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An inventory boomerang just hit the housing market
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. In the second half of 2025, there was a notable jump in delistings, as some home sellers—particularly in the Sun…
Hong Kong's Housing Market Rebounds With Renewed City Buzz
Hong Kong's beleaguered housing market is staging a comeback, the latest sign that the city is on the road to recovery following years of gloom. Home prices rose 3.25% in 2025, the first annual increase in four years, government figures showed this…
Early signs of housing market recovery after sluggish 2025, says housebuilder
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 UK housing market is showing “early…
Early signs of housing market recovery after sluggish 2025, says housebuilder
The UK housing market is showing “early signs” of recovery, Crest Nicholson has said, despite warning over low levels of demand and after missing its profit expectations for the year. The Surrey-based housebuilder said it had seen…
The Hamptons' high-end housing market had a banner year in 2025 - thanks to fat Wall Street bonuses
A stellar year on Wall Street led to a bullish Hamptons housing market in 2025. Sales of Hamptons homes for $5 million or more reached an all-time high in late 2025, according to a new report by appraiser Miller Samuel for Douglas Elliman. Limited…
Democrats Reach a Deal With the White House
Senate Democrats struck a deal with President Trump and Republicans this afternoon that could avert an imminent government shutdown and allow more time to negotiate restrictions on Trump's immigration crackdown. The agreement could fall apart…
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Mortgage Trends by Age Reveal if You're Spending Too Much on Housing
To test whether a home will be affordable, you can use the 28/36 rule. Another rule of thumb is not to take out a mortgage worth more than two or three times your household income. The typical (median) mortgage today is only affordable for…
White House shifts tone on data centers
Both the White House and tech industry appear keen to limit the fallout from data centers, with initiatives to bring down electricity prices and recast the sprawling facilities as community players willing to pay their fair share. While the Trump…
Democrats knock Trump's pledge to 'drive housing prices up'
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday slammed President Trump over comments he made about wanting to “drive housing prices up” for people who own their homes, with one congresswoman telling followers that he “doesn't care about…
Builders discover pristine house feature hidden behind mansion walls
Builders working on a historic property have revealed a discovery find that left them stunned and pondering what other hidden gems the grand residence might be concealing. The structure in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA, dates back to 1913 and…
Trump Live Updates: Senate Democrats and White House Reach Deal to Avoid Shutdown
President Trump has been presented in recent days with an expanded list of potential military options against Iran aimed at doing further damage to the country's nuclear and missile facilities or weakening Iran's supreme leader, according to…
Affordable Housing Requires Tackling Insurance Costs
Buying a house is expensive enough these days. But the costs of owning one have been rising, too — not least because of soaring insurance premiums. As policymakers of both parties have made housing affordability a top priority in recent…
WATCH: Trump says he wants to drive housing prices up, not down
At President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting Thursday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner said that home sales in December 'rose sharply to their strongest pace in three years' — but that's not quite what appears to be…
Bradford council house fetches three times its guide price
Chris YoungLocal Democracy Reporting Service A council house needing 'comprehensive renovation' has fetched triple its guide price at auction. The one-bedroom property, which belonged to Bradford Council, went under the hammer with a pre-sale…
Bradford council house fetches three times its guide price
A council house needing 'comprehensive renovation' has fetched triple its guide price at auction. The one-bedroom property, which belonged to Bradford Council, went under the hammer with a pre-sale estimate of between £20,000 and…
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