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'Crazier and crazier': How the Bay Area housing market has shifted this year
As outlying areas slump, the San Francisco housing market is booming again. Six months into 2026, the city's home prices, which during the pandemic took one of the steepest falls in the country, have continued their dramatic rebound. Some of San…
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…
MAGA's influencer class is breaking Trump's White House
For years, Donald Trump benefited from an informal court of influencers, podcasters and self-appointed power brokers who claimed unusual access to the former reality TV star. During his presidential campaigns and midterm election cycles, that…
This Blue-Collar House Race Could Predict Control of Congress
Most Americans probably haven't thought much lately about Scranton, a small city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, unless they still watch reruns of the beloved sitcom “The Office.” But it's worth tuning back in because the US House race…
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…
Woodstock housing development shortlisted for industry awards
Blenheim Estate Homes and Pye Homes have been nominated in the residential development and responsible employer categories at the 2026 OxProp Awards for their Hill Rise project. Hill Rise is a low-carbon development designed to deliver up to 180…
Housing costs is the top political issue for young voters, CNBC survey finds
The cost of housing looms large for young American voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections, CNBC's All-America Economic Survey found. Respondents between 18- and 34-years-old said it was their top issue, as did men between 18- and…
Original 'Little House' villain returns for reboot with warning for new Nellie
Alison Arngrim is back on the prairie. The actress who made Nellie Oleson one of television's most unforgettable villains returns with a surprise cameo in Netflix's new 'Little House on the Prairie' reboot, now streaming. Although she hasn't met…
Profile | How Maggie Cheung went from commercial film eye candy to art-house legend
Between 1984 and 2010, Hong Kong superstar Maggie Cheung Man-yuk appeared in 79 films – though, by her own admission, she disliked many of them. She often felt at odds with the city's commercially driven cinema industry, yearning instead for…
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…
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…
The empty housing estate in a corner of Salford
In the hot afternoon sun, Longshaw Drive feels like it could be the setting of a Western shootout. The streets of the Salford housing estate are empty, most of the homes are shuttered up. If two cowboys turned up on the dusty tarmac, you'd barely…
'An epic fail': Government's budget gamble falls flat as Aussies slam housing agenda
A rising number of Australians are losing faith the federal government will fix the housing crisis, despite a budget that was aimed at levelling the property playing field. Exclusive data provided to this masthead from Amplify, a non-partisan…
My mom's long-term care has cost almost $400,000. This is after we spent $45,000 converting a guest house on our property for her.
This interview is based on a conversation with Alison George, 52, who lives in Raleigh. George cared for her father, who died in 2023, and is now a caregiver for her mom with late-stage dementia. The costs of care have been astronomical for her…
Young family gets a $50,000 discount on stylish $2.9m Greenwich house
A young family paid $2.9 million for a renovated house in Greenwich after the auction on Sunday, securing a good deal when the vendors reduced their reserve to sell. The stylish four-bedroom home at 6 Crowther Avenue features a newly renovated…
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