Rental Market

Homes for living, not holding: Vietnam’s bold property pivot

With private homes largely bought for owner-occupation, might a future shortage of rental homes loom?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Meet rental demand by letting developers keep ownership of some condo units without hefty penalties

Liam McGovren at The Kings Arms Hotel, a former boutique hotel, now a guardian property in London. McGovren has lived in eight locations as a guardian since 2021.

As rents soar, Londoners turn to vacant pubs, offices and police stations

Many Cape Town residents complain that out-of-control housing prices have forced them to live far from the jobs, affluent schools and healthy supermarkets.

Cape Town housing is booming but many residents are unhappy about it

Affordability will further deteriorate unless “wage growth accelerates meaningfully, or a step change in rental supply” occurs, says Cotality's research director, Tim Lawless.

Australia’s rental affordability hits record low: property consultancy Cotality

Modena by Fraser Shenzhen – 325-unit premium rental apartment for young working professionals – launched in January.

Frasers Hospitality repositions portfolio with move into premium rental apartments

Rental growth slowed across London last year, a shift some experts pinned on greater supply and prices that had become unaffordable to many residents.

Rent in London’s poshest postcodes down for the first time in four years

In one of his first acts as mayor, Mamdani (top) declared that the city would intervene in the case, making the apartments’ fate a referendum on his ability to protect New York renters.

Mamdani’s first big move to help renters is dealt a blow by court

The cities where older buildings’ rents fell the most saw new apartments built at a much higher rate than the national average.

Luxury apartments are bringing rent down in some major US cities