Global Trends News: 3 September 2025 - 15 September 2025

North America: Housing Headwinds and New Initiatives United States – mixed signals. America’s housing market is sending conflicting cues. Mortgage rates just saw their sharpest weekly drop in over a year, with the 30-year fixed falling to ~6.35% worldpropertyjournal.com. “Mortgage rates are

Major Transactions & Investment Moves Big-ticket deals grabbed headlines in multiple regions. In Europe, Blackstone’s €700M purchase of the Centre d’Affaires office complex in Paris exemplified how opportunistic investors are pouncing on high-quality properties even as the broader office market struggles reuters.com