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fastcompany.com - Taylor Hatmaker - These 21 U.S. cities suddenly became hot housing markets again
These 21 U.S. cities suddenly became hot housing markets again
Fast Company

The housing market might finally start shaking off some dust after a few years stuck in a rut. According to a new report from Realtor.com, both new home listings and contract signings just hit their highest level in four years. That surge in…

seekingalpha.com - Gary Alexander - Compass: Profit Can Multiply When Housing Market Recovers (NYSE:COMP)
Compass: Profit Can Multiply When Housing Market Recovers (NYSE:COMP)
Seeking Alpha

Gary Alexander 33.88K Followers Compass offers exposure to the undervalued housing sector and is now the largest U.S. real estate broker after acquiring Anywhere Real Estate. Despite a 20% YTD decline, COMP is outperforming the flat real estate…

bloomberg.com - Chris Strohm - House Panel to Investigate Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
House Panel to Investigate Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
Bloomberg

The House Oversight Committee is investigating how customers of Kalshi and Polymarket could be using non-public information to engage in insider trading, escalating concerns about prediction markets after some suspiciously well timed trades. House…

wsj.com - Nicholas G. Miller - House Republicans Open Investigation Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading
House Republicans Open Investigation Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading
Wall Street Journal

James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, opened an investigation into how users of Kalshi and Polymarket are using insider information to make trades on the prediction-market platforms. Comer sent letters Friday to…

un.org - Photo: Ministry of Tourism - World Urban Forum backs 'Baku Call to Action' on global housing crisis
World Urban Forum backs 'Baku Call to Action' on global housing crisis
United Nations

The Baku Call to Action, shaped by voices from 176 countries, sets out a shared path forward, including: Reframing housing as a system, linking homes with land, infrastructure, transport, services and economic opportunity rather than treating…

theglobeandmail.com - Kerry Gold - Focus on community, not housing units, planner says
Focus on community, not housing units, planner says
The Globe and Mail

Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account A major master-planned community project in Port Coquitlam, B.C., has been mothballed, developer Wesbild Holdings Ltd. announced last week. With 2,000 homes and significant retail space and…

boston.com - Sam Shipman - Custom 1970s house in Wayland with indoor pool, glass walls hits market for the first time
Custom 1970s house in Wayland with indoor pool, glass walls hits market for the first time
Boston.com

A sprawling, custom-built Wayland property, with enough windows and glass walls to make every room feel like a hike through the woods, has hit the market for the first time. The house at 17 Deer Run was built in 1976 for the original owner and has…

thehill.com - Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), opinion contributor - The House just set a 350-home cap on hedge funds - that's not a solution
The House just set a 350-home cap on hedge funds - that's not a solution
The Hill

The House Wednesday passed legislation capping institutional investor ownership of single-family homes at 350 units per entity, including provisions to incentivize new housing construction. The vote reflects something worth noting: There is now…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Alexander Smail - Lochside Scottish Highlands house with 'spectacular views' hits the market
Lochside Scottish Highlands house with 'spectacular views' hits the market
Daily Record

A gorgeous waterside home in the Scottish Highlands with 'spectacular' views out over a peaceful loch has just gone up for sale. The property, which is on the market through Galbraith for offers over £450,000, is set in easily managed grounds…

seekingalpha.com - Hawkinvest - Housing Bubble: Foreclosures Hit Highs As Mortgage, Inventory And Days On Market Surges
Housing Bubble: Foreclosures Hit Highs As Mortgage, Inventory And Days On Market Surges
Seeking Alpha

I believe the U.S. housing market is at the peak of its largest bubble ever, with significant declines likely over the next several years. Rising mortgage rates, surging inventory, increased foreclosures, and longer days on the market signal a…

washingtonexaminer.com - Barnini Chakraborty - DCCC drops ads against Pennsylvania's four vulnerable House Republicans
DCCC drops ads against Pennsylvania's four vulnerable House Republicans
Washington Examiner

“Democrats' path back to the House majority runs straight through Pennsylvania, and we are going on offense early to make sure voters know the stakes in November,” DCCC spokesman Eli Cousin told the Washington Examiner.

coingape.com - Boluwatife Adeyemi - Prediction Market: U.S. House Panel Launches Insider Trading Probe Into Polymarket, Kalshi
Prediction Market: U.S. House Panel Launches Insider Trading Probe Into Polymarket, Kalshi
CoinGape

CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of experience in market analysis and blockchain technology to ensure factual accuracy and balanced…

thehill.com - Matt Lewis, opinion contributor - We are all sleeping through Trump's monetization of the White House
We are all sleeping through Trump's monetization of the White House
The Hill

Back in 2023, I wrote the wildly underrated (or so I believe) book “Filthy Rich Politicians.” It was a field guide detailing how the rich get elected and how the elected get rich. It was a bipartisan hit job. Democrats, Republicans…

bbc.co.uk - Ross Pollard - Houses on 'oldest inhabited street in Europe' undergoing major revamp
Houses on 'oldest inhabited street in Europe' undergoing major revamp
BBC

Ross Pollard BBC News, Somerset Houses on what is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited street in Europe are undergoing an 'exciting' restoration. Homes on Vicars' Close in Wells, Somerset, date back to the 14th Century and were built to…

bbc.co.uk - Ross Pollard - Houses on 'oldest inhabited street in Europe' undergoing major revamp
Houses on 'oldest inhabited street in Europe' undergoing major revamp
BBC

Houses on what is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited street in Europe are undergoing an 'exciting' restoration. Homes on Vicars' Close in Wells, Somerset, date back to the 14th Century and were built to provide accommodation for the…

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