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aljazeera.com - Maziar Motamedi - High prices in Iran's stunted housing market leave tenants with few options
High prices in Iran's stunted housing market leave tenants with few options
Al Jazeera

Tehran, Iran – When Mohammad, a 29-year-old resident of western Tehran, renewed his tenancy contract earlier this week, the price increase did not come as a surprise. His landlord had raised the rent for the 20-year-old apartment to 230…

clickondetroit.com - Jenny Marchi - The spring housing market is waking up-- what to know before looking for a home in the market
The spring housing market is waking up-- what to know before looking for a home in the market
ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

Throughout the spring, the housing market began to see more buyers and more interested. RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan says home sales in April jumped 15% from March. From February to April, that number is up to 32%. The average price for a home…

washingtonexaminer.com - Zach Halaschak - House passes revised bipartisan housing legislation, sending it to the Senate
House passes revised bipartisan housing legislation, sending it to the Senate
Washington Examiner

Ahead of the revised legislation, the White House and President Donald Trump urged the House to pass the Senate version as is, but the House Financial Services Committee forged ahead and released a new version last week, which was later updated on…

bbc.co.uk - John Campbell - NI Housing: Average house price to hit £200k this year
NI Housing: Average house price to hit £200k this year
BBC

John CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NI The average house price in Northern Ireland is set to pass £200,000 this year, new official figures suggest. In the first quarter of this year the average price increased by 1.5% to just…

dailymail.com - Ed Holt - Stag-nation: UK housing market sees ZERO growth
Stag-nation: UK housing market sees ZERO growth
Mail Online

Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE The UK housing market has stagnated with zero growth across the property landscape and with prices instead falling across England. Brits looking to…

nytimes.com - Adrienne Maxwell - These Mini Projectors Are Portable, Cute, and Easy to Bring to a Friend's House
These Mini Projectors Are Portable, Cute, and Easy to Bring to a Friend's House
The New York Times

I'm an editor at Wirecutter, and I oversee all of our audio and video product coverage and writing our projector guides. I am an Imaging Science Foundation Level III–certified video calibrator, and I have the full complement of objective…

washingtonexaminer.com - Tom Giovanetti - Trump's housing agenda depends on fixing the Senate's mistake
Trump's housing agenda depends on fixing the Senate's mistake
Washington Examiner

This provision is a knee-jerk reaction to the current moral panic over investor-owned housing. A false narrative has entered the housing discussion in which the culprits are big institutional investors who have bought up all the available housing.

washingtonexaminer.com - Zach Halaschak - House updates institutional investor provision in bipartisan housing bill
House updates institutional investor provision in bipartisan housing bill
Washington Examiner

In its amended version last week, the House left the institutional investor ban in but removed a provision that would require investors in build-to-rent homes to sell those houses within seven years. In addition, the House's amended version…

cnbc.com - Emily Wilkins - Breakthrough agreement in housing bill gives investors wins
Breakthrough agreement in housing bill gives investors wins
CNBC

The housing affordability bill is set to clear the House with a bipartisan majority on Wednesday. The bill would prevent institutional investors that own more than 350 single-family homes from buying more, but would allow them to build more homes.

smh.com.au - Emily Kaine - Australia news LIVE: RBA says rates and tax changes will take steam out of housing market; Trump was 'an hour away' from striking Iran, warns of attack within days
Australia news LIVE: RBA says rates and tax changes will take steam out of housing market; Trump was 'an hour away' from striking Iran, warns of attack within days
The Sydney Morning Herald

Good morning and welcome to our national news live blog for Wednesday, May 20. My name is Emily Kaine, and I'll be helming our coverage this morning. The federal government's tax changes will combine with higher interest rates to take steam out of…

salon.com - Amanda Marcotte - White House ballroom is turning into a symbol of Trump's failures
White House ballroom is turning into a symbol of Trump's failures
Salon.com

The surest sign that a MAGA leader knows they screwed up? When they try to pass off the stupid thing they said as a “joke.” But the right-wing podcaster Eric Metaxas was not joking at Sunday's Rededicate 250 event on the National Mall…

nytimes.com - Spencer Nusbaum - Q&A: Our Nationals writer answers your questions about Dylan Crews and Brady House
Q&A: Our Nationals writer answers your questions about Dylan Crews and Brady House
The New York Times

WASHINGTON — It's a busy week for the Washington Nationals when James Wood hits an inside-the-park grand slam, and it gets buried because of a few roster transactions. These, however, were significant moves, headlined by the promotion of…

wsj.com - The Editorial Board - Opinion | A Housing Bill That Would Hurt Housing
Opinion | A Housing Bill That Would Hurt Housing
Wall Street Journal

Anyone who buys a home without an inspection is asking for trouble. Yet that's essentially what the Trump Administration wants Congress to do by passing housing legislation so Republicans can claim a victory on “affordability.” The…

marketwatch.com - Travel Stocks Boosted by White House Progress on Iran Negotiations
Travel Stocks Boosted by White House Progress on Iran Negotiations
MarketWatch

Shares of United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were both up 9%, while cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line both gained 8%. Lodging stocks also got a bump, with Airbnb and Marriott International both up 3%. For the travel industry, the…

marketwatch.com - Ares Teams with Scion Group to Buy $910 Million Student Housing Portfolio
Ares Teams with Scion Group to Buy $910 Million Student Housing Portfolio
MarketWatch

Ares Management's real estate fund has formed a joint venture with The Scion Group to buy a $910 million portfolio of U.S. student housing from Harrison Street Asset Management. Scion has agreed to serve as operating partner for the acquisition of…

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