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What affordability crisis? Rich home buyers are powering the housing market.
Record-high home prices and rising mortgage rates are frustrating both buyers and sellers across much of the U.S. housing market — but there's a totally different story playing out at the upper end of the real-estate world. Wealthy buyers…
Worst of slowdown in housing market activity may be starting to pass - surveyors
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The worst of the housing market slowdown in activity may…
UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains 'fragile', surveyors say - business live
Introduction: UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains ‘fragile', surveyors say Jefferies analyst Mohit Kumar says: Geopolitical tensions were the main driver of the market yesterday. US and Iran traded fire with US reportedly…
Worst of slowdown in housing market activity may be starting to pass - surveyors
The worst of the housing market slowdown in activity may be starting to pass, according to surveyors, but there are also signs of some sellers being more hesitant to come to market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said members…
The housing market just split in two: Prices are falling out West and soaring in the Northeast
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally…
London housing market being hollowed out by ultra-rich foreign investors
Ultra-wealth foreign investors are artificially inflating London's housing market by leaving homes empty and pushing residents to the outskirts of the city, the London Assembly has been told. There were 105,138 empty homes in London in 2025…
What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026
If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you're not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That's…
WATCH: White House columns appear to be Trump's latest project
Crews have draped tarps over the towering stone columns on the north side of the White House, where work is underway to scrape away decades of paint. PBS News' Liz Landers asked the Trump administration for more about what's happening. She shares…
The latest housing forecast contains one encouraging sign for frustrated homebuyers
Mortgage rates are still painfully high, but aspiring homeowners should be relieved to hear that home prices aren't skyrocketing right now. According to a new mid-year report from Realtor.com, home prices climbed more slowly than expected this…
House is jarred by a procedural implosion
“Procedural implosion” (my coinage) is an anomalous term. It could be the second cousin of “planned chaos.” It is especially incongruous in Congress, which depends on uniform procedures to process legislation in an…
Dodgers will return to White House to celebrate World Series title for second straight year
The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the White House on July 23, The Athletic confirmed on Thursday, using an off-day between series in Philadelphia and New York to celebrate their latest World Series championship with President Donald Trump.
OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns
OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release…
What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices?
Before the end of July, Andy Burnham is set to take on the role of prime minister, following Keir Starmer's resignation. The former Greater Manchester mayor has built a reputation as one of Labour's most interventionist voices on housing…
Little House on the Prairie setting explained as Netflix remake drops
Little House on the Prairie is back and Netflix fans want to know all there is about this “masterpiece” period drama. The original Little House on the Prairie was the heartwarming 1970s show revolving around the beloved Ingalls family…
Netflix Woke-ified Little House on the Prairie
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Megyn Kelly, start your engines: “If you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to…
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