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America's housing market winners and losers, mapped
Homeownership, long considered a cornerstone of the American dream, has slipped out of reach for millions of Americans since the pandemic, as home prices and borrowing costs have skyrocketed, outpacing wage growth. But while the housing…
The housing market defies expectations even with higher rates
Housing demand still showed positive year-over-year growth last week, despite the hawkish Fed, escalation of the Iran conflict, rising mortgage rates and the 10-year yield hitting yearly highs. We had year-over-year growth in our weekly pending…
Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a “holistic improvement in life,” rather than “12 weeks, Demo Day is coming,” Rowan Aldean, 26, explained.
Pittston Mayor Lombardo focuses in on additional housing in the city
PITTSTON — With the last phases of the City of Pittston's Main Street revitalization in place, Mayor Michael Lombardo said he is going to dedicate the rest of his years in office on housing for the city. In 2017, he created a 100-House…
Historic manor house to be restored with lottery cash
A derelict house within a country park in Greater Manchester is set to become a visitors centre for a wildlife conservation charity with the help of National Lottery funding. The Grade II-listed Rock Hall, inside the Moses Gate Country Park in…
China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
Over the past month, a series of advancements in China's artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to…
Could these six new flats help fix York's 'mad' and 'unsustainable' housing market?
High housing prices have become part and parcel of living in York, with Office for National Statistics figures putting the city's average house price in May (£309,000) £100,000 higher than the Yorkshire average. But James Neward, chief…
Data Center Boom Fueling Demand for Workforce Housing
Long used to house workers in America's remote oil fields, manufactured homes are finding a new booming customer: the AI industry. With the demand for computing infrastructure growing by the day, the rush to build data centers is boosting the need…
How people are looking outside the box to combat crippling housing crisis
At 69, Kym Lardner has teamed up with five other pensioners hunting for a big house to rent and share. When they find one, they intend to have a hoot. Louise Southerden lives in a tiny house on land she rents for a fraction of what she would be…
Let's Build Homes Not Just Houses
America has become accustomed to bad housing news. Every few weeks there seems to be another headline about soaring house prices, rising mortgage costs or the shrinking dream of homeownership. For millions of young Americans, buying a first home no…
Republicans Have a Winning Hand on Housing. Here's How to Play It.
For most Americans, owning a home is still the foundation for building wealth. It's what their parents worked toward, and what they hope their own kids get. Despite this homebuying season pointing to potential price drops across markets, that dream…
Everett approves changes to housing tax break program
EVERETT — It will now be easier for housing developers to qualify for certain tax breaks within the city of Everett after the City Council voted Wednesday to expand the availability of a tax exemption program. The city's Multifamily Tax…
Think the contestants have it tough on The Block? Meet the man behind the houses
There is one member of The Block cast whose job is so fundamental to the project that, without him, there would be no show. He's not a contestant, a tradie, or foreman Dan. He isn't a judge or a host. He's the man standing quietly at the starting…
5 Fantasy Shows That Rival 'House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon is a prequel series to the massive cultural phenomenon Game of Thrones, both of which are based on high fantasy books by George R. R. Martin. House of the Dragon is set 300 years prior to Thrones, and covers the rise of the…
Someone Tell the President: Zillow Is Quietly Torching His Housing Agenda
Housing affordability is one of the rare issues uniting Washington across party lines. This spring, the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill from Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, by an 89-10 vote, and the…
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