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Housing Market Arithmetic
Good morning and welcome back. When it comes to the housing market, a freshly minted central bank rate hike plus a long weekend is a pretty reliable equation for a slump in activity. And so it came to pass. The auction clearance rate to fall to a…
ASX edges higher supported by miners, housing market weakens as auction clearance rates fall - as it happened
ASX 200: +0.2% at 8,686 points (live values below) ASX 200 (Friday): +0.8% to 8,682 points Australian dollar: -0.2% to 69.36 US cents Asia: Nikkei +2.1%, Hang Seng -0.1%, Shanghai +0.3%, Kospi +0.4% Wall Street (Friday): S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.5%…
Housing ladder must avoid duplication, housing chief says
The government must strike a balance when refining Hong Kong's housing ladder to avoid duplication among different forms of subsidized housing, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said on Monday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Her remarks…
Spain's housing crisis is a warning to Democrats
Spain has been rocked by housing protests since the eviction last month of an 87-year-old disabled woman from her home of seven decades, intensifying demands for stronger renters' rights and adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Pedro…
Would the Conservatives' plan make new houses £50,000 cheaper?
Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has said his party, if it was returned to power, would take £50,000 off the cost of building a new home in England and Wales by cutting back on regulations. The £50,000 figure claimed by…
Would the Conservatives' plan make new houses £50,000 cheaper?
Ben Chu Policy and analysis correspondent, BBC Verify Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has said his party, if it was returned to power, would take £50,000 off the cost of building a new home in England and Wales by cutting back…
Norfolk housing levy idea is flawed, say environmental groups
Environmental groups have criticised a pilot scheme that aims to make housing developers pay a new nature levy. The government wants parts of Norfolk to be the first areas subject to its Environmental Delivery Plan (EDP). In order to unlock space…
Rotherham house fire forces later school opening due to smoke
Flora Grafton, Yorkshire and Hayley Coyle, Rotherham A school has delayed opening and a road has been closed as emergency services deal with a house fire in South Yorkshire. Six fire engines attended the blaze on Dalton Lane, in the Dalton area of…
Rotherham house fire forces later school opening due to smoke
A school has delayed opening and a road has been closed as emergency services deal with a house fire in South Yorkshire. Six fire engines attended the blaze on Dalton Lane, in the Dalton area of Rotherham, with the road closed from the junction…
Spanish prime minister calls snap election after housing protests
Pedro Sánchez says that, to push reforms through, 'we need the support of the people' and 'a broader progressive majority' that can 'overcome the resistance of the elites'. As we've reported, the election comes after his government failed to…
Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Former Rep. Dennis Hastert, who served eight years as speaker of the House — longer than any Republican in U.S. history — and then spent more than a year in prison after he left Congress for scheming to cover up sexual abuse…
Jeffries says House Democrats aiming to repeat 2018 sweep by flipping Trump districts
Jeffries, who is from New York, said that when Democrats took control of the House in 2018, most of the seats they flipped were in districts where Trump won in 2016. 'In 2026, we're poised to do the same thing,' he said. His comments were the…
Who is running for the U.S. House in the Chicago area during the 2026 midterm elections?
With four Democratic incumbent members of Congress in Illinois giving up their seats at the end of their terms, voters will elect a handful of new members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Here's who is on the…
Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis protests
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain announced a snap general election during an address to the nation Monday, following days of protests against rising housing costs. Sanchez announced from the Palace of Moncloa in Madrid that the…
Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary, joins Fox News as contributor
Fox News has signed former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as an on-air contributor, the conservative cable news network announced Monday. Leavitt, 29, served as President Donald Trump's top spokesperson and one of the administration's…
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