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The Housing Market's Latest Hurdles: Copper, Lumber, Diesel and Aluminum
Rising mortgage rates aren't the housing market's only problem. Higher prices for building materials are boosting construction costs and busting renovation budgets. The data-center boom and disruptions at the world's second-largest copper mine have…
War Has Sent the Housing Market Back to Hibernation
War with Iran has halted a hard-won improvement in housing affordability. The release of the closely watched S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index today is expected to show home values continuing to move sideways. When the thaw…
As the housing market slows, there are three things not to do
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When people face a threat – real or perceived – the common responses are “fight”, “flight” and…
America's housing market decline is 'no longer just a Sun Belt story'-LA and Dallas are tumbling, too
For the past two years, the story of falling home prices was largely a Sun Belt story — an unwinding of the pandemic-era land rush that had sent values in Austin, Tampa, and Phoenix to unsustainable heights. As recently as February…
Live in a 1700s house next door to the Salem Witch House
Attention, lovers of all things witchy. The house at 314 Essex St. in Salem, a 4,670-square-foot Georgian-style home, is on the market as a residential property for the first time in 80 years, listed at $1.99 million. Originally built in 1755 for…
Affordable Housing Innovation Prizes Awarded
The City of Chattanooga's affordable housing PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) was redesigned in 2024 to directly connect the value of a property tax abatement to the real cost of delivering affordable housing units. Every area of human endeavor has…
High-rise to be 'benchmark' for social housing
Architects say they are designing the first new high-rise building for social rent in Plymouth for several years which will replace a 14-storey tower block. Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) said it had selected Building Design Partnership (BDP) as…
Mamdani's 3 lofty plans to make New York City housing more affordable
Zohran Mamdani has ambitious ideas for New York City housing. The Mayor's Office dropped its detailed policy plan — called 'Block by Block' — on May 26, outlining goals to build more apartment buildings, convert unused offices and…
House of the Dragon' Season 3 Teases Epic Battle of the Gullet
Game of Thrones was known for many things—nudity, scheming, weddings gone awry, Tyrion's notable quotables—but above all that, viewers really relished its battles. While sometimes the lighting could be notoriously dark, there was…
UFC fighting cage under construction on White House lawn
WASHINGTON -- Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary. Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month's UFC bout, helping mark the nation's 250th…
Interstate migration, not Congress, makes housing affordable
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are negotiating a new housing bill as Americans have become increasingly concerned with affordability. Unfortunately, any federal housing bill would do little to make housing more affordable and could…
Highway Legislation Awaits House Consideration - TT
T&I Committee Chairman Sam Graves (left) and ranking member Rick Larsen tout the BUILD America 250 Act, which would authorize $580 billion over five years. (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure via X) The BUILD America 250 Act would…
New Sunderland Culture House library to open seven days a week
Jason Arunn MurugesuNorth East and Cumbria A new city centre library will open seven days a week, a local authority has said. Sunderland City Council said its new facility in the Culture House building would operate between 10 and 6 each day when…
House Democrats label GOP reconciliation push 'political malpractice'
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm of House Democrats, is accusing Republicans of “committing political malpractice” by pushing a bill that would fund federal immigration agencies through the…
Bravo's messy 'Summer House' reunion becomes a can't-miss event
Warning: This story includes spoilers for part one of the “Summer House” Season 10 reunion. “I think you need to check your phone.” That's the first thing “Summer House” star Kyle Cooke says to fellow cast…
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