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Ultra-rich foreign investors are hollowing out London and inflating a housing market
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New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
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 number of new-build housing developments coming to…
What affordability crisis? Rich home buyers are powering the housing market.
Record-high home prices and rising mortgage rates are frustrating both buyers and sellers across much of the U.S. housing market — but there's a totally different story playing out at the upper end of the real-estate world. Wealthy buyers…
New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
The number of new-build housing developments coming to market is at its lowest level in almost a decade, according to analysis which calls for action to tackle a “long-term shortage” of affordable homes. Rightmove said it had tracked…
The housing market just split in two: Prices are falling out West and soaring in the Northeast
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally…
London housing market being hollowed out by ultra-rich foreign investors
Ultra-wealth foreign investors are artificially inflating London's housing market by leaving homes empty and pushing residents to the outskirts of the city, the London Assembly has been told. There were 105,138 empty homes in London in 2025…
Netflix addresses future of Little House on the Prairie as fans want Season 2
Netflix has officially confirmed the future of Little House on the Prairie. Little House on the Prairie Season 1 landed on July 9 with a total of eight episodes for audiences around the world to binge. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls…
Major UK housing alert as 'charge needs to be scrapped
The volume of new build housing schemes entering the market has plummeted to its lowest point in nearly a decade, new figures have shown. Developers are launching fewer fresh projects than at any time since January 2017, according to research by…
Harju Elekter to conclude an agreement for the supply of E-house solution
AS Harju Elekter, the Estonian subsidiary of AS Harju Elekter Group, has entered into an agreement with Siemens Nederland N.V, the Dutch subsidiary of Siemens AG, for the engineering and manufacturing of E-House systems for the power distribution…
WATCH: White House columns appear to be Trump's latest project
Crews have draped tarps over the towering stone columns on the north side of the White House, where work is underway to scrape away decades of paint. PBS News' Liz Landers asked the Trump administration for more about what's happening. She shares…
The latest housing forecast contains one encouraging sign for frustrated homebuyers
Mortgage rates are still painfully high, but aspiring homeowners should be relieved to hear that home prices aren't skyrocketing right now. According to a new mid-year report from Realtor.com, home prices climbed more slowly than expected this…
House is jarred by a procedural implosion
“Procedural implosion” (my coinage) is an anomalous term. It could be the second cousin of “planned chaos.” It is especially incongruous in Congress, which depends on uniform procedures to process legislation in an…
Dodgers will return to White House to celebrate World Series title for second straight year
The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the White House on July 23, The Athletic confirmed on Thursday, using an off-day between series in Philadelphia and New York to celebrate their latest World Series championship with President Donald Trump.
Little House on the Prairie cast now from tragic deaths to reality TV
Viewers are eager to discover what became of the cast from the original 1970s series following Netflix's release of its reboot. The streaming giant unveiled its eight-episode series this week, prompting fans to tune in and see how it measures up…
OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns
OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release…
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