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Australian housing market stalls in May
Australia's housing market has continued to lose momentum, with national home values flatlining in May as higher interest rates, weak confidence and proposed property tax changes weigh on demand. According to new Cotality data, Sydney and Melbourne…
Sydney now leads Melbourne in race to bottom of housing market
Sydney's housing values fell faster than those in Melbourne last month, as declines in the NSW capital sped up to 0.9 per cent on the back of higher borrowing costs and weaker consumer confidence and investor activity following last month's federal…
London housing shortage: New rules designed to boost building
Kumail Jaffer Local Democracy Reporting Service The next London Plan, the capital's planning and development document, will be 'streamlined' to help new housing schemes flourish, City Hall has said. The new strategy – due to be published…
London housing crisis: New streamlined plans to 'boost homebuilding
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The next London Plan will be…
Child killed in house fire in south-west Melbourne home
Crews extinguished blaze before finding a child who died in Werribee home, Victoria police said A child has died and a man has been left seriously injured after an early morning house fire in Melbourne's south-west. Emergency services were called…
Berkshire Hathaway makes $6.8 billion housing bet with Taylor Morrison deal
The Omaha, Nebraska-based company will pay $72.50 a share in cash for Taylor Morrison. The acquisition marks one of the first major strategic deals under Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel, who took over as CEO in the beginning of 2026. 'They are…
Budget won't be 'main driver' if house prices fall, housing minister says
Clare O'Neil says suggestions the government's proposed tax changes could knock 10 per cent off the price of homes are overblown, and Treasury expects only a 'mild' impact on price growth. The housing minister says if prices did fall sharply, it…
Supplier of housing for homeless linked to faith group tax avoidance scheme
A property investor who sells temporary accommodation to local councils is part of a family accused of avoiding tax by hosting bogus prayer sessions, a Guardian investigation can reveal. Publicly available records raise questions about the business…
Mamdani's housing plan is inspired by YIMBY darlings, like Austin and Minneapolis
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his new housing plan on May 26, with an agenda to build 200,000 new affordable homes, convert existing hotels and office buildings into low-cost apartments, and support the city's tenants against 'bad landlords.' He…
Berkshire Hathaway to buy Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion in housing push
Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home in an all-cash deal valued at about $8.5 billion, the companies said in a joint statement on Sunday, marking an expansion of the conglomerate's housing business. Under the terms…
White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr.
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. The president's eldest son said through a…
Sydney, Melbourne House Prices Keep Sliding as Borrowing Costs, Tax Changes Weigh on Demand
Good morning from Sydney on a crisp first morning of winter. Home prices in our two biggest cities continued to slide in May, data out today shows, with higher borrowing costs and tax reforms weighing on demand. Prices are now down more than 2% in…
What to Know About This $10 Million Sale of China Housing Giant KE Holdings
KE Holdings delivers integrated housing transaction and service solutions across China through a broad online and offline platform. CoreView Capital Management Ltd reported a sale of 550,541 shares of KE Holdings (BEKE +1.47%) in its May 14, 2026…
Hong Kong property recovery tested as bigger student housing deals gain traction
Hong Kong's student housing sector is entering a new phase as larger institutional-style deals emerge from the city's distressed commercial property market, signalling that professional investors are cautiously returning after years of falling…
Live: Stoke-on-Trent house fire
Firefighters are tackling a house fire. They are on Pinnox Street, in Tunstall. StokeonTrentLive was made aware of the incident at 7.45pm tonight. Now Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to 'avoid the area'. A fire service…
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