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West Fraser Timber Loss Widens as Slow Housing Market Weighs on Wood Sales
The company posted a loss of $61 million, or 78 cents a share, compared with a loss of $24 million, or 38 cents a share, the year prior. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of 70 cents a share. Sales fell to $1.43 billion from $1.53 billion.
Zillow just revised its home price forecast for over 400 housing markets-see the map
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow…
Warning over Chinese trend emerging in Australia's housing market
Read more: Australia Post to hike prices: How much more you will pay An expert has warned against Australia relying solely on China to manufacture modular homes as it emerges as a popular solution to the housing shortage. UNSW Sydney professor Riza…
Foreign buyers flee U.S. housing-but it won't help american buyers
Foreign buyers continue fleeing the U.S. housing market, with their activity falling 14 percent between April 2025 and March 2026 to the second-lowest level since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) started tracking purchases in 2009. Paige…
The Biden border crisis cost us a house
This is not a surprise. In some parts of the country, housing costs have risen by more than 25%. The data confirms what millions of Americans experienced firsthand: border security, public safety, and housing affordability are intertwined. When we…
Chow Yun-fat cuts $160m Peak house price by $60m after four years on market
Veteran actor Chow Yun-fat has slashed the asking price of his Peak mansion to HK$160 million, marking a cumulative reduction of HK$60 million or 27 percent since the property was first listed in October 2022. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Foxtons Sales Fees Drop 13% Showing London Housing Rut
Foxtons Group Plc has seen revenue from advising on home sales plunge, the latest sign of the downturn gripping the London housing market. The estate agent reported sales revenues of £23.5 million ($31.4 million) in the first half, a 13% drop…
Atherton dad relieved family is safe after fire devastates house
A father whose family lost all their belongings in a devastating fire at their home earlier this week said he was lucky his wife and 12-year-old daughter, as well as their cats, 'made it out alive' and has vowed to make the most of life in the…
Ossoff reelection bid, 5 House seats move toward Democrats: Sabato's Crystal Ball
A leading election handicapper has revised its projections for several major congressional races, including Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff's reelection bid and five House races that it now considers toss-ups. Sabato's Crystal Ball at the…
Monsoon rains trigger house collapse in Lahore, killing 9 family members
Monsoon rains collapsed the roof of a multistory house in eastern Pakistan, killing at least nine family members and injuring several others, officials said Thursday. Pakistan has been experiencing above-normal rainfall in recent years, with…
Capitol sex scandals spark push to ban House lawmakers from sleeping with staffers
FIRST ON FOX: New legislation being dropped on Thursday is seeking to bar House lawmakers from having sex with staffers after a series of exposés rocked Capitol Hill. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is expected to introduce a pair of bills aimed at…
'It makes you feel you've got a really dirty house': what's behind the UK's plagues of flies?
Francesca Davies's living room is absolutely teeming with flies. You can't enter the contact centre worker's home without a cluster of insects rising from the sofa or the floor to buzz around your face. Davies and her family live in West Heath, a…
White House reignites COVID lab-leak debate
The White House has reignited the debate over the origins of COVID-19, accusing former United States Chief Medical Adviser Dr Anthony Fauci of pushing a 'preferred narrative' that the virus originated naturally. The White House made the allegations…
The Amish Cook: Freshening up the house, sharing tomato pie recipe
Should it be so complicated to decide who sleeps where? I'm not sure. Well, my younger children don't like sleeping alone, but neither does it go the best to have too-crowded quarters. Some time ago, Austin moved downstairs into what used to be our…
WA news LIVE: REIWA data shows Perth house sales defy national trend
New data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) shows that the median house sale price in Perth could reach $1 million by the end of the year despite a softening in the market. Median house sale prices in the March quarter grew by 5.3 per…
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