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Can KB Home Outperform as Demand for Affordable Housing Grows?

KB Home’s (KBH) long-term prospects appear promising with continuous portfolio expansion and growing demand. So, should you invest in this stock following its earnings release? Read more to find out.

StockNews.com · Sep 18, 2024

New mortgage rules aim to make home ownership more attainable — will they deliver?

In a bid to address Canada’s housing crisis, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced new changes to mortgage rules on Sept. 16, set to take effect in December, aimed at making housing more affordable.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

‘The bear at the door’: estate agents say they fear speaking out about realestate.com.au ‘price gouging’

Multiple agents have told the Guardian that the News Corp-controlled property portal’s dominance has allowed it to quiet critics and aggressively hike prices

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024

With inflation staying at 2.2%, will Bank of England cut interest rates this week?

CPI rise is below expectations for second month running, but Bank knows headline figure is far from the whole story

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing

The government has found many of its key measures stuck in a legislative quagmire, with both Greens and Coalition playing hardball with Labor’s plans.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

Estate-like property in 'tightly-held' Rankin Park attracts international interest

The price guide is $1.4 to 1.5 million.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18, 2024

Affordable homes being built in London falls to lowest level of Sadiq Khan's eight years in City Hall

Only 2,358 homes were started with City Hall funding in 2023-24, when London needs 43,000 affordable homes a year

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

State government promises to boost affordable housing

Queenslanders facing sky-high property prices will have to wait two years for more affordable and social homes to come on the market.

AAP · Sep 18, 2024

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Eyes China Development

Sri Lanka's economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but candidates in Saturday's presidential election are banking on at least one of them to buck the trend.

International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

Federal officials have identified more than 50 square miles of government-owned property across the U.S. as having great potential for renewable energy projects

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024