Housing Industry News
A collection of Housing latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
America's housing market winners and losers, mapped
Homeownership, long considered a cornerstone of the American dream, has slipped out of reach for millions of Americans since the pandemic, as home prices and borrowing costs have skyrocketed, outpacing wage growth. But while the housing…
The housing market defies expectations even with higher rates
Housing demand still showed positive year-over-year growth last week, despite the hawkish Fed, escalation of the Iran conflict, rising mortgage rates and the 10-year yield hitting yearly highs. We had year-over-year growth in our weekly pending…
Babergh council expecting £4.8m loss from housing project
A council that turned over its headquarters to be redeveloped for housing has predicted it could lose millions on the scheme as it nears completion. Babergh District Council's offices, in Hadleigh, Suffolk, have been turned into residential…
Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a “holistic improvement in life,” rather than “12 weeks, Demo Day is coming,” Rowan Aldean, 26, explained.
Pittston Mayor Lombardo focuses in on additional housing in the city
PITTSTON — With the last phases of the City of Pittston's Main Street revitalization in place, Mayor Michael Lombardo said he is going to dedicate the rest of his years in office on housing for the city. In 2017, he created a 100-House…
Was Sylvie Cachay's death at NYC's Soho House an accident or murder?
This story previously aired on July 16, 2016.. It was summer in Miami — two years before her death — and Sylvie Cachay was on top of the world. From all over the country, top bathing suit designers were vying for attention. But it…
China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
Over the past month, a series of advancements in China's artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to…
'We cannot magic up more water': the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
The government's housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England. Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second…
How people are looking outside the box to combat crippling housing crisis
At 69, Kym Lardner has teamed up with five other pensioners hunting for a big house to rent and share. When they find one, they intend to have a hoot. Louise Southerden lives in a tiny house on land she rents for a fraction of what she would be…
Everett approves changes to housing tax break program
EVERETT — It will now be easier for housing developers to qualify for certain tax breaks within the city of Everett after the City Council voted Wednesday to expand the availability of a tax exemption program. The city's Multifamily Tax…
Brit family of 6 move to Poland for house double the size and £12 dinners
A Brit family of six moved to Poland to live in a house more than double the size overlooking a forest - and say dinner out costs just £12.60. Brittany Balinski, 35, her husband, 44, and their four kids made the move in July 2026, swapping…
Think the contestants have it tough on The Block? Meet the man behind the houses
There is one member of The Block cast whose job is so fundamental to the project that, without him, there would be no show. He's not a contestant, a tradie, or foreman Dan. He isn't a judge or a host. He's the man standing quietly at the starting…
5 Fantasy Shows That Rival 'House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon is a prequel series to the massive cultural phenomenon Game of Thrones, both of which are based on high fantasy books by George R. R. Martin. House of the Dragon is set 300 years prior to Thrones, and covers the rise of the…
Shooting reported at house in Port St. Lucie
Updated: 9:50 PM EDT Aug 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Shooting reported at house in Port St. Lucie Updated: 9:50 PM EDT Aug 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Port St. Lucie Police Department is…
Bryan Kohberger's choice of 'a house full of women' may hold the key to the Idaho murders' biggest mystery
Bryan Kohberger took the motive for the Idaho murders to his prison cell. One filmmaker believes the answer may lie in why he chose the house he attacked. 'The fact that [this] was the house that he chose. This was a house that had five women…
Receive a Daily briefing on Housing Industry News
Get Started