Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloper Cavan Companies has acquired a site for The Bungalows at Prairie Hills, a planned 154-home single-story build-to-rent (BTR) community in Papillion, Nebraska.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has unveiled the locations of seven New Towns, which are expected to deliver at least 10,000 new homes each.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Knight Frank’s UK Multifamily Market Outlook 2026 report has highlighted the potential of low-to mid-rise schemes to boost developer pipelines.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Third-party living sector operating company Colby River has appointed Jackie Robinson as managing director of Colby River Property Management.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer and operator Essential living has put Maidenhead build-to-rent property Berkshire House on the market.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has given Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) the green light to nearly double the amount of homes on the site.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a £35 million structured stabilisation facility for an office-to-residential conversion near Heathrow Airport.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK/India: VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform, has raised a $7 million seed round, led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital – the University of Edinburgh’s in-house venture investment fund, and a group of global family offices, alongside follow-on commitments from anchor investors.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: As the largest tenancy reform in decades looms on 1 May 2026, build-to-rent (BTR) operators must shift their focus from occupancy to revenue protection and long-term yield resilience, says Merilee Karr of UnderTheDoormat Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Goodstone Living has reached practical completion of its 373-unit Dockside build-to-rent (BTR) development in Edinburgh.
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