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What midterms could mean for Realtors and the housing market
Housing affordability remains a central issue in the lead-up to November's midterm elections — with congressional and gubernatorial candidates proposing changes to homebuyer assistance, mortgage financing, property taxes, zoning and housing…
Buyers have advantage in Detroit housing market
A for sale sign hangs in front of a Detroit home. (Photo by Fabrizio Costantini/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ((Photo by Fabrizio Costantini/Bloomberg via Getty Images)) Per a real estate report, Detroit is a buyer's market. Home sellers outnumber…
High mortgage rates are deepening a 'K-shaped' housing market
(CNN) — In today's housing market, there is a growing divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots.” The typical homebuyer faces mounting affordability challenges as home prices rise and inventory remains…
FDA advances peptide push to White House
Such a move would let these peptides on the market while FDA develops permanent rules, according to the Associated Press, despite a lack of evidence supporting their purported benefits. The FDA's filing with the Office of Management and Budget did…
House Democrats plan for next Congress
While most House members were out this month rallying their supporters and beating the bushes for sufficient campaign funds to win reelection, a few Democrats were quietly working behind the scenes to plan for their possible takeover of the chamber…
What to expect for inflation, jobs, stocks, and housing in the year ahead
Inflation rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7% for the year ending in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in an update to the consumer price index this week in the last such report before the 2026 elections. Much of the…
Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-October 2026
This 2-part overview for mid-October provides a snapshot of the current housing market. Part 1 will review inventory and sales, and Part 2 will review house prices, rents, mortgage rates, and more. The key story for existing homes are: Sales in…
What Pittsburgh can teach the next House majority
It is worth remembering this now because it is happening again. The House changed hands in 2006, 2010, 2018, and 2022. On Election Day, it may change hands again. If it does, 2026 will be the seventh straight midterm in which one chamber of…
House House will not release Big Walk on Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS campaign
Melbourne-based developer House House will not release its co-op hit Big Walk on Xbox, citing support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign. 'We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance…
The housing costs rising faster than Social Security COLA
Millions of Americans are set to receive a bigger Social Security payment next year, but rising household costs could quickly absorb much of the increase. The Social Security Administration has announced a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment, or…
Trump's staff rushed to add new renovations to the White House in June
Donald Trump's unknown birthday president has been revealed - with the White House getting some new chandeliers through another no-bid contract. Four new light fixtures were installed in the West Wing just ahead of the president's June birthday.
Two 1960s London housing estates saved from demolition after decade-long battle
Two architecturally celebrated council estates in south London that have been under threat of demolition for more than a decade have been saved. Residents of Cressingham Gardens and the Central Hill estate have campaigned tirelessly for their homes…
Palestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before release
A book on Palestine for young readers was pulled at Penguin Random House just before its scheduled release, following editorial disputes between the publisher and the book's Palestinian American authors over their account of Palestinian history. In…
America's home sellers now outnumber buyers by 63% - the biggest gap since the housing crash
The tables are turning in America's housing market, with house hunters gaining the upper hand in much of the country — though some pockets remain fiercely competitive. There were 62.6% more home sellers than buyers nationwide in September…
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House: Reuters reports
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the…
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