AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMortgage Pressure: U.S. 30-year mortgage rates reached 7.40%, their highest in nearly three years and seventh straight weekly rise, deepening affordability strains. Market Shift: Seattle listings hit their highest level since 2011, while September’s median price still rose nearly $25,000 to $925,000; sales fell. Housing Politics: Spain’s housing crisis is set to shape a November 29 snap election, after mass protests over the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, evicted from her home weeks earlier. Development Risks: Scottish real estate leaders warn rising construction and financing costs are pushing projects to pause or fail, threatening new housing and regeneration. Supply and Infrastructure: Kenya’s IHS broke ground on 406 rental apartments at Tatu City, while a proposed Hawaiʻi ballot measure would let counties fund infrastructure for new homes through bonds repaid from increased property-tax revenue.
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