New developments
Towers, estates and precincts taking shape: what is being built, where, and who is buying.
Dubai CommerCity adds 91,000 sq m in an AED 1.8 billion second phase
The digital commerce free zone will build six office buildings, a vertical logistics facility and new retail between early 2027 and late 2028, with occupancy near 96%.
Developers look at land along Dubai's 80 km Fourth Corridor road
Less than three weeks after Dubai approved a new road linking Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Reportage says it has bought a site near the route and Pantheon says it will keep evaluating opportunities.
Is a Dubai off-plan launch authorised? What a broker can verify
Before a Dubai developer sells off-plan it needs a place on the register, the land, an approved project, an escrow account and an advertising permit. The rules, from the broker's side.
Minneapolis apartment permits fell to 300 units as rents hit a high
A Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis review published on 7 October finds multifamily permitting in the city down 91.6% from 2022, while median rent reached US$1,469.
Buying off the plan in New South Wales: what the law gives a buyer
Off-the-plan contracts in New South Wales: the disclosure statement, ten business days to cool off, deposits in trust, the 2% compensation cap, sunset clauses and the building bond.
Singapore's Government Land Sales programme: how the two lists work
How Singapore sells State land to developers: the half-yearly programme, the Confirmed and Reserve Lists, the tender, the deadlines that follow, and the second-half 2026 figures.
US new-build homes: builder warranties and the federal rules
What a builder warranty covers on a new US home, where federal warranty law stops, the FHA and VA completion form, the builder's lender under RESPA and the land sales act.
Victoria fast-tracks 15,000 homes while completions rise by seven
Victoria says its fast-track planning programme has approved more than 15,000 homes. On the same day, ABS figures showed the state finished just seven more homes than a year earlier.
Australia's Housing Accord at two years: 124,000 homes behind pace
The UDIA counts 355,820 homes built in two years against 480,000 needed. The HIA's count of the gap is smaller, and New South Wales reports its best year in five.
Australia: KPMG says new-build spending up 20%, rebuilds down 32%
A KPMG Australia analysis published on 5 October 2026 finds four years of rising spending on new homes, a fall in knock-down rebuilds and A$56.2 billion spent on renovations.
Dubai Islands gets a shoreline contract and a new Bay Estate community
Nakheel has hired Mar Marine to upgrade 3 km of Island B's shoreline by late 2027, two days after a report on Bay Estate, a community of about 360 homes. What the sources say.
Singapore: Lucerne Grand 61% sold as The Serra Residences previews
City Developments sold 350 of 570 units at Lucerne Grand on its launch weekend, while Far East Organization opened the preview of a freehold Novena tower on land held since 2010.
Western Australia opens its A$250 million pre-sale guarantee
Developers in Western Australia can now apply for Keystart to underwrite up to half of an apartment or townhouse project's unsold homes. How the guarantee works.
Australia's home starts rise 7.0% in the June quarter, ABS data shows
ABS Building Activity figures for the June quarter 2026 show 52,201 homes started and 47,168 finished across Australia, with houses leading starts and other dwellings leading completions.
Melbourne's Preston Market plan: 900 apartments, eight towers
A master plan for Preston Market in Melbourne's north keeps 81 per cent of the market and adds about 900 apartments. Public feedback to the Victorian government closes on 14 October.
Singapore's Canberra Drive EC site draws 13 bids and a record land price
A small executive condominium plot in Sembawang drew 13 bids on 1 October, and the top offer of S$825 psf ppr is the highest yet for EC land in Singapore.
US residential construction spending rose 1.1% in August 2026
Census Bureau figures published on 1 October put private residential construction at US$882.3 billion a year in August, up on July and 4.8% below August 2025.