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If U.S. home prices fell 16%, it'd restore housing market affordability to the long-run average
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. We're currently amid a 14-month streak in which year-over-year nationally aggregated worker earnings growth (+3.4% YoY) has exceeded…
Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?
The housing market has held its own this year — even with higher inflation, higher oil prices, higher mortgage rates, and crazy headlines about AI taking all the jobs. But mortgage rates are right at a key level now and with the Iran…
Even where the population isn't booming, houses are in short supply
Tasmania's population growth might be waning, but the small state still has a housing problem. Tasmania is predicted to be the first state in Australia to enter natural decline by 2028-29, where births outnumber deaths. The island's population…
Who will buy baby boomers' houses? The question that could shape the 2030s
About a third of all U.S. housing stock and nearly half the nation's real estate wealth is held by baby boomers, a generation that is now approaching its sunset years and is expected to spark a 'silver tsunami' once they downsize, sell, or leave…
Democrats cling to slim House advantage in new poll
The Democratic Party still holds a slim advantage in their chances to retake control of the U.S. House this November, according to a new poll released on Saturday. A Washington Post-Ipsos survey found that registered voters prefer Democrats by 3…
House fire in Barnsley causes 'extensive damage
A house fire in Barnsley caused 'extensive damage' but residents were uninjured, the fire service has confirmed. Crews from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service aided by West Yorkshire colleagues responded to the blaze in the roof space of two…
Trump's housing chief paints a grim picture for homeownership in one major American city
Trump's housing chief is taking aim at New York City's housing agenda, arguing the policies championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would worsen affordability rather than solve it by discouraging private investment. 'Socialist progressive policies never…
Quiz: Which 'Little House on the Prairie' Character Are You?
Before we had the ' tradwife ' trend, we had Little House on the Prairie, where living off the land was the norm rather than the niche lifestyle it is today. The sweeping plains of Independence, Kansas, from Laura Ingalls Wilder's original novel to…
Mel C's wedding venue confirmed as country house in Cumbria owned by famous pal
Melanie Chisholm, who is better known as Sporty Spice, is set to walk down the aisle at Country House in Cumbria, as she ties the knot with her long-time model boyfriend Chris Dingwall. The wedding venue is owned by the 52-year-old singer's close…
White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final
The White House has backed Argentina's footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country's claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England. In a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players…
Letters to Sports: Planned White House visit causing a stir among Dodger fans
It is difficult to find words to express my disgust for the coming White House visit. Like the man they are going to see, the Dodgers are without honor. Sports do not transcend or evade association with politics, especially in the current period of…
House Republicans aim to turn Democratic civil war into midterm weapon
NEW CITY, N.Y. - The battle for the House majority will be won or lost in congressional districts like New York-17, NY-3, and NY-4, three crucial swing seats in suburban New York City. And as Republicans work to hold onto their razor-thin House…
The Floating House Built From Strangers' Wishes
Most houses start with a blueprint. Jisoo Yoo's Dream House started with a question: how do the dreams and desires we carry shape the landscape of the world we inhabit? The answer, it turns out, is a floating structure made of clothing. Yoo, a…
Birth tourism crackdown expands as House chairman raises criminal conspiracy case
A House task force chairman says companies helping foreign nationals travel to the United States to give birth so their children obtain U.S. citizenship could be engaging in a criminal conspiracy. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, who chairs the House…
Homes evacuated as house burns in Somerset village
Fire crews battled for hours to put out a fire which destroyed a house in a Somerset village. Firefighters from a dozen stations, and eight appliances, were called to Oake Close, in Oake, near Taunton, late on Friday evening, July 17. A house was…
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