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standard.co.uk - Anna Wise - New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The number of new-build housing developments coming to…

marketwatch.com - Aarthi Swaminathan - What affordability crisis? Rich home buyers are powering the housing market.
What affordability crisis? Rich home buyers are powering the housing market.
MarketWatch

Record-high home prices and rising mortgage rates are frustrating both buyers and sellers across much of the U.S. housing market — but there's a totally different story playing out at the upper end of the real-estate world. Wealthy buyers…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low - Rightmove
The Independent

The number of new-build housing developments coming to market is at its lowest level in almost a decade, according to analysis which calls for action to tackle a “long-term shortage” of affordable homes. Rightmove said it had tracked…

theguardian.com - Julia Kollewe - UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains 'fragile', surveyors say - business live
UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains 'fragile', surveyors say - business live
The Guardian

Introduction: UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains ‘fragile', surveyors say Jefferies analyst Mohit Kumar says: Geopolitical tensions were the main driver of the market yesterday. US and Iran traded fire with US reportedly…

fortune.com - Alex Veiga - The housing market just split in two: Prices are falling out West and soaring in the Northeast
The housing market just split in two: Prices are falling out West and soaring in the Northeast
Fortune

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally…

mylondon.news - Kumail Jaffer - London housing market being hollowed out by ultra-rich foreign investors
London housing market being hollowed out by ultra-rich foreign investors
My London

Ultra-wealth foreign investors are artificially inflating London's housing market by leaving homes empty and pushing residents to the outskirts of the city, the London Assembly has been told. There were 105,138 empty homes in London in 2025…

newalbanyohio.com - What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026
What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026
Thomas Riddle Real Estate Group

If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you're not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That's…

pbs.org - WATCH: White House columns appear to be Trump's latest project
WATCH: White House columns appear to be Trump's latest project
PBS

Crews have draped tarps over the towering stone columns on the north side of the White House, where work is underway to scrape away decades of paint. PBS News' Liz Landers asked the Trump administration for more about what's happening. She shares…

fastcompany.com - Taylor Hatmaker - The latest housing forecast contains one encouraging sign for frustrated homebuyers
The latest housing forecast contains one encouraging sign for frustrated homebuyers
Fast Company

Mortgage rates are still painfully high, but aspiring homeowners should be relieved to hear that home prices aren't skyrocketing right now. According to a new mid-year report from Realtor.com, home prices climbed more slowly than expected this…

thehill.com - Don Wolfensberger, opinion contributor - House is jarred by a procedural implosion
House is jarred by a procedural implosion
The Hill

“Procedural implosion” (my coinage) is an anomalous term. It could be the second cousin of “planned chaos.” It is especially incongruous in Congress, which depends on uniform procedures to process legislation in an…

nytimes.com - Tyler Kepner - Dodgers will return to White House to celebrate World Series title for second straight year
Dodgers will return to White House to celebrate World Series title for second straight year
The New York Times

The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the White House on July 23, The Athletic confirmed on Thursday, using an off-day between series in Philadelphia and New York to celebrate their latest World Series championship with President Donald Trump.

theguardian.com - Nick Robins-Early - OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns
OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns
The Guardian

OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release…

bloomberg.com - Sarah Holder - Trump's Latest Power Play Threatens US Housing Relief Bill
Trump's Latest Power Play Threatens US Housing Relief Bill
Bloomberg

Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take daily podcast today. Maine Democrat Graham Platner's withdrawal from his US Senate race is ratcheting up an already intense run-up to the US midterm elections. And yet, across the political spectrum…

independent.co.uk - Karl Matchett - What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices?
What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices?
The Independent

Before the end of July, Andy Burnham is set to take on the role of prime minister, following Keir Starmer's resignation. The former Greater Manchester mayor has built a reputation as one of Labour's most interventionist voices on housing…

mirror.co.uk - Hayley Anderson - Little House on the Prairie setting explained as Netflix remake drops
Little House on the Prairie setting explained as Netflix remake drops
Daily Mirror

Little House on the Prairie is back and Netflix fans want to know all there is about this “masterpiece” period drama. The original Little House on the Prairie was the heartwarming 1970s show revolving around the beloved Ingalls family…

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