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• [New] The National Alliance to End Homelessness warns of a forceful shift in community apportionment in funds towards less long-term housing programs and solutions, towards more transitional or temporary shelters, housing, or new Support Services Only initiatives. CVOEO
• [New] The effort to establish more housing options to bring down costs will continue for most cities in 2026, but surging homeowners insurance rates threaten to exacerbate the affordability crisis. / USA Smart Cities Dive
• [New] Oxford Economics expects housing starts to fall by 4.3% in 2025 and decline by another 2.3% in 2026 after dropping by 3.5% in 2024. HomeCare Magazine
• [New] Rising home insurance costs are intensifying housing affordability pressures, with premiums up 24% since 2021 and most homeowners expecting further increases in 2026. housingwire
• [New] Over 40% of India's population, currently 35%, will reside in urban areas by 2030, creating a need for an additional 25 million reasonably priced housing units. Precedence Research
• [New] Interest rate relief in the US continues to lag earlier expectations (with two further, 25 bps cuts expected in 2027), and a US housing recovery will likely be pushed out to the second half of 2026 at the earliest (potentially 2027). Tree Frog creative
• [New] The proposed housing would fall outside the Australian Noise Exposure Concept 20 - anticipated forecasts of future noise exposure patterns based on indicative flight paths around an airport. The Sydney Morning Herald
• [New] Los Angeles will change its housing intake system shown to be racially biased against Black unhoused people. Upturn
• [New] Mortgage rates are a critical driver of housing activity and are widely expected to hover in the low to mid 6% range through much of 2026. Bellco Credit Union
• [New] Despite cost challenges, 62% of survey respondents expect affordable housing development activity to rise in 2026. housingwire
• [New] Forest Economic Advisors forecasts housing starts will stabilize in 2026 before rising to 1.50 million units in 2027. / USA GardenStructure.com
• [New] The Trump administration's tariff policies are pushing homebuilding in the opposite direction by raising construction costs, which will slow new construction activity, raise costs, and worsen housing affordability. Center for American Progress
• By 2026, tokenized funds from giants like BlackRock will make RWAs accessible at scale, enabling fractional ownership of illiquid assets such as corporate bonds or luxury real estate. Our Crypto Talk
• New York City begins FY 2026 facing unprecedented risks to Federal funding flowing through its budget and going to its public hospitals, public housing, subways and transit systems, nonprofits, and people. Office of the New York City Comptroller Mark Levine
• The Middle East is an area of significant potential, thanks in part to a proactive regulatory environment and opportunities for real estate. IQPC Exhibitions
• Institutional interest in affordable housing is accelerating, with 2026 expected to see increased portfolio sales, consolidation, and preservation activity. CRE Daily
• Steady Demand: Montreal attracts new residents due to its relatively affordable housing and good job opportunities. Mortgage Sandbox
• Many regions across the globe are positioning themselves as talent hubs, while Europe risks losing appeal due to housing shortages and rising costs of living. Localyze
• As Federal Reserve rate cut expectations continue building momentum for 2026, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are emerging as among the most compelling beneficiaries of potential monetary policy easing. investing.com
• By 2040, the number of over-75s across NSW will skyrocket from more than 670,000 to almost 1.2 million people, bringing with it obvious challenges for age-friendly housing supply, hospital and aged care bed availability. Mirage News
• PropTech conferences in 2026 will continue to shape the future of real estate. Vendelux
• Make investments that support housing and built environment subsectors (which have growth potential - for example, Build to Rent) to expand and scale into markets across England, and, or, different housing tenure types that support wider demographic and societal change. GOV.UK
• The collaboration, which seeks to create a digital ecosystem that enables investor verification, custody, settlement and real estate tokenization, supports the Dubai Real Estate Strategy 2033 and its Dh1 trillion transaction target. Khaleej Times

Last updated: 10 January 2026