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MarkBisnow · 13 Sep. 2026
After a wave of take-private deals between 2021 and 2022 reduced listed data centre firms to just two, nearly a dozen companies have now gone public, filed for an IPO, or are actively exploring one. Recent listings include Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust, Brookfield-backed Csquare, and startup Fermi. Switch and CyrusOne — both previously taken private — are reportedly considering returns to public markets. Industry experts say there is no single driver: some firms need exits for maturing private equity investors, others want to monetise stabilised hyperscale campuses via REITs, and some startups are capitalising on retail investor appetite for AI infrastructure exposure. With data centre development costs running into the trillions of dollars globally, companies are building increasingly diverse capital stacks — combining private equity, asset-backed securities, CMBS, and public equity — to fund growth at a scale private markets alone can no longer absorb.
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VolhoubaarheidRealtor.com · 13 Sep. 2026
A 1975 home in East Dubuque, Illinois — untouched in its bold retro glory — attracted multiple offers within three days of hitting the market at $259,900. The 4,718-square-foot property features thick shag carpeting in red, green, and blue, a sunken living room with a stone fireplace, a wet bar, and carpet even in the bathrooms. The original owner, who passed away this past summer, built the home exactly to her vision and it remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. Listing agent Olta Shabani chose not to virtually stage the home, opting instead to showcase its authentic character. The buyer plans to preserve as much of the original detail as possible while updating fixtures and lighting.
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MarkRealtor.com · 12 Sep. 2026
A glass-walled hillside home in Glendale, California, designed in 1962 by architect Charles W. Walton, has been listed at $1.289 million — up sharply from its $329,500 sale price in 2002. The 1,305-square-foot property at 1225 Oberlin Drive features exposed timber beams, tongue-and-groove ceilings, and glass panels in place of load-bearing walls, creating a sense of space well beyond its footprint. Walton, a USC architecture graduate better known for civic and institutional projects in Glendale, is said to have conceived the home as a prototype for a broader midcentury housing initiative — though no documentation has confirmed this, leaving it, as sources describe it, as 'architectural lore'. The recently renovated kitchen preserves the original 1960s aesthetic while introducing European-style cabinetry and chef-grade appliances. The home sits in the eclectic Adams Hill neighbourhood and includes three bedrooms, a covered deck, and a flexible lower level.
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KoopRealtor.com · 12 Sep. 2026
A 2-acre private island on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, has come to market for the first time in 53 years, listed at $7,250,000. Known as Gale Island, the compound in Shorewood sits within 1,841 feet of lakeshore and includes multiple historic structures: a summer house dating to 1874, a main house built in 1950, a guest cabin from 1954, a waterfront barbecue gazebo, a three-storey tower with hidden beds, and a log cabin accessed by a bridge. The island was originally purchased from the US federal government in 1871, spent time as a St. Olaf College retreat, and has been in private family ownership for the past five decades. The listing agent describes it as well-suited to multigenerational living or use as a private family retreat.
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MarkCNBC Real Estate · 12 Sep. 2026
The United States faces a shortfall of roughly 1.2 million homes and nearly 300,000 unfilled construction jobs, costing homebuilders an estimated $11 billion a year in lost productivity and adding around two months to average build timelines. Robotics and automation are being explored as solutions, but experts caution that meaningful, scalable impact remains elusive. The real gains so far come not from humanoid robots on job sites, but from narrower applications: floor-layout printers that reduce rework by up to 75%, factory-built components, and tools that coordinate multiple trades from a single digital plan. Construction sites — with their daily changes in conditions, designs, and subcontractors — remain far harder to automate than factories. Industry experts say the technology works in pilots but has yet to prove it can scale reliably across varied real-world conditions.
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VolhoubaarheidThe Guardian · 12 Sep. 2026
UK insurers are reporting a sharp rise in subsidence claims following two consecutive record-hot summers. Hastings Direct recorded a 140% year-on-year increase in claims during August 2026, while the average UK subsidence claim hit a record £20,000 between April and June. The root cause is climate-driven soil shrinkage: prolonged heat dries out clay-rich soils, causing foundations to shift unevenly — a process called differential movement. Older properties with shallow foundations are most at risk. Homeowners face lengthy claims processes, high excess fees (sometimes exceeding £1,000), and the risk that lodging a claim — even unsuccessfully — can raise future premiums or limit cover options. The British Geological Survey warns that up to 4.2 million UK homes could be at subsidence risk by 2070 under worst-case climate scenarios.
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MarkThe Negotiator · 12 Sep. 2026
New analysis from Nationwide, reviewed by property analyst Kate Faulkner, highlights how tenure patterns and length of homeownership influence city-level property price performance. Data from the English Housing Survey shows people stay in their homes an average of 14 years — rising to nearly 24 years for outright owners. This variation in tenure mix (mortgaged owners, outright owners, and renters) can meaningfully affect local affordability and price trajectories. Faulkner's city tracker, covering more than 30 cities with data back to 2000, confirms that more than half of monitored cities have not recovered to their 2022 price peaks, while others continue to outperform — underscoring that no city is permanently a "best" or "worst" performer.
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BeleggingRealtor.com · 11 Sep. 2026
A five-bedroom, four-bathroom property in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles — known as the Rum Punch House — has listed for $3.245 million, with its established commercial filming business included in the sale. Since a full redesign in 2019, the 4,675-square-foot home has hosted 173 productions for brands including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Walmart, generating an average of approximately $258,000 in annual filming revenue across just 25 to 40 shoot days per year. Owners Rob Deutschman, a commercial photographer and director, and his wife Sybile, a wardrobe stylist, deliberately designed the interiors with multiple distinct looks and moods to appeal to production crews. The gated compound sits on a nearly 28,000-square-foot lot and includes a resort-style pool, art studio, meditation room, and a self-contained upstairs retreat. The listing is held by Renee Leflore of Douglas Elliman.
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