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Local housing market trends to watch in 2026
For years, national stories have characterized the U.S. housing market. Record-low mortgage rates, post-pandemic buying frenzies, the rate-lock effect and affordability constraints were the narratives that dominated housing market conversations. In…
Polymarket plans to use in-house market maker to trade against users: Report
Polymarket is recruiting staff for an internal market-making team that may trade against users on its platform. The company has recently approached traders — including sports bettors — about joining the group, Bloomberg reported on…
Northampton Market Square Ice rink made by Somerset House team - BBC News
A company that has made ice rinks for ITV's Dancing on Ice and London's Somerset House has created a new skating area in Northampton. The 14m x 22m rink, funded by the local authority, was launched at the town's Market Square and will be open to…
One area of the UK with 1.9 million people is seeing house prices rocket
House prices are predicted to grow slowly next year after stalling last month, experts say. Figures from mortgage lender the Halifax show average property prices all-but stalled in November, rising by just £138 to albeit new record high of…
Foot voting, housing, and affordability
A central element of the affordability problem in recent years has been the high cost of housing, to the point where many people are prevented from living in the communities where they would like to be. Housing shortages increase the cost of…
Average UK house price at near standstill month-on-month in November - Halifax
Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. House prices stalled month-on-month in…
Indiana House passes GOP-friendly congressional map
The Indiana state House passed a new set of congressional lines Friday that would add two Republican pickup opportunities ahead of 2026. The new map, which was only introduced by Republicans just days ago, passed by a 57-41 vote and would favor…
White House Deletes Video Using Sabrina Carpenter Song She Slammed As 'Evil
The White House deleted a video it posted to its X account earlier this week that used a Sabrina Carpenter song set to footage of immigration authorities detaining migrants, which prompted the singer to hit back and call the video “evil and…
Trump is dragging the White House press corps into the gutter
Never forget: Each and every week, Donald Trump gets worse. His regime is a ladder into a bottomless pit, a place that, as Hunter S. Thompson once said of journalism, is “a cruel and shallow money trench … a long plastic hallway where…
Doctor working on 'brain health revolution' with White House
ATLANTA – In his campaign to “Make America Healthy Again,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn attention to what he says is the overmedication of children. During a news conference in September…
Senate Democrats Want Housing Chief Pulte to Testify by January
Senate Democrats are pressing their Republican colleagues to summon the Trump administration's top housing regulator to Capitol Hill for questioning about his turbulent tenure overseeing the nation's $13 trillion mortgage market. Federal Housing…
UK house prices stagnated in November as south lags behind the north - business live
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. As the first week of December draws to a close, we have fresh evidence that the economy cooled in the run-up to last month's budget. UK…
Redistricting bill passes Indiana House; its future unclear in Senate
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Indiana House passed new Congressional maps Friday and sent them to the Senate, where the bill's future is unclear since Senate leadership has stated multiple times since October it doesn't have the…
House of Games fans left fuming as BBC show hit with major schedule shake-up
Telly viewers were left seething after a scheduling reshuffle saw House of Games bumped to a different time slot this evening. The popular quiz show typically broadcasts on BBC Two from Monday to Friday at 6pm, but tonight's episode was pushed back…
Whorlton pub owner appeals refusal to turn it into a house - BBC News
An appeal has been lodged against a council's refusal to allow a pub to be turned into a home. A decision by Durham County Council to reject the plan for the Bridge Inn at Whorlton Bridge, near Barnard Castle, has been disputed by the building's…
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