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Labor's O'Neil admits housing market undergoing a 'correction'
Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that Australia's property market is undergoing a price correction as auction clearance rates plummet, conceding the slowdown is due in part to Labor's tax shake-up for investors as well as the impact…
KB Home Reports Lower Revenue as Difficult Housing Market Persists
reported lower revenue and profit in the second quarter, as it continued to contend with a difficult housing market. The home builder on Tuesday reported a profit of $27.3 million, or 43 cents a share, compared with a profit of $107.9 million, or…
Brief Drop in Mortgage Rates Points to Another False Start for the Housing Market
The U.S. mortgage market is locked in a tug of war, leaving home buyers and refinancers caught between a brief respite in geopolitical tensions and a hawkish Federal Reserve. In late February, driven by Fed rate cuts in prior months, the 30-year…
KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon (NYSE:KBH)
KB Home remains a 'Hold' as persistent high mortgage rates and weak first-time buyer demand constrain recovery prospects. Q2 results were soft: revenue fell 27%, gross margin dropped to 15.2%, and operating margin compressed to 3%. KBH pivots to a…
Treasurer contradicts Housing minister on property market 'correction'
Treasurer Jim Chalmers walked back Housing Minister Clare O'Neil's acknowledgement on Wednesday that Australia's property market is undergoing a price correction as auction clearance rates plummet following Labor's tax changes, insisting the falls…
House sends Trump sweeping bipartisan housing package
June 23 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a sweeping bipartisan housing package that seeks to lower housing costs and expand homeownership access, sending the legislation to President Donald…
House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs
The House gave final approval on Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year's midterm elections. The 358-32 vote sends…
The housing market will slow down for the next six months
This regularly scheduled column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. If you would like to work with Eli and his team in Northern Virginia and the greater D.C. Metro area, you can reach him directly at [email…
The tech ban driving up housing prices
That such technology can significantly ease managers' work while reducing operating costs, and that efficiency gains from automation can indeed improve landlords' profitability — some of which likely offset otherwise higher rents — is…
Congress passes landmark housing bill ahead of midterm elections
Broadly, the legislation is designed to bring down costs by increasing the housing supply, long a goal for affordable housing advocates who say the U.S. housing market is millions of homes short of where it should be. Affordability, given years of…
Map shows states where housing affordability bill will have biggest impact
A sweeping bipartisan housing bill passed by the Senate on Monday could reshape America's strained housing market, although its impact is likely to vary widely across the country. The legislation, known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act…
Proxy war between AI industry, safety groups comes to head in NY House primary
New York City voters are set to deliver their verdict Tuesday in one of the most prominent election battles between artificial intelligence companies and the nonprofits pushing for stricter rules on the new technology. The fight over AI policy has…
Full list of Republicans who voted against major housing reform bill
A bipartisan housing bill passed Congress with overwhelming support on Tuesday, but 32 House Republicans and five Senate Republicans voted against the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in June 2026. The legislation cleared the Senate and House this…
Pickering housing plan backed amid sewer warnings
Plans for up to 150 new homes on the edge of Pickering have been backed, amid warnings over capacity in the public sewer network and wastewater treatment works. An outline application for development on land off Whitby Road was considered by…
Pickering housing plan backed amid sewer warnings
Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for up to 150 new homes on the edge of Pickering have been backed, amid warnings over capacity in the public sewer network and wastewater treatment works. An outline application for development on…
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