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Iran war upends spring housing market. Here's what real estate agents are seeing
Home buyers in the first quarter were more concerned about the economy and mortgage rates than they were about home prices, according to the CNBC Housing Market Survey. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit a low of 5.99% the day…
California's last haven for cheap homes - as it's ranked one of America's hottest housing markets
One of California's last bastions to buy cheap homes is also one of the hottest housing markets in the nation: Fresno. Construction Coverage recently ranked Fresno as the 15th hottest real estate market in the United States, and the fifth…
Fix for gray area in Maine's modular housing industry dies, leaving uncertainty
Two years ago, Maine officials and developers celebrated the construction of an 18-unit affordable modular housing project in Madison that they hoped would usher in a new era of faster, less expensive multiunit construction in Maine and provide a…
Housing market crash unlikely despite war, high rates
A U.S. housing market crash remains extremely unlikely in 2026 even as the war in Iran strains buyer psychology, according to Logan Mohtashami, lead economic analyst for HousingWire. The conflict with Iran has sent mortgage rates higher over the…
The unlikely Australian suburb where house prices are surging
Narrabundah has been named the best house sales performer in the ACT In five years, the suburb has seen a 42.7 per cent median house price increase READ MORE: Why this wealth manager chooses to RENT a home in Sydney A little-known suburb in the…
Unseasonably warm weather helps heat up Denver metro area's housing market
DENVER – The unseasonably warm weather is coinciding with a Denver real estate market that is heating up. Joy Dysart, HomeSmart real estate expert, told Denver7's Micah Smith that traditionally, spring is one of the busiest times of year for…
The postman who draws the houses on his rounds
Katie RadleyYorkshire, Knaresborough As Andrew Welch makes his rounds dressed in Royal Mail uniform, he's not just delivering letters and parcels. Andrew, who has been a postman in North Yorkshire for 28 years, is also a keen artist who sketches…
1st Look at Local Housing Markets in March
March sales will be mostly for contracts signed in December and January, and mortgage rates averaged 6.10% in January and 6.05% in February (lower than for closed sales in February). Las Vegas: “With mortgage rates rising since the conflict…
Spring homebuying season opens on a split housing market
Cotality data showed prices barely rising as regional gaps widened Year‑over‑year US home price growth in February 2026 slowed to 0.5%, according to new figures from Cotality's Home Price Index. It underscores a market that cooled…
What's the best month to list your house in Greater Boston?
Should you wait for warmer weather to list your house when, presumably, more buyers are shopping? According to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, the median sales price of a single-family home in Greater Boston in December 2025 was…
Idaho set to boost housing construction
Idaho lawmakers have passed two new laws which should boost the construction of smaller and cheaper homes in the state, in an attempt to offer relief to local buyers now facing median sale prices roughly $100,000 more expensive than five years ago.
The Bounce: Ugly championships still count. Plus, the Bulls clean house
The Bounce Newslette r | This is The Athletic's daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. 🎶🎶 The ball is tipped. And there you are. You're running for your life. You're a shooting star. And all…
The housing crisis is a storytelling problem
Few people would rally behind a campaign described as “we should control what other people can or can't build,” or “let's block certain people from living near us.” But that's exactly what comes from typical zoning…
Popular cruise line selling tree house suite for jaw-dropping price: 'Rather buy a house
Vacationers can soon merge land and sea with a startling new tree house suite on the Royal Caribbean — as long as they cough up six figures. Online debate is already robust about the offering. The Hero of the Seas vessel is rolling out the…
Controversial Warwickshire pig farm to become housing
A pig farm described by a vegan group as a 'horror' is to close its doors, expected to be replaced with housing. Hogwood Farm in Oxhill, south Warwickshire, has been investigated by vegan campaign group Viva! four times since 2017, and have applied…
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