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US housing market gets encouraging signs
The U.S. housing market has had a slow start this year, with existing-home sales hitting a 16-month low in January as high prices and economic worries keep would-be buyers to the sidelines. But experts, citing the latest data on the economy, say…
Assumable mortgages offer buyers a friendlier housing market
Want a 2.5% mortgage? It turns out there is a way to get one. It's called an assumable mortgage, and as the name implies, it allows a new home buyer to take over the seller's mortgage and turn back the clock to a time when rates were much lower.
Housing market 'a tale of two islands
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ New Zealand's housing market is a 'tale of two islands', one economist says - as the fortunes of sellers and house hunters in the South Island rapidly diverge from those of their northern counterparts. Real Estate Institute…
Not All Bids Are Equal: Racial Gaps in Housing Markets
The Institute for Research on Poverty hosts seminars on the UW-Madison campus most Thursdays during the academic year. These presentations are free and open to the public. Room 8417. media release: Lecture by: Lu Han, p rofessor, Department of Real…
One of Australia's worst hoarder houses sells for insane price
Hoarder house sold for more than $1million Buyers were banned from inspecting it in person READ MORE: Jaw-dropping photo exposes house price reality overseas A hoarder house that was filled with so much junk that buyers were banned from inspecting…
The History of the Rebellion That Nearly Broke House Targaryen
In the centuries that the Targaryens ruled over Westeros, the family found themselves facing plenty of existential crises. From the Dance of Dragons to Robert's Rebellion, House Targaryen's dynasty could be defined by strife as much as it could by…
Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-February 2026
This 2-part overview for mid-February provides a snapshot of the current housing market. Note that we are still missing some key pieces of data due to the government shutdown. The Census Bureau is scheduled to release housing starts and new home…
Rotherham murder arrest after woman found dead at house
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman who was found at a property in Rotherham. The 37-year-old's body was discovered at a property in Clough Street by ambulance staff at about 17:45 GMT on Sunday, South…
Will factory-built housing take off in California this year?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Ben Christopher | CalMatters As the first home rolled off the factory floor in Kalamazoo, Michigan — “like a boxcar with picture windows,” according to a journalist on the scene…
Ontario finally sees increase in housing starts after years of decline
Ontario's homebuilding industry showed signs of life in the first month of the year, with housing starts finally improving after years of persistent decline in the face of cratering pre-construction sales. Data released by the Canada Mortgage and…
I hid in the pub when my daughter arrived at my house. Here's why...
Last Friday I shut my laptop, closed my eyes and thought: ‘Thank God for the weekend'. As editor of an industry trade magazine, it had been a crippling week of deadlines with a two-day conference trip to Lille thrown in, and all I wanted was…
Family of five found dead in house, believed to have been murdered
KUANTAN: A family of five were found dead, believed to have been murdered in a house in Lorong Cherating Damai, Kuantan, on Tuesday morning (Feb 17). Kuantan police chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah confirmed the incident, which is believed to have…
Anwar joins MCA's Chinese New Year 2026 open house
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended the MCA Chinese New Year 2026 reception at the party headquarters on Tuesday (Feb 17). The Prime Minister, who arrived at 9.30am in a red batik shirt, was welcomed by MCA president…
On housing, government does not know best
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators claim to know what's good for us. And what's good for us is life in small, dense, tighly-packed homes near mass transit. Californians are right to resist such arrogant social engineering. Leading the charge…
Housing starts for January 2026
OTTAWA, Feb. 16, 2026 /CNW/ - The six-month trend in housing starts decreased (-3.5%) in January (254,794 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally…
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