Cityscape Global 2026 has introduced its new Capitals platform to link international finance directly with major real estate projects in Saudi Arabia. The initiative follows a successful 2025 event that attracted entities handling USD 6.1 trillion in assets. The updated networking platform expands target audiences beyond standard institutional funds to connect worldwide asset owners with the country's accelerating urban development, housing and hospitality schemes.
Dubai Holding Real Estate and Commercial Bank of Dubai have launched a digital home financing scheme. The programme serves UAE Nationals and residents buying off-plan or finished properties across Nakheel, Meraas and Dubai Properties. It introduces automated pre-approvals and early financing options once construction reaches 30%, offering conventional and Islamic options alongside premium banking rewards.
Figure Technology Solutions has secured a definitive $717 million deal to acquire AI lending platform Kiavi. The transaction, backed by a joint venture with Sixth Street, aims to transition billions in residential investment loans onto blockchain rails. This integration will leverage Figure's new AI tool, Adaptor, to automate data onboarding, targeting a 60 per cent medium-term EBITDA margin.
Neural Earth has introduced Prometheus, an AI-powered decision intelligence platform built to modernise property risk analysis for insurers and real estate investors. Launched on 9 June 2026 in Miami, the system unifies data from satellite imagery, sensors and insurance policies. It replaces legacy manual workflows with real-time analytics to help firms rapidly assess climate risk, manage exposure and evaluate asset data before allocating capital.
World Environment Day is a prompt. What matters is everything before it. From Asia-Pacific real estate to European hotel groups, and a landmark EU directive that came into force this month, we look at the organisations and governments proving that sustainability has moved from the edges of the built environment to its centre.
Logistics real estate specialist ESR has expanded its partnership with Mitsubishi Estate Asia through a new joint venture in Western Sydney. The deal will fund a premium 700 million Australian dollar industrial estate spanning 18.3 hectares in Huntingwood. Construction is slated to begin later this year, delivering up to 114,005 square metres of modern warehousing space to address exceptionally low vacancy rates in the region.
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