Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure

Missouri City, Texas – September 12, 2026 -- Tiger Group will open online bidding Sept. 10 on a complete vinyl window, patio door and insulating-glass manufacturing operation from Showcase Window and Door Company, offering buyers an intact, production-ready plant rather than piecemeal equipment.

Bidding runs one week on a 180,000-square-foot Houston-area facility

The timed auction opens Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. CT and closes Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. CT via SoldTiger.com. Assets sit inside a more than 180,000-square-foot manufacturing and inventory facility in Missouri City, Texas, in the Greater Houston market.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Mancini, a 110-year-old national architecture and design firm, has landed at No. 69 on Fast Company's 2026 list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, joining honorees such as Google, Chipotle, Morgan Stanley and GE.

Mancini built two proprietary technology platforms without a dedicated software division

The firm developed MIKA, the Mancini Information and Knowledge Assistant, an internal AI platform connecting knowledge and workflows firmwide, after architects and designers with no formal software backgrounds taught themselves to build enterprise-grade tools. It also created and patented The Toolbelt, a suite of virtual and augmented reality technologies letting project teams and clients modify designs in real time.

Los Alamitos, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Commercial loans for multifamily properties rose 17.2 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2026, according to platform data from GoDocs, a commercial loan document automation provider.

Loan volumes and sizes both climbed in first-half 2026

The increase in multifamily lending volume tracked alongside a broader resurgence across other commercial lending categories, per GoDocs' "H1 2026 Multifamily Lending Trend" report. Median loan size for multifamily commercial loans grew 8.3 percent year-over-year, while the mean loan size jumped 23.3 percent, indicating growth concentrated at the larger end of the deal spectrum.

San Antonio – September 11, 2026 -- Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) has closed on a ground lease to develop a 336-unit Low-Income Housing Tax Credit community in San Antonio, Texas, marking its third Affordable Housing transaction in the state this year.

Safehold marks first San Antonio Affordable Housing deal with 336-unit LIHTC project

The development, slated for delivery in 2028, will be located in southeast San Antonio within what the company describes as a growing residential core driven by population and job growth. It is Safehold's inaugural Affordable Housing transaction in the San Antonio market.

The NRP Group returns as developer, backed by Wells Fargo tax credit equity

The project will be built by The NRP Group, a repeat Safehold customer and one of the most active Affordable Housing developers in the United States. Tax credit equity for the deal is being provided by Wells Fargo.

Singapore – September 11, 2026 -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) has incorporated Facadevision AI Pte. Ltd., a Singapore joint venture combining drone technology and AI-driven image analysis to inspect and clean building facades, replacing traditional rope access and gondola methods used across the city-state's commercial real estate sector.

YYForce holds 70% stake, partners with established local cleaning firm

YYForce owns 70% of the new entity, with the remaining 30% held by Integral Cleaning Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based cleaning services provider that has previously collaborated with YYForce on other projects. Integral is expected to contribute operational expertise and commercial networks specific to Singapore's facade maintenance industry.

Barcelona – September 11, 2026 -- The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene 25,000 attendees, 1,000 exhibitors and 600 speakers from 1,000 cities in Barcelona from November 3 to 5, 2026, organized by Fira de Barcelona under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Housing takes top billing as cities confront a global affordability crunch

The 2026 edition dedicates its content structure to housing as one of the most pressing challenges facing municipal governments worldwide. Organizers will launch HOWS Barcelona, a new global housing summit running alongside SCEWC, covering urban planning, land policy, housing regulation, social and affordable housing, and building renovation and reuse.

Barcelona – September 11, 2026 -- The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene 1,000 cities, more than 25,000 visitors, over 1,000 exhibitors and 600 speakers in Barcelona from November 3-5, 2026, organizers Fira de Barcelona confirmed.

Housing takes center stage as urban infrastructure gap widens

Under the theme 'Urban Solutions, Concrete Impact,' this year's edition places specific emphasis on housing, described as one of the most pressing challenges facing cities globally. The congress program is structured around seven thematic tracks: enabling technologies, energy and environment, mobility, governance and economy, lifestyle and inclusion, infrastructure and building, and blue economy.

Istanbul – September 11, 2026 -- Rönesans Holding has ranked among the world's top 50 international contractors for the 11th consecutive year, according to Engineering News-Record's 2026 "Top 250 International Contractors" list, a benchmark based on revenue earned outside a company's home market.

Rönesans has generated USD 50 billion in international project revenue since 1993

Over more than three decades of international operations, the Turkish construction group has completed over 1,000 projects in nearly 40 countries, working alongside 3,500 Turkish manufacturers and subcontractors. Rönesans first entered the ENR ranking in 2006 at 86th place before climbing into the top 50 tier.

Velburg – September 11, 2026 -- Germany's push for a new federal housing corporation to fix the country's housing shortage is drawing scrutiny after Bavaria's state-run BayernHeim delivered only a fraction of its promised units, with industry experts arguing the real barrier is construction economics, not a lack of state builders.

BayernHeim delivers 1,700 units versus a 10,000-unit target set in 2018

Bavaria's state government pledged in 2018 to create 10,000 new apartments through BayernHeim by 2025. According to a response to an inquiry from state parliament member Jürgen Mistol, the company will complete only around 1,700 units by the end of 2025 -- nearly half of which stem from acquiring projects already planned by private developers. The portfolio is projected to grow to roughly 3,700 units by end-2026, still far short of the original goal.

Föhren – September 11, 2026 -- Machinery, tools, cabling and building materials worth millions of euros disappear from German construction sites every year, with unsecured storage areas, containers and sites staffed by rotating crews among the most frequent targets.

Stolen equipment triggers costs that exceed the theft itself

"A stolen excavator costs money, but a halted construction project often costs many times more. That is exactly what many companies underestimate," said Carsten Simons, managing director of LivEye GmbH. Missing machinery halts planned work, while stolen cabling or components force crews to redo completed tasks, pushing back subsequent trades and delivery deadlines.