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afr.com - Lucy Slade, Josh Hohne - Labor's O'Neil admits housing market undergoing a 'correction'
Labor's O'Neil admits housing market undergoing a 'correction'
Australian Financial Review

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that Australia's property market is undergoing a price correction as auction clearance rates plummet, conceding the slowdown is due in part to Labor's tax shake-up for investors as well as the impact…

wsj.com - Elias Schisgall - KB Home Reports Lower Revenue as Difficult Housing Market Persists
KB Home Reports Lower Revenue as Difficult Housing Market Persists
Wall Street Journal

reported lower revenue and profit in the second quarter, as it continued to contend with a difficult housing market. The home builder on Tuesday reported a profit of $27.3 million, or 43 cents a share, compared with a profit of $107.9 million, or…

seekingalpha.com - Seeking Profits - KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon (NYSE:KBH)
KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon (NYSE:KBH)
Seeking Alpha

KB Home remains a 'Hold' as persistent high mortgage rates and weak first-time buyer demand constrain recovery prospects. Q2 results were soft: revenue fell 27%, gross margin dropped to 15.2%, and operating margin compressed to 3%. KBH pivots to a…

nypost.com - Zachary Kussin - The nation's most competitive housing market where 58% of homes sell above ask is a shocking New Jersey city
The nation's most competitive housing market where 58% of homes sell above ask is a shocking New Jersey city
New York Post

Newark, Newark — it's a helluva town. Indeed, Newark — the transit-connected New Jersey city a mere 45 minutes from Midtown Manhattan — just ranked as the most competitive housing market in the nation, according to a spring…

abc.net.au - Stephanie Chalmers - Sydney, Melbourne tipped to lead housing price drops as market cools
Sydney, Melbourne tipped to lead housing price drops as market cools
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Up to $122,000 could be wiped off the value of the typical Sydney house over the next year, while Melbourne's median house price could drop below $1 million, Domain forecasts. The real estate platform has published housing price forecasts for the…

pbs.org - House gives final approval to landmark housing bill aimed at lowering costs
House gives final approval to landmark housing bill aimed at lowering costs
PBS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year's midterm elections.

afr.com - Lucy Slade, Josh Hohne - Treasurer contradicts Housing minister on property market 'correction'
Treasurer contradicts Housing minister on property market 'correction'
Australian Financial Review

Treasurer Jim Chalmers walked back Housing Minister Clare O'Neil's acknowledgement on Wednesday that Australia's property market is undergoing a price correction as auction clearance rates plummet following Labor's tax changes, insisting the falls…

upi.com - Darryl Coote - House sends Trump sweeping bipartisan housing package
House sends Trump sweeping bipartisan housing package
UPI

June 23 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a sweeping bipartisan housing package that seeks to lower housing costs and expand homeownership access, sending the legislation to President Donald…

newstatesman.com - New Statesman - Beer and sandwiches: At the Nottingham House in Sheffield
Beer and sandwiches: At the Nottingham House in Sheffield
The Newstatesman

Nobody has ever been able to satisfactorily explain to me why the best pub in Sheffield is called the Nottingham House. On arriving you'll realise this geographical quandary doesn't matter. Not only is the Notty House the best pub in Sheffield, but…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs
House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs
The Guardian

The House gave final approval on Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year's midterm elections. The 358-32 vote sends…

forbes.com - Jon Markman - Ferrari ($RACE): The Luxury House That Happens To Make Cars
Ferrari ($RACE): The Luxury House That Happens To Make Cars
Forbes

Maranello, Italy - February, 2020. View of the Scuderia Ferrari sign at the entrance of the Ferrari Formula 1 department in Maranello The car that was supposed to break Ferrari arrived in Rome on a Monday night in late May, lit from the inside like…

kbs.co.kr - Policy Chief Stresses Urgent Need to Expand Housing Supply
Policy Chief Stresses Urgent Need to Expand Housing Supply
KBS

Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom has stressed the urgency of expanding housing supply, saying that the country must build houses to address the shortage. Speaking at a forum hosted by the Kwanhun Club in Seoul on Wednesday, Kim said that the…

washingtonexaminer.com - Vladlena Klymova - The tech ban driving up housing prices
The tech ban driving up housing prices
Washington Examiner

That such technology can significantly ease managers' work while reducing operating costs, and that efficiency gains from automation can indeed improve landlords' profitability — some of which likely offset otherwise higher rents — is…

washingtonexaminer.com - Zach Halaschak - Congress passes landmark housing bill ahead of midterm elections
Congress passes landmark housing bill ahead of midterm elections
Washington Examiner

Broadly, the legislation is designed to bring down costs by increasing the housing supply, long a goal for affordable housing advocates who say the U.S. housing market is millions of homes short of where it should be. Affordability, given years of…

abc.net.au - Nethma Dandeniya - Worker accommodation opens in Horsham but more housing needed
Worker accommodation opens in Horsham but more housing needed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The first stage of the Horsham Medical Worker Accommodation project has been completed, with 36 apartments ready for healthcare and essential workers. Horsham has become an investor hotspot with multiple projects scheduled for the coming years.

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