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64 major housing markets where home prices are falling
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Based on our analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index, nationally aggregated U.S. home prices are up +1.1% year-over-year between…
Falling housing market creates 'uncertainty' for Ingenia
The housing market slowdown is cutting inquiries at Ingenia Communities, with three interest rate hikes and a federal budget that have dampened investor activity making it harder for home owners to sell and buy into the land lease developer's…
Summer housing market was lukewarm in Arlington and Northern Virginia
Arlington's tepid real estate market has been emblematic of Northern Virginia and the commonwealth as a whole this summer. “We're seeing a market where inventory is growing in some segments while remaining incredibly constrained in…
Florida's Space Coast housing market enters a new normal
Florida's Space Coast housing market is settling into equilibrium — with asking prices holding near $390,000 even as buyer activity weakens and nearly half of active listings undergo price reductions. Latest HousingWire Data figures for the…
The American dream house is getting harder to buy or rent
Renting a starter home still costs less than buying one in every major U.S. metropolitan area, according to a new study by real estate platform Realtor.com, but the availability of these properties is rapidly shrinking for renters, recent data…
Trainee paramedic's body found after house fire in Thetford
A trainee paramedic known for her 'kindness, professionalism and dedication to patient care' has died in a house fire, an ambulance service said. Jess McKee was one of five people inside a house in Sycamore Covert, Thetford, Norfolk, when it caught…
The challenge of selling a Mersea Island house with a dark past
At the heart of many grisly court cases lie the properties in which the crimes unfolded. Some are demolished, while others still cast a shadow over the communities in which they stand. So how do you go about selling a house where something terrible…
'We struggle to build anything': Readers split on Burnham housing plan
Andy Burnham 's £10bn plan to build 70,000 new homes has been billed as the return of the council house – but plenty of Independent readers aren't convinced it goes far enough. The prime minister unveiled the funding this week, with 60…
Why is Xiaomi doubling down on in-house chips despite profit slump?
Xiaomi's long-term push into proprietary silicon is laying the groundwork for complex artificial intelligence workloads on smartphones and cars, analysts say, as the Chinese tech giant doubles down on self-developed chips despite an earnings slump…
What Andy Burnham's £10 billion pledge means for the UK's housing crisis
Andy Burnham has pledged a £10bn package to build tens of thousands of homes, marking the first indication of how the new prime minister plans to grapple with Britain's housing crisis. This initial wave of funding will build 70,000 homes…
Letter from 71 years ago found during house renovation in Welton
Simon Spark, in Welton and Grace McGrory A man who discovered in the walls of his house a letter written by a tradesman 71 years ago says he wants to find out more about the person who left it there. Brendon Swallow has lived in his property in…
Letter from 71 years ago found during house renovation in Welton
A man who discovered in the walls of his house a letter written by a tradesman 71 years ago says he wants to find out more about the person who left it there. Brendon Swallow has lived in his property in Welton, East Yorkshire, for 13 years, but he…
Hong Kong housing rally faces test as property flippers retreat
Hong Kong's housing rally faces a new test as investors who rode the first-half rebound become less active in quick-turn trades, leaving owner-occupiers and longer-term buyers to sustain the recovery. Secondary home prices have continued to rise…
Ex-White House adviser sounds alarm over Iran's growing cyber war on US
Tehran is likely to increase its cyberattacks on American infrastructure, which the United States must prepare for on a new front in the Iran war, a former White House adviser has told Newsweek. The warning by former acting Principal Deputy…
Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes
Andy Burnham has backtracked on his proposal to rip up the government's housing plans and boost social home building. Ministers laid out plans on Monday to spend an initial £10bn from the 10-year Affordable Homes Programme on a mix of…
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