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Housing Market Arithmetic
Good morning and welcome back. When it comes to the housing market, a freshly minted central bank rate hike plus a long weekend is a pretty reliable equation for a slump in activity. And so it came to pass. The auction clearance rate to fall to a…
Hotel giant Accor checks into rental housing market
Global hotels giant Accor is stepping into Australia's rental housing sector, from build-to-rent to student accommodation, striking a white-label agreement with property developer Freecity to operate properties in its $7 billion pipeline. Freecity…
ASX edges higher supported by miners, housing market weakens as auction clearance rates fall - as it happened
ASX 200: +0.2% at 8,686 points (live values below) ASX 200 (Friday): +0.8% to 8,682 points Australian dollar: -0.2% to 69.36 US cents Asia: Nikkei +2.1%, Hang Seng -0.1%, Shanghai +0.3%, Kospi +0.4% Wall Street (Friday): S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.5%…
Colorado Springs housing market shifts toward buyers
The Colorado Springs area housing market has tipped toward buyers as homes remain on the market for longer and the number of sales continues to decline, industry experts said. At the same time, high interest rates are perpetuating an ongoing…
Norfolk housing levy idea is flawed, say environmental groups
Environmental groups have criticised a pilot scheme that aims to make housing developers pay a new nature levy. The government wants parts of Norfolk to be the first areas subject to its Environmental Delivery Plan (EDP). In order to unlock space…
Spanish prime minister calls snap election after housing protests
Pedro Sánchez says that, to push reforms through, 'we need the support of the people' and 'a broader progressive majority' that can 'overcome the resistance of the elites'. As we've reported, the election comes after his government failed to…
Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis protests
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain announced a snap general election during an address to the nation Monday, following days of protests against rising housing costs. Sanchez announced from the Palace of Moncloa in Madrid that the…
Inquiry launched after shot fired at house in Sheffield
An investigation has been launched after a man shot at a property in Sheffield, according to police. Officers were called to a property on Elmham Road in Darnall after reports of a firearms discharge between 10:30 and 11:00 BST on Saturday. Police…
Spanish election: Pedro Sanchez calls snap election for 29 November after housing protests
Spain's political parties have been reacting to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's announcement of a snap election for 29 November. 'Por fin,' says the conservative People's Party on X, which translates to 'at last'. The party also posts a video…
Spain's Sánchez Calls Snap Election After Housing Plan Fails
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election for Nov. 29 after parliament rejected a housing plan last week that his government had hoped would quell mounting social protests. “It's time you, the Spanish people…
How US Data Center Capital Became Unexpected House Battleground
Three Republican-held districts in the nation's data center capital have become more competitive ahead of November's midterms, according to recent race rating changes and internal polling seen exclusively by Newsweek. Earlier this year, Virginia…
Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejected
The demonstrations extended a crisis that has gone on for more than a week, triggered by the eviction last month of a pensioner, 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, from her Madrid flat. The defeat was another political setback for Socialist Prime…
White House AI task force will prevent 'overregulation': WSJ
A White House task force on artificial intelligence will assess the technology's risks and opportunities, while preventing overregulation that stifles innovation, its leader Jay Clayton has told the Wall Street Journal. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence, to serve also as the new White House AI czar. Clayton, who leads the US's 18 intelligence agencies, previously served as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and…
Anti-abortion groups warn White House inaction is 'destabilizing' GOP
The White House denied a report Friday from the Washington Sun that Wiles instructed Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department to move slowly on abortion-related matters before the midterm elections out of concern that aggressive…
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