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An urban park, housing and market could reshape Lloyd Center site
Portland's oldest mall will be no more come the end of the year, as developers plan to demolish the 29.3-acre site and build a sprawling, mixed-use property with shopping, recreation and housing. Why it matters: Not everyone is happy about the…
Mortgage rates fall to multiyear lows in time for spring housing market
Mortgage rates are at multiyear lows, whether you quote Mortgage News Daily at 5.99% or Freddie Mac weekly data at 5.98%. The drop has come at a good time, as the spring housing market is about to start, with more Americans looking to sell their…
Affordability takes center stage in the 2026 housing market
The 2026 Spring Market is about to be upon us, and one aspect is clear: affordability is at the forefront of everyone's mind. The price escalations experienced during the pandemic, driven by historically low interest rates, are now largely in the…
White House celebrates fall in mortgage rates
The White House celebrated mortgage rates falling below 6 percent for the first time in nearly four years this week as a victory for President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for lower borrowing costs since his return to office.
Vote for WSJ's House of the Month
The winter has been incredibly snowy and brutally cold for much of the country—but February offered our readers three chances to escape. In Scotland, we toured an estate with its own pub and Pilates studio. Then we headed to the Hollywood…
House Democrat: 'Good for Anthropic' in rejecting Pentagon demands
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) praised the artificial intelligence company Anthropic for rejecting the Pentagon's demands in how its AI technology is used by Friday evening. The company and the U.S. government have been in battle for weeks over…
Owners of Ripon house won't have to convert it back into pub
Local Democracy Reporting Service Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service The owners of a former village pub have overturned a ruling requiring them to restore the building back to its original use after they converted it into a house. HM…
Mamdani's meeting with Trump was a Trojan Horse triumph at the White House
In the hours after Zohran Mamdani met with Donald Trump for an undisclosed sit-down in the Oval Office on Thursday, a meme quickly circulated on X. It resembled the screengrab of a TikToker who doles out dubious financial advice, but instead had…
Plaque dedicated to Andrew removed from Inverness Town House
Steven McKenzie, Highlands and Islands reporter and Nichola Rutherford, BBC Scotland News A plaque dedicated to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been removed from Inverness Town House. It marked the former prince's visit to the city in 2018 for the…
California's vulnerable House Republicans swap districts and strategize
For Republicans, the new terrain puts as many as five of their nine seats into varying degrees of danger, turning what were once defensive holds into survival contests. The uncertainty starts in Northern California, where Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is…
Stephen A. Smith on White House bid: 'Come up with a way for me to keep my money'
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday addressed rumors that he could launch a bid to run for president in 2028 but said he needs to think up of a way for him to keep his money. “I'm telling you, if there was a way for me to be on…
Chart Of The Day: Mortgages Take Out 6%, Helping The Housing Sector
The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate just broke below the 6% threshold. The MoneyShow Chart of the Day shows that the average 30-year home loan rate from Freddie Mac dipped to 5.98% this week, the first time that's happened since September…
Atlantan Rodney Mims Cook is Trump's man for remaking the White House
The seemingly low-profile role has been anything but since the commission voted last week to approve the design of a three-story, 90,000 square foot addition to the East side of the White House, which will primarily house the massive new ballroom…
Consultation extended over controversial 500 house plans and industrial estate
Peel Land has extended the public consultation period on its proposed development masterplan for land at Gibfield Park, between Daisy Hill and the Wigan Road area of Atherton, for a further two weeks and announced plans for an online webinar. The…
Masham housing estate set to go ahead despite locals' concerns
Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for a new housing estate in a North Yorkshire town have been recommended for approval despite local residents' concerns about its impact on the area. The application, for land off Swinton Road in…
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