Major gains for Midwest markets in warehouse rankings Our updated analysis of 34 major industrial markets shows an improvement in the rent growth prospects for many Midwest markets, with big year-on-year gains in Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis and St... 13th August 2026 · 3 mins read
