UK house prices still unaffordable for many people, says Nationwide High mortgage interest rates and soaring bills hitting affordability despite wages rising above inflation The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024
Consumer credit borrowing bounces back while mortgage lending halves Consumer credit borrowing bounced back to £1.5 billion during the month, up from £800 million in April, Bank of England data showed. The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024
Buyer inspects beachside suburb house on Friday, buys for $4.35m on Saturday The buyer phoned in their bids for the property in Merewether. Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2024
Sites for hundreds of homes teased out after land audit The NSW government has identified 44 sites for new housing, revealing the first four, with billions to fund the supply of more dwellings amid a crisis. AAP · Jun 30, 2024
A Religious Freedom Case for "YIGBY" Notre Dame law Prof. Patrick Reidy argues that religious organizations are entitled to faith-based exemptions from zoning restrictions preventing them from building affordable housing on their land. Reason · Jun 30, 2024
Average Australian house price hits almost $800,000 Soaring house prices might please home owners but for those trying to enter the market the odds are stacked against them as chronic housing shortages persist. AAP · Jun 30, 2024
Is this London's largest penthouse? The Whiteley Penthouse hits the market for £40 million The five-bedroom apartment comes with dog-walking, grocery stocking services — and that all-important Padel court Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2024
Renters in New York City fight back against real estate broker fees City is one of few in the US where tenants can be forced to pay fees, despite a landlord having hired the broker The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2024
L.A. synagogue protest was no "pogrom" Politicians and media outlets ignored the protest's cause: Illegal real estate sales on Palestinian land Salon · Jun 29, 2024
Council tax: final-year students warned they could get surprise bills Students are exempt during their course but as soon as they finish their final year they are liable to pay The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
Paris Airbnb Goldrush Ends As Olympics Approach Parisians looking to pocket a fortune by renting out their apartments to tourists visiting the French capital for the Olympics have been left disappointed as prices crash close to the start of the Games. International Business Times · Jun 28, 2024
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‘I may have reacted too far’: architect Roger Walker on his groundbreaking buildings The New Zealander is known for his use of colour as well as turrets, towers, cylinders, cubes and pyramid shapes The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2024
Funda creditors in plea for share of sale as house listed for $2.25m Creditors seek proceeds of sale to help repay Funda's $10.5m debt. Newcastle Herald · Jun 28, 2024
Kiplinger · Jun 28, 2024 Best Places to Rent 2024 — How Does Your City Rank? The best places to rent in the U.S. include Miami, suburban Chicago and North Jersey, according to a new survey from RentCafe.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Owning Manhattan review – please stop putting real-estate agents on TV! The backbiting egotists behind these multimillion dollar sales ooze confidence – which is as horrible as it sounds. The wildly expensive (and tasteless) properties aren’t much nicer
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 UK house sales tick up for fifth month in a row An estimated 91,290 sales took place in May, which is 17% higher than in May 2023, HM Revenue and Customs said.
AAP · Jun 28, 2024 Open door for lenders on climate risks at 11m homes A data-rich tool will gauge the energy efficiency and climate profile of the nation's 11 million homes, with some already risky for mortgage lenders.
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Tokyo's old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its redevelopment
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024 House prices set to rise at slower rate than incomes, research shows House price growth will ‘remain muted’ but property prices will remain generally unaffordable, Zoopla has said
AAP · Jun 27, 2024 'Not open to negotiation': New homes face delays Australia's housing minister has not said whether she believes having a home should be a human right, as a political gridlock delays building new homes.
The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2024 Court ruling suggests recent activity in federal investigation of Ken Paxton Records don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 Rough sleeping in London hits highest level in a decade Almost 12,000 rough sleepers were seen by outreach workers in 2023-24, a 19% increase on the previous year
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2024 ‘Hot rodent boyfriend’ is the latest trend reframing men’s looks – why can’t we extend this generosity towards women? It seems as though at least once a year the internet creates a new category of unconventionally hot guys to thirst over – but this almost never goes in the other direction
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024 Rough sleeping in London hits new record high, with almost 12,000 street homeless in last year The total number of rough sleepers in the capital is up 19 per cent on the previous year