10 Housing Markets That Could Benefit First as Mortgage Rates Drop These are the top 10 metro areas where the most mortgages are unlocked by lower rates. Plus, the magic number for mortgage rates. Kiplinger · Sep 5, 2024
Stop treating social housing tenants like children, ombudsman tells landlords Richard Blakeway tells social housing leaders to ‘see people, not problems’ after Grenfell inquiry’s report into disaster The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Brixton Market is put up for sale and could fetch at least £80 million US owners have instructed agents Savills and Bruce Gillingham Pollard to find a buyer Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024
Harris plan could impact housing crisis With homeownership increasingly out of reach, the stakes for fixing the nation's broken "wealth escalator" grow Salon · Sep 5, 2024
Dining across the divide: ‘I said that in my idealistic communist utopia, all housing would be owned by the state’ They found common ground on Margaret Thatcher and Jeremy Corbyn, but clashed on questions of taxation and housing The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
'Jail the Grenfell culprits': Families call for manslaughter charges over tower blaze Any court cases are only expected to start in 2027, a decade after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in the deadliest housing scandal in Britain’s history Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024
Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – as it happened Former Labour shadow chancellor says ministers need to find a way to stop controversy over means testing destabilising government The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
How to get the housing we need: healthy, affordable and resilient to climate change Imagine coming home after a long day at work. It is winter. You step inside your home. It is warm, quiet and dry. The Conversation · Sep 5, 2024
Nearly a fifth of homes on the market have previously been rented – Rightmove Some18% of properties now for sale were previously on the rental market, compared with 8% in 2010, the property website said. The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Slowing growth impacts women's financial equality It remains two steps forward and one step back for women's financial equality with experts saying gender norms are fuelling the gap. AAP · Sep 4, 2024
California settles lawsuit with Sacramento suburb over affordable housing project California has reached a settlement with the city of Elk Grove over an affordable housing project The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Severe weather warnings for parts of NSW and Victoria – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024
They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it By a landslide, “The Apprentice” is the most controversial movie of the fall The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Calls to come under one roof to tackle housing crisis The number of Australian renters is set to grow as available homes dwindle and prices soar, prompting calls for the government to come together on solutions. AAP · Sep 4, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2024 Eight key points from John Swinney's Programme for Government explained AFTER the Scottish Government announced a package of £500 million of cuts to balance the books, John Swinney delivered his first Programme for…
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024 Now the Australian economy is on its knees, will the RBA finally start cutting interest rates? So far we have not gone into recession – but only because our population has grown and the government has kept spending
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2024 Scottish Government to ‘carefully consider’ recommendations of Grenfell report SCOTLAND'S housing minister has said the Scottish Government will “carefully consider” the recommendations of the final report into the Grenfell…
International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024 Fed Says US Housing Inflation Likely To Ease In Coming Year Fed research paper stated that that US housing inflation may likely drop in the coming year.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024 Barratt profits plunge 75% as number of houses built slumps Cost of living crisis, higher mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on housing market in past year
Newcastle Herald · Sep 4, 2024 'We are not going to give up': Minmi residents' renewed push to stop housing developments Minmi residents lodge petition against Winten development.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024 Afternoon Update: Australia’s economy weakest in decades bar Covid; NSW Liberals deny ‘stuff-up spiral’; and spider brains shrink And the US Open semi-finals take shape
AAP · Sep 3, 2024 Economy stuck in slow lane as households tighten belts The Australian economy is barely growing as higher borrowing costs and inflation keep a lid on household consumption.
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024 Former top aide to Kathy Hochul charged with acting as Chinese agent Prosecutors allege Linda Sun used her power in New York Executive Chamber to act at the request of PRC and CCP officials
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024 John Lewis submits £80m plan to turn Reading depot into rental flats Department store chain aims to build 215 homes as part of push to diversify beyond retail
Reason · Sep 3, 2024 Are You Living in San Diego's 'Worst ADU'? Plus: The feds come for RealPage, a YIMBY caucus comes to Congress, and tiny Rhode Island enacts a big slate of housing reforms.