7 h. ago Firethorn Trust tops out PBSA development in Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Real estate investor, developer and asset manager, Firethorn Trust, has reached a significant construction milestone at its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development at Leith, Edinburgh, with a topping out ceremony marking completion of the site’s structural framework.

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14 h. ago How Lisbon put itself on the map for real estate investment and tourism – and became the least affordable city in Europe | Agustín Cocola

Tourists stay in short-term rentals and foreigners buy second homes, while residents of the city rent rooms, not apartmentsIn this series, writers discuss the causes of – and solutions to – the housing crisis in key European citiesOver the past decade, Lisbon has undergone a dramatic transformation – from one of the most affordable capitals in Europe to the most unaffordable.Between 2014 and 2024, house prices in the city rose by 176%, and by more than 200% in its central historic districts. The home price to income ratio, a key indicator of housing affordability, reflects this shift with stark clarity: today, Lisbon tops Europe’s housing unaffordability rankings. This trend extends to the national level. In 2015, Portugal ranked 22nd out of 27 EU countries for housing unaffordability. Today, it ranks first. In a country where 60% of taxpayers earn less than €1,000 a month, finding a rental below that price in the Portuguese capital is only possible if you’re willing to live in 20 s...

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14 h. ago How Lisbon put itself on the map for real estate and tourism – and became Europe’s least affordable city | Agustín Cocola

Tourists stay in short-term rentals and foreigners buy second homes, while residents of the city rent rooms, not apartmentsIn this series, writers discuss the causes of – and solutions to – the housing crisis in key European citiesOver the past decade, Lisbon has undergone a dramatic transformation – from one of the most affordable capitals in Europe to the most unaffordable.Between 2014 and 2024, house prices in the city rose by 176%, and by more than 200% in its central historic districts. The home price to income ratio, a key indicator of housing affordability, reflects this shift with stark clarity: today, Lisbon tops Europe’s housing unaffordability rankings. This trend extends to the national level. In 2015, Portugal ranked 22nd out of 27 EU countries for housing unaffordability. Today, it ranks first. In a country where 60% of taxpayers earn less than €1,000 a month, finding a rental below that price in the Portuguese capital is only possible if you’re willing to live in 20 s...

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26 h. ago The 'truly affordable' homes that could be 'life changing' for the city

The new homes were given the final sign off at a recent town hall meeting

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37 h. ago The best budget hotels in Los Angeles for location and style

From downtown high-rises to Hollywood hostels, here’s our pick of the most affordable places to stay in the City of Angels in 2025

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58 h. ago Awkward moment mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson Dara Huang dodges question about the royal family on new TV show in £60m London penthouse

The exchange between real estate agent Constance Cunningham and interior designer Dara Huang happened during an upcoming episode of Britain's Most Expensive Houses on Channel 4.

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3 d. ago Europe is set to be hit by a record surge in tourism. How will it cope?

A look at overtourism in some of Europe's most visited destinations

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3 d. ago Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism's drawbacks

Europe is often called the world’s museum, but the ever-increasing visitors it draws have made it ground zero for concerns about overtourism

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4 d. ago Netflix star Sara Burack dead: Police arrest woman in connection with a fatal hit

Sara Burack, a prominent real estate agent, known for her appearance on Million Dollar Beach House, was found unconscious by police on the roadside early Thursday morning

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7 d. ago New York City might elect a truly progressive mayor – thanks to ranked

Mamdani’s campaign deserves credit for offering a clear, inspiring, progressive message. But ranked-choice voting is also helping make him competitiveWith a week left until New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, one might have thought that the former governor Andrew Cuomo would be measuring the drapes at Gracie Mansion. Real estate developers, corporations like Doordash, a smattering of billionaires and even Billy Joel have shoveled cash into his campaign, with his Super Pac spending more money than any other outside force in the city’s political history. This is on top of his entering the race with major name recognition advantage, amounting to a 20- or 30-point lead as recently as May.But according to a new poll, Zohran Mamdani – the insurgent state assemblyman and democratic socialist whom the Nation recently co-endorsed along with fellow mayoral candidate and New York City comptroller Brad Lander – has pulled ahead of Cuomo for the first time.Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial d...

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1 week ago DEAR JANE: My roommate stole something deeply intimate from me... and used it with a random man

When I moved to New York City, I couldn't afford to rent my own apartment, so I joined a Facebook group to find a roommate. We don't spend much time together, in fact I barely see her.

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1 week ago Man City reduce matchday prices by up to 43% in major win for fans

Manchester City have taken steps to make matches more affordable for their supporters in order to improve the atmosphere.

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1 week ago Meet the Palm Beach real estate star taking on the London property market for new TV show

Billy Nash’s new TV show aims to take buyers under the skin of destinations around the world

Culture

1 week ago First Job, first flat: Data reveals Dundee is an affordable UK city for New graduates

Many fresh grads are finding their first paycheques swallowed whole by sky-high rent. Moving Expert reveals which cities have the most affordable rent.

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2 w. ago Spain's economy minister says 'overtourism' challenges need to be addressed

Spain could receive as many as 100 million tourists this year, according to some projections

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2 w. ago TUI expands flights to 4 European hotspots as Brits ignore over tourism pleas

Despite escalating calls to curb over-tourism in hotspots like the Canary Islands and Majorca - TUI has unveiled more flights for next summer

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2 w. ago Tulip Real Estate Acquires Premier London Hilton Property in £30 Million Deal from Lone Star

Tulip Real Estate Acquires Premier London Hilton Property in £30 Million Deal from Lone Star  GlobeNewswire

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia undergoes significant transformation in real estate sector

Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant transformation in the real estate sector, according to the region's largest developer.

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2 w. ago Trump’s crypto ventures may be his most dangerous moneymaking scheme | Mohamad Bazzi

The US president is leveraging his position for personal gain by exploiting an industry known for lack of transparency and fraudThroughout his business career, Donald Trump sought new ways to leverage his name to make easy money. He ran an airline, a university and a winery. Thanks to The Apprentice show that made him a reality TV star, the US president slapped his name on real estate projects around the world built by other companies – along with Trump-branded steaks, vodka, deodorant and bottled water. Many of these businesses ultimately failed, but Trump rarely invested his own funds and he still walked away with hefty licensing fees.Today, as the most powerful person in the world, Trump has found perhaps the easiest way to profit off his name: cryptocurrency. Days before his inauguration for a second term on 20 January, Trump’s family business launched a meme coin, called $TRUMP, which is a type of digital currency often connected to an online joke or mascot. It has no inherent ...

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4 w. ago How long will it be before Melania steps aside for MelanAI? | Arwa Mahdawi

Mrs Trump is seemingly so disinterested in her role as first lady that along with being mostly absent from the White House, she’s got an AI to read her audiobook. How long before she replaces herself with a robot?I imagine students at the US Military Academy at West Point are trained to handle unexpected situations, but I’m not sure anyone could have prepared them for the bonkers speech Donald Trump delivered to graduates on Saturday. I wish I could point you to a government transcript, but the White House recently started removing official transcripts of the president’s public remarks, replacing them with curated videos instead. I imagine (just a hypothesis!) that this is to make Trump seem more coherent.One of the “highlights” of the disjointed ramble Trump delivered at West Point was his thoughts on trophy wives: “I must tell ya. A lot of trophy wives, doesn’t work out [sic],” he mused in the middle of an anecdote about a divorced real estate developer (not him). This has raised ...

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