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What 2026 could hold for the housing market
For 2026, expect lower mortgage rates but a still-tough housing market. Why it matters: Homes remain unaffordable for many, especially younger people. Here's what industry economists predict is in store for rates, sales and more next year. U.S.
Orlando's 2025 housing market year in review
ORLANDO, Fla. – In 2025, the U.S. housing market largely continued the sluggish trends that have defined the post-pandemic years: high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and persistent economic uncertainty. Historically few homes sold through…
What will 2026 bring for the housing market?
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ 2025 was not a great year for many house price forecasters, who had to revise their forecasts down many times as the year went on. At the start of the year, Westpac thought prices might lift 7 percent. At one point ASB…
Mamdani's First Orders Focus on Housing and Undoing Adams's Decisions
Zohran Mamdani moved quickly on Thursday to sign a flurry of executive orders in his first day as mayor as he began to implement his agenda, including three orders aimed at protecting renters and building housing. Shortly after his inauguration at…
Marin Housing Authority suit alleges below-market program abuses
The Marin Housing Authority has sued a Marin City man for allegedly violating the terms of a below-market-rate home ownership program agreement. Warren Duane Jackson twice obtained loans secured by deeds of trust for a house that his mother Shirley…
White House delays new tariffs on furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities
In the latest reversal of his signature economic policy, President Donald Trump is rolling back tariffs on furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities. Higher tariff rates on those goods that were set to take effect Jan. 1 will now be delayed for…
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Trump Promises 'Aggressive' Housing Reforms in 2026. Here's What We Know So Far
President Trump has promised major housing reforms. That could mean declaring a national housing emergency and the introduction of 50-year mortgages. Some reforms could also come from Congress, which is advancing bipartisan housing legislation. The…
Are modular homes the key to solving the ACT's housing crisis?
Modular and prefabricated homes could be used for public housing in Canberra to help 'scale up' the local home manufacturing industry. It's just one method the ACT government is considering to meet its target of enabling 30,000 new homes in the…
Lip balm Jennifer Aniston 'doesn't leave the house without' is back in stock
Jennifer Aniston is known for her low-key approach to beauty, but there is one product she is famously unwavering on. The Friends star has revealed that there is a single lip balm she has relied on for the past 25 (or so) years and, as luck would…
Bruce Willis's life now from dementia diagnosis to separate house with carers
Bruce Willis is living in a separate, single-storey home with round-the-clock carers as his family continues to confront the painful reality of his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. The Hollywood star, now 70, was diagnosed with the condition in…
Sydney and Melbourne house values dip on rate fears
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. House values in Sydney and Melbourne fell in December amid signs the combination of increasingly unaffordable homes and the prospect…
Preparing house for sale
Please create an account or log in to access all these features Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Isitmeyourecookingfor · Today 18:53 I'm supporting my best friend through the very recent death of her mum…
Perth house prices spike nearly 16 per cent in a year
Perth house prices have jumped almost 16 per cent over the past year, one of Australia's strongest-performing housing markets, despite signs momentum is beginning to cool. New data from property analytics firm Cotality shows Perth dwelling values…
Plans to restrict North Lincs social housing to local residents - BBC News
Image source, David Goddard/Getty Images Access to social housing in North Lincolnshire could be restricted to people who have lived in the area for at least five years, according to council plans. The proposal, to be put to public consultation…
Master Shipwrights House: The 10-bed home hosting theatre by the Thames - BBC News
Image source, Master Shipwrights House It's the last show of the year at the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford, south-east London. Tucked behind high brick walls close to the River Thames, you could be forgiven for not even realising there's a…
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