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fastcompany.com - Lance Lambert - States with the least-and most-housing market inventory heading into the fall
States with the least-and most-housing market inventory heading into the fall
Fast Company

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Nationally aggregated inventory is up just 2.1% on a year-over-year basis from July 31, 2025, to July 31, 2026. While that's up a…

laist.com - Yusra Farzan - LA college students face a tough housing market. So why are so many beds at CSU Los Angeles empty?
LA college students face a tough housing market. So why are so many beds at CSU Los Angeles empty?
LAist

For years, roughly 700 beds at Cal State Los Angeles that could be occupied by students have sat empty, even in what officials call a “highly housing challenged area.” The reason? Officials say lack of funding and deferred…

bbc.co.uk - Alex Pope - Boughton House 'safeguarded' by extensive restoration programme
Boughton House 'safeguarded' by extensive restoration programme
BBC

An extensive restoration project that has seen historic artwork restored, a roof repaired and a pond renovated at a Grade I listed stately home has 'safeguarded' it for future generations. Boughton House, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, which…

bbc.co.uk - Don Mort - Farsley housing plan approved for former banking site
Farsley housing plan approved for former banking site
BBC

Plans to demolish former banking buildings in Leeds and replace them with 120 affordable homes have been approved by councillors. Members of Leeds City Council's plans panel backed the redevelopment of the vacant former Lloyds Banking Group call…

foreignpolicyjournal.com - Ewan Scott - Michael Burry Warns AI Capex Boom Could Collapse Like 2008 Housing Market, Apollo Economist Flags Macro Risk
Michael Burry Warns AI Capex Boom Could Collapse Like 2008 Housing Market, Apollo Economist Flags Macro Risk
Foreign Policy Journal

Investor Michael Burry, best known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, is sounding fresh alarms over the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure spending across major U.S. tech companies. Burry shared a post from Apollo Global Management (NYSE:…

calculatedrisk.substack.com - CalculatedRisk by Bill McBride - Early Look at Local Housing Markets in July
Early Look at Local Housing Markets in July
CalculatedRisk Newsletter

The NAR is now reporting earlier in the month than in previous years. Existing home sales for July are scheduled to be released next week on Tuesday, July 11th. The consensus is for 4.07 million SAAR, down from 4.09 million in June. July sales were…

mirror.co.uk - Peter Harris - Fate of the dog in The Last House explained
Fate of the dog in The Last House explained
Daily Mirror

Netflix's latest film may contain some uncomfortable scenes for viewers. The streaming platform's latest sci-fi thriller is now available. The Last House was added to the platform's extensive library from today (August 7). It has quickly been…

fortune.com - Nick Lichtenberg - Meet the 33-year-old CEO betting on boomers chasing their grandkids-and millennials selling their first house
Meet the 33-year-old CEO betting on boomers chasing their grandkids-and millennials selling their first house
Fortune

Kelley Blue Book built its reputation on a promise: a number you could trust because the people giving it to you had no stake in whether you bought or sold. John Liss is betting that promise will travel from cars to houses. Liss is the 33-year-old…

thehill.com - Rachel Frazin - Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog
Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog
The Hill

President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department's internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office's investigations. Trump nominated Dennis Kirk, one…

bbc.co.uk - Lucy Owen - Vintage childhood toys passion inspires Newport dolls' house museum
Vintage childhood toys passion inspires Newport dolls' house museum
BBC

Val Ripley may be 101 but she still enjoys playing with dolls' houses. She was given her first by her parents when she was eight, in Christmas 1932, and remembers waking up and seeing a huge parcel all wrapped up. 'I remember thinking 'they can't…

newsweek.com - Hugh Cameron - List of companies slashing prices as White House takes credit
List of companies slashing prices as White House takes credit
Newsweek

The White House has released a list of companies that are cutting prices or offering other forms of relief to struggling consumers, and arguing that this is thanks to President Donald Trump's affordability-focused efforts. In recent weeks, dozens…

thehill.com - Julia Manchester - Agriculture groups call on Senate to pass reconciliation in White House push
Agriculture groups call on Senate to pass reconciliation in White House push
The Hill

The White House is amplifying calls from agricultural associations for the Senate to pass a $95 billion framework for a third budget reconciliation package, which includes a tranche of farm aid along with emergency Iran war funding. In statements…

upi.com - U.S. House Republicans press South Korea over online speech law
U.S. House Republicans press South Korea over online speech law
UPI

Aug. 7 (Asia Today) -- Four Republican members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have asked South Korea's media regulator for a briefing on how it plans to enforce the country's revised Information and Communications Network Act, arguing the…

bbc.co.uk - Chloe Aslett - Youths sought for arson after grass fire spread to Sheffield house
Youths sought for arson after grass fire spread to Sheffield house
BBC

Police are seeking a group of young people suspected of deliberately starting a fire in Sheffield. An arson investigation has been launched after a patch of grass was lit on fire on Harthill Road, in the Woodthorpe area of the city, at about 13:50…

pbs.org - PBS News Hour - News Wrap: Court rules Trump needs Congress to approve White House ballroom
News Wrap: Court rules Trump needs Congress to approve White House ballroom
PBS

We start the day's other headlines in Washington, D.C. A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can't continue building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval. In a 2-1 ruling, the judges sided with…

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