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Extension of Peterborough supported housing contracts proposed
Housing support services for vulnerable and homeless people in Peterborough look set to continue after councillors were asked to extend the current contracts. The city council has three contracts with organisations that provide a total of 138 units…
Housing plan for footwear machinery site in Leicester approved
Plans for 311 flats and 43 houses on part of the former British United Shoe Machinery (BUSM) site in Leicester have been given the go-ahead. Leicester City Council has approved a planning application from Trafalgar Global Ltd to build houses as…
How Manufactured Housing Is Closing America's Affordability Gap
Charles Young is CEO and a director of Sun Communities, Inc., a manufactured housing and RV community REIT. By the end of 2025, the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home in America reached roughly $3,100, up from about $1,700 just five…
Land Minister: Surge in Housing Prices Slowing Down
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hong Jee-sun says the surge in housing prices is slowing down, adding that he believes the housing market will stabilize when interest rates rise at the end of the year. Hong made the remark on Friday…
Trump housing order receives mixed industry reaction
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reduced housing costs, which could save some mortgage borrowers thousands of dollars, but the final text is narrower than an earlier draft that had circulated in recent weeks.
Why does Jeremy Bamber and White House Farm still grip people?
The murders of five people at an Essex farmhouse was an unspeakable act of violence. Six-year-old twins, a model and her adoptive parents dead – it set the stage for the ultimate whodunnit. Forty years on from Jeremy Bamber's conviction, why…
White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods
The US is lifting some of its 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with the White House saying on Friday it was working to 'protect the economic prosperity and national security of the American people'. The exemptions could also boost Republican…
Unique house which won awards for its design could be yours for £1.1m
House-hunting can throw up all kinds of surprises, from weird layouts and questionable interior design decisions, to piles of rubbish left behind by the previous residents. But sometimes you stumble across something unlike anything you've seen…
How housing affordability can be achieved at the state and local level
There's one word on everyone's mind in 2026: affordability. And when speaking about affordability, it's hard not to mention housing. More than eight in 10 Americans say housing affordability is a problem where they live. I've seen this at home in…
Trump unveils two major housing moves that could save Americans 'thousands'
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, the Trump administration has rolled out a series of reforms aimed at easing the country's housing affordability crisis that could save people 'thousands' of dollars and restoring what the…
Cook Political Report shifts 19 House seats in Democrats' favor
Nonpartisan election forecaster Cook Political Report has shifted 19 House seats in Democrats' direction less than two weeks before the midterm elections, according to its latest report published Friday. The shift includes six Republicans whose…
Trump warns he will 'veto everything' if Democrats take the House
Trump is traveling to Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday, where he is scheduled to rally for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), the Republican gubernatorial nominee. The president has been on a nonstop tour across the nation to boost turnout for Republicans.
Whole Hog Politics: 5 House races that will tell the story of 2026
[ Watch Whole Hog Politics Live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon go deep on this week's political news. Members can join the discussion and pose their questions to Bill and Chris.
Melania Trump 'secures Russia and Ukraine ceasefire' in city, says White House
Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire in a Russian-controlled city in Ukraine, the White House has announced. The ceasefire, which applies to the southern city of Oleshky, takes effect on October 29, the Trump administration said today (Friday).
News Wrap: White House says Melania Trump brokered localized ceasefire deal in Oleshky
We start the day's other headlines with the latest on the war in Ukraine. The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized cease-fire deal in Oleshky, the Ukrainian city captured by Russia early on in the war. The cease-fire…
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