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The US has four of the world's priciest housing markets
READ MORE: Mortgage rates sink to three-year low after shock Trump move Buying a home is slipping further out of reach - and in many major cities, even two decent salaries are no longer enough to make it work. New global research shows the US is…
Modernizing the $10T Global Housing Market
The global housing industry is a $10 trillion market and one of the least transformed by modern technology. In the United States alone, the consequences are stark. A 6.5 million home shortage. Median home prices above $430,000. Nearly 75% of…
US housing market: Predictions for new construction levels in 2026
New housing starts were low at the end of 2025, according to the latest New Residential Construction report released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, signaling continued weakness in the U.S. housing market. At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…
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Renters Gain Advantage in Housing Market as Landlords Lose Leverage
Apartment vacancies increased to 7.6% in 2025, shifting the market in favor of renters. A report from Realtor.com showed that landlords had the advantage in only six of the top 50 housing rental markets. Rental vacancies have climbed primarily due…
As new industry grows in Aroostook, housing for workers is uncertain
Over the next two decades, Scott Wardwell imagines a 72-acre swath of land at the Presque Isle International Airport transforming into a sprawling complex for aerospace companies looking to tap into the vast and unencumbered airspace above the…
Housing market update: Inventory builds as price cuts persist
With mortgage rates near 6%, weekly housing demand rebounded as winter weather effects began fading from the data. The improvement appears tied more to normalization following the late-January snowstorm than to a structural acceleration in market…
How will Twins replace Pablo López? In-house options, free agents and present vs. future
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Realistically, there's no replacing Pablo López's all-around impact, but that's the challenge facing the Minnesota Twins after losing the All-Star right-hander to a likely season-ending elbow injury on the first day…
Lee says political system fueled housing speculation
Feb. 18 (Asia Today) -- President Lee Jae-myung said Tuesday that distortions in South Korea's housing market stem from political decisions that enabled speculation, not from multiple home ownership itself. Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that if…
The House of Lords's cosplay democracy
The clock inside the Moses Room had malfunctioned, but even in the House of Lords, where time oozes wearily along the corridors, a defective instrument may tell the right time twice a day. And so, when Lord Sikka rose to speak on the matter of…
Wombwell housing plan set for approval despite objections
Danielle AndrewsLocal Democracy Reporting Service A plan to build 230 homes on safeguarded land looks set to be approved despite local opposition. Developer Crest Nicholson wants to build on 18.2 acres (7.4 hectares) of farmland south of Pit Lane…
Housing plans for Hinkley Point C workers are scrapped
Clara Bullock and Dan Ayers, Somerset Plans to build a campus to house 1,000 Hinkley Point C workers have been scrapped. The proposals for temporary accommodation next to the M5 near Huntworth in Somerset are not going ahead because there are fewer…
Housing plans for Hinkley Point C workers are scrapped
Plans to build a campus to house 1,000 Hinkley Point C workers have been scrapped. The proposals for temporary accommodation next to the M5 near Huntworth in Somerset are not going ahead because there are fewer workers than anticipated, said EDF…
The proposed White House lawn is a design crime
Trump's latest plans for a White House annex could subtly reshape the path around the South Lawn, and its resulting irregularity says a lot about the Administration's capacity for design nuance. The latest renderings for a new proposed building on…
Poundland founder's £10m mansion leaves woman in tears on Rich House, Poor House
In a new episode of Channel 5's Rich House, Poor House, one family get to live in the luxurious Ludstone Hall, owned by Poundland founder, Steve Smith. Steve and his son Joe are swapping lives with Kelly, John and their five children who live 29…
Michelin-star restaurateur slams city for affordable housing plans
A celebrated chef is pushing back against plans for hundreds of affordable homes to be built in a wealthy California town, arguing the move could spark economic fallout for the community. Thomas Keller, a famed bi-coastal chef, is behind two of the…
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