Global Scans · Real Estate · Weekly Summary

• [New] Simultaneously investing in new public housing construction and renewal and repairs of existing buildings could bring $102 billion in economic and social value to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Future of Good
• [New] Fastest-growing Region: Asia Pacific, led by India and ASEAN, is anticipated to record the highest regional growth rates due to housing expansion, healthcare construction, and rising IAQ standards. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Target 9 a: By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in appropriately sized housing to 88%. AIHW Indigenous HPF
• [New] For the second quarter of 2026, euro area banks expect credit standards to tighten markedly for loans to firms, while credit standards are expected to tighten further for both housing loans and consumer credit. European Central Bank
• [New] With a global labour shortage in construction coupled with rising costs, demand for proptech solutions that make real estate more efficient will be in demand in 2026, offering a clear path for investors to explore. Barchart.com
• Should SpaceX succeed in acquiring ownership rights, for example over asteroids or land on the Moon and Mars, SpaceX could become the greatest real estate story in history, with the possibility of listing space REITs on stock exchanges. City AM
• The NT Remote Housing Federation Funding Agreement will deliver up to 2,700 new homes and aims to halve overcrowding in 73 communities and 27 Town Camps. / Australia AIHW Indigenous HPF
• 2026's Federal budget included significant changes to tax policy that will have a material impact on Australia's housing markets over the short, medium and long term. Westpac IQ
• The United States faces a structural housing shortage that threatens economic mobility and regional growth. Brookings
• Redeveloping underutilized postal land, ranging from surplus parcels to operational facilities suitable for vertical expansion, could produce hundreds of thousands of new housing units nationwide while generating hundreds of millions of dollars in recurring annual revenue for USPS. Brookings
• The federal government has articulated a more ambitious vision for how public land, including Canada Post properties, could be mobilized at scale to support housing delivery. Brookings
• 237,000 housing units could be built on USPS-owned parcels nationwide, including approximately 117,000 units that are in census tracts with high or medium housing demand. Brookings
• The race to build 377,000 homes in NSW by mid-2029 under the National Housing Accord has hit hurdles, and across Sydney there are battles playing out between heritage and housing. The Sydney Morning Herald
• Ongoing efforts in Congress to modify the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could help increase housing supply and ease builder concerns. / Iran Mortgage News Daily
• While ministers like Micheal Martin champion this as a pragmatic solution to a national emergency, housing advocates like Threshold warn it could lead to a return to substandard 'beds in sheds'. / Ireland Vuelio -
• A potential rental supply gap emerging in late 2026, persistent housing affordability challenges, and a pullback in construction starts could create conditions worth evaluating carefully. Kiavi Funding, Inc.

Last updated: 13 June 2026