Zuckerberg's holiday home stirs up dark history of West Coast capitalism in Hawaii
Feb 01, 2017 16:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergs purchase of a US$100m, 700-acre piece of land in Kauai, Hawaii, sparked controversy after he filed lawsuits against hundreds of Hawaiians who hold long-standing quiet title rights to parcels...
Inside Sweden's housing crisis: when renovation means eviction
Feb 01, 2017 15:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate
The housing shortage in Sweden is now so bad that some are currently contemplating using shipping containers for apartments. Nine out of ten Swedes live in a municipality facing houses shortages. According to a recent...
Chinas overheated property market shows further signs of cooling in Dec
Jan 18, 2017 15:07 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Chinas home price growth moderates slightly in December on the back of curbing measures imposed by authorities since October. Local governments imposed or tightened restrictions on home purchases as they stepped up curbs...
The factories of the past are turning into the data centers of the future
Jan 04, 2017 04:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
We live in a data-driven world. From social media to smart cities to the internet of things, we now generate huge volumes of information about nearly every detail of life. This has revolutionized everything from business...
Why bad housing design pumps up power prices for everyone
Jan 03, 2017 23:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Whether youre a boatie or not, everyone realises the importance of keeping the water on the outside when you go sailing or fishing. The less leaky the boat, the less you have to rely on devices like bilge pumps to stay...
Beijing to step up property controls to cool residential property market: Xinhua
Dec 26, 2016 14:54 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Real Estate
Speculation has pushed home prices in Beijing too high, and rising social tensions pose enormous challenges to the capitals stability, Xinhua reported, citing the Beijing Municipal Committee. Beijing looks to develop a...
Rental housing policies trap children in poverty, so how low will we go?
Dec 22, 2016 03:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate Law
This year Australians have been shocked by evidence about the risks to children in some out-of-home care settings. We also learned that women and children comprise a large proportion of Australias homeless population....
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight