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GemLife shrugs off weaker housing market, raises guidance
GemLife Communities raised its earnings forecast as the developer and manager of land lease homes said its target market of downsizing home owners was largely unaffected by higher borrowing costs and federal budget changes that have dampened…
Hard To Scale, Impossible To Ignore: Housing Innovation
A permitted Estuary greywater reuse system at a New Mexico home treats water from the showers, laundry and sinks — including the kitchen sink — and reuses it for irrigation. Housing energy costs across the country are rising faster…
You Have to Move, But the Housing Market Is at a Standstill: How to Navigate the Challenges
For many homeowners, today's housing market feels like a stalemate. Elevated mortgage rates and limited inventory have left many people choosing to stay put rather than make a move. A recent report from Citizens, where I am the head of Mortgage and…
Camden Council at 'sharp end of the housing crisis
Hundreds of affordable homes originally promised for major Camden developments have been lost or are at risk after developers sought reductions to housing quotas, citing worsening economic conditions. In an eight-acre development named Camden Goods…
Mother, grandmother and stepfather sentenced for 'house of terror' abuse
A mother, grandmother and stepfather who subjected three children to years of abuse in a 'house of terror' have avoided jail. Shirley Freeman, Julia Stephen and David McColl's victims were beaten, starved and psychologically tormented between 2003…
Large £150m Wolverhampton housing scheme prepares for residents
Thirty family homes are ready to move into at a former city centre industrial site that will provide hundreds of houses in total. Half of the 378 family houses at Wolverhampton's £150m Canalside South scheme had been sold to owner-occupiers…
Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn't Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that pending home sales in the US had dropped to their lowest level in three years. That coincided with a sharp drop in construction of new…
I Went to the White House Brawl and Watched the Manosphere Go Limp
The heavyweight MMA fighter Josh Hokit is flailing badly, sweating and in pain. His UFC cage fight on the White House South Lawn is still four days away, but here onstage at Media Day, in the somewhat gloomy basement ballroom level of the JW…
In a slump: Warning house prices won't rebound until 2028
Falling house prices are unlikely to start turning around until buyers and investors believe the Reserve Bank is poised to cut interest rates, a former bank economist has cautioned ahead of key inflation figures that could show price growth easing…
Reform to prioritise under 35s for social housing in 'unserious and unworkable' plans
A Reform UK government will prioritise married couples aged under-35 with children for social housing in new plans already branded “unserious and unworkable”. Nigel Farage's party has announced plans to overhaul the allocation of…
PM urged to prioritise construction shortages to plug housing target gap
Andy Burnham has been urged to prioritise skill shortage areas as part of his technical education revolution to help deal with the housing crisis. The PM last month announced that Year 10 pupils will be able to combine core academic subjects, like…
Dem House candidate's 2013 arrest resurfaces in pivotal race for control of Congress
A far-left candidate running for the House of Representatives in Michigan was arrested for resisting police during a 2013 protest. William Lawrence, co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement, is challenging Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., in one of…
Welsh folklore 'ugly' house goes on sale for £199,000 - but neighbours aren't happy
A famous and unique ‘ugly' house steeped in Welsh folklore has gone on sale for £199,000 – but locals aren't happy. Tŷ Hyll, also known as The Ugly House, is a Grade II Listed property recognised as one of the most…
Reece warns house construction outlook is too uncertain as prices fall
The chief executive of the country's largest supplier of bathtubs, taps and shower screens says it is too risky to make forecasts about the housing and renovations market beyond the end of the year because of uncertainty about the effects of…
Commuter belt house price hot and cold spots revealed by Rightmove
Average house prices in commuter hotspots in more affordable parts of Britain are rising at a faster percentage rate than those in some pricier areas, according to a property website. Rightmove looked at asking prices for homes in commuter…
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