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Houses on Anglesey estate cannot be sold as family homes
An almost empty new build estate has sparked anger because rules state that the houses can be only sold as holiday homes, with one would-be buyer saying her grandparents would be 'turning in their graves'. Parc Delfryn, Brynteg, is two miles from…
Map shows where Americans hold most housing wealth
After years of skyrocketing home prices, U.S. homeowners are now sitting on a record $34.9 trillion in equity, according to a new study by LendingTree, with the biggest share of wealth concentrated in a handful of states. Hawaii and California…
Good housing
There is renewed and intense focus on increasing the housing supply in Seoul. Officials in the Lee Jae Myung administration describe its housing policy as 'dakgong,' which in Korean both literal and figuratively means 'shut up and supply.' In early…
Columbia House closure sparks nostalgia for a bygone music scam
Even if you aren't old enough to remember the heyday of Columbia House, you're probably familiar with the scam at its center. The mail-order club would offer customers eight to 12 CDs, tapes, records — and, in later years, DVDs and blu-rays…
Singapore's plan to clear forest for housing faces a backlash
Plans to clear part of Singapore's dwindling secondary forests for high-density housing have sparked a rare public backlash in the city-state,prompting the government to adjust the proposal as it tries to boost housing capacity. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
Chief Justice Roberts briefly allows White House ballroom construction
Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the Trump administration's emergency plea to…
John Roberts says Trump's White House ballroom construction can continue
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily allowed President Donald Trump 's $400 million White House ballroom project to move forward while the justices consider an emergency appeal from the administration. Roberts' order…
Progressive Aisha Wahab wins bid to finish Swalwell's House term
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives to replace Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April over sexual assault accusations. Wahab was projected as the winner on…
Supreme Court temporarily allows White House ballroom construction to continue
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue, freezing for now a lower court decision that would have halted work on the project. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay…
Supreme Court allows Trump's White House ballroom construction to continue for now
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed above-ground construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom to continue Friday, staying a lower court injunction that would block the work. Roberts issued an…
Filming to take place outside Houses of Parliament for Netflix drama
Members of the public could spot actors playing armed police alongside simulated emergency responses around the Houses of Parliament this coming weekend. Production business Bad Wolf, behind television series including Doctor Who, His Dark…
White House Congressional Liaison Heads for the Exit, Shares Insights Into Trump-Thune Dynamic
Someone who has played a major role in the many legislative accomplishments of the Trump 47 administration will be leaving. President Trump took to his Truth Social account on Thursday to announce that James Braid, who has served as the White…
Blue wave depth will be tested in a GOP-friendly Virginia House district
Former Rep. Tom Perriello, 51, who narrowly won the district in 2008, when the Yale and Yale Law School graduate received significant national attention as a wunderkind candidate. Before losing reelection two years later. Now he is challenging Rep.
Joss Sackler Gets House Arrest in Case Tied to Opioid Addiction
The wife of former Purdue Pharma LP board member David Sackler was sentenced to home confinement for destroying WhatsApp messages with a Colombian pharmacist who was supplying her with illegal opioids to feed her addiction to painkillers. Joss…
Why I'm Wary of Most Housing Stocks, Except This One
I've been writing about the ailing housing industry for a decade, and it just doesn't seem to improve. The median price of a home hit a record $440,600 in June, and the average 30-year mortgage rate, at 6.7%, is more than double what it was five…
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