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If U.S. home prices fell 16%, it'd restore housing market affordability to the long-run average
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. We're currently amid a 14-month streak in which year-over-year nationally aggregated worker earnings growth (+3.4% YoY) has exceeded…
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…
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…
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…
Who will buy baby boomers' houses? The question that could shape the 2030s
About a third of all U.S. housing stock and nearly half the nation's real estate wealth is held by baby boomers, a generation that is now approaching its sunset years and is expected to spark a 'silver tsunami' once they downsize, sell, or leave…
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…
Trump's housing chief paints a grim picture for homeownership in one major American city
Trump's housing chief is taking aim at New York City's housing agenda, arguing the policies championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would worsen affordability rather than solve it by discouraging private investment. 'Socialist progressive policies never…
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…
Mel C's wedding venue confirmed as country house in Cumbria owned by famous pal
Melanie Chisholm, who is better known as Sporty Spice, is set to walk down the aisle at Country House in Cumbria, as she ties the knot with her long-time model boyfriend Chris Dingwall. The wedding venue is owned by the 52-year-old singer's close…
White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final
The White House has backed Argentina's footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country's claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England. In a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players…
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…
Letters to Sports: Planned White House visit causing a stir among Dodger fans
It is difficult to find words to express my disgust for the coming White House visit. Like the man they are going to see, the Dodgers are without honor. Sports do not transcend or evade association with politics, especially in the current period of…
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