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Covid and completions: global housing markets by numbers

The coronavirus crisis has inevitably had a huge effect on property markets globally, with house sales in many cases petering out during lockdowns and surging when they were lifted. Various government stimulus packages and differing responses to the crisis have also influenced the trajectory of the statistics. We’ve picked some prime locations around the world and crunched the data.

Hugo Cox 12 August 2020

Keeping it green

Carbon emissions are down as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. But they won’t stay down if everyone jumps straight back in their cars as things return to normal. What can the built environment do to make the most of the ‘green gains’?

Adam Branson 03 August 2020