House prices: average asking prices fall by £905 as interest rate rises hit buyer affordability Rising mortgage rates are biting, while rents on new lets reached a record high in June Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023
UK housing slowdown hits market confidence as asking prices fall Homeowners’ worries are affecting national mood, poll shows, as figures reveal small drop in prices The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023
Renting in London: the desperate battle to rent homes in the capital’s hottest district Prices are soaring for would-be tenants in this south-west London borough — and people are making ever-snappier decisions Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023
Average price tag on a home fell by £905 in July – Rightmove Rising mortgage rates are biting, according to Rightmove, as a separate report from Hamptons said rents on new lets reached a record high in June. The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023
First female RBA governor to bring 'reform agenda' The incoming governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, will have a full plate overhauling the major institution and laying out new ground rules. AAP · Jul 16, 2023
WA to stand alone in keeping no-fault evictions WA Premier Roger Cook has suggested banning no-fault evictions would put an unnecessary burden on landlords as a fifth state promises to outlaw the practice. AAP · Jul 16, 2023
'I have a mountain of respect' for Lowe: Treasurer Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unable to say if inflation can come back down without a rise in unemployment but declined to comment on the RBA's July rate decision. AAP · Jul 16, 2023
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’ Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2023
Conor Sen: Maine is the new Florida for climate migrants Millions of Americans have moved to the Southeast over the past few years, bringing immense wealth and transforming real estate markets in places like the suburbs of Dallas and Atlanta. This Sun Belt migration has created a longer-term opportunity in parts of the north as well.It's long been common for… Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023
Vacant houses in Englewood are priced as low as $5,000 to provide ‘equity’ to potential homebuyers The Cook County Land Bank Authority is piloting a program to make homeownership more attainable in Englewood, where the majority of the organization’s vacant homes are located. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2023
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads not guilty to three murders NEW YORK -- Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon to charges of killing three women in the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders — a brutal spree that fascinated and horrified New Yorkers for more than a decade. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023
Suspect in Long Island Gilgo Beach serial killings arrested; identified as architect Rex Heuermann: police sources NEW YORK -- A Long Island man was arrested in the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders of 10 victims in a brutal killing spree targeting young women more than a decade ago, police said Friday. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023
Alan Evans obituary Other lives: Professor of environmental economics whose work highlighted the problems of unaffordable housing The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023
Manhattan architect, family man and accused serial killer: Who is Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann? A Manhattan architect and father-of-two has been arrested in connection to one of the most infamous unsolved serial killer cases along the East Coast. So who really is Rex Heuermann? Rachel Sharp reports The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023 Yes in my back yard! Sydney and Melbourne activists demand ‘soft density’ to ease housing crisis Disparate groups frustrated by lack of affordable properties are taking the fight to Nimbys as they campaign to relax planning curbs and reinvigorate suburbs
Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2023 Resurfaced gems: 10 homes in London up for sale for the first time in years – including a listed Moorish villa Right place, right time? These homes haven’t been on the market in decades – so a little modernising may be in order
The Hindu · Jul 14, 2023 The remarkable surge of interest in plotted developments is an outcome of the pandemic High- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals are increasingly investing in weekend homes or private villas, built in the peripheries of cities
Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2023 London house prices: the best and worst-performing London areas — and what to do if you have to move now Current house price adjustments follow years of significant increases in value. Here’s which London boroughs have outperformed the rest in recent years
Kiplinger · Jul 13, 2023 Boston Offers Tax Breaks to Convert Offices to Housing Can tax incentives boost affordable housing and foot traffic in Boston?
Cinemablend · Jul 13, 2023 After Turning 40, Christina Hall Reflects On Her Flip Or Flop Years And Talks What Comes Next Christina Hall is looking back on her Flip or Flop past, while looking forward to the next decade!
Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023 Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a Clarence Thomas benefactor, is a big GOP donor WASHINGTON — Ongoing scrutiny of Justice Clarence Thomas has drawn yet another Dallas billionaire into the spotlight — though unlike real estate magnate Harlan Crow, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is hardly averse to publicity.
Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023 These 7 California metro areas have the lowest young adult homeownership rates in the country So you’re in your late 20’s or early 30’s, and you’re thinking about buying your first home somewhere in California. You scroll through housing websites and realize that you can’t afford a single listing.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 13, 2023 How do you buy a home with little or no credit? Turn rent payments into credit score points Zhiqiang Su, 50, and Yuping Liang, 50, moved from China to Chicago in 2020, seeking a life with better education opportunities for their now 21-year-old daughter and more freedom.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 13, 2023 Family-owned business makes £10k donation to pioneering project rehoming refugees A Glasgow charity whose pioneering project to rehome displaced people has been running for over 20 years is being given £10,000 by one of the…
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2023 Overseas-owned London homes forecast to climb over coming year The estimated value of homes owned by foreign buyers in London stands at £55.2 billion