AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUS Housing Policy: President Trump will let the bipartisan “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” become law without his signature, citing stalled progress on a separate voter ID bill; lawmakers say it’s a major step to boost homebuilding and curb corporate buying. Affordable Housing Projects: Niagara (Canada) is set to deliver a 492-unit affordable co-op at the former Hotel Dieu Hospital site, while Maine’s Gardiner opened “Iron Heights,” a 32-unit affordable building on a former industrial plot. Construction Capacity & Risk: South Africa’s Eastern Cape flagged 87 abandoned housing/water/sanitation projects tied to contractor failures and weak execution, and New Zealand reports its building and construction sector has shrunk with a full recovery unlikely soon. Urban Development & Finance: Saudi Arabia’s Knowledge Economic City signed a term sheet with Albilad Capital for a $400m Madinah hospitality and branded-residential fund, and Bahrain launched a mobile housing finance branch at City Centre to speed access to programs and digital services. Market Watch: Hong Kong’s housing rebound is outpacing expectations, but rising prices are erasing affordability and pushing buyers’ plans further out.
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