The Latest Breaking News on Real Estate

London council housing boss resigns over landlord licence blunder that Rachel Reeves also made

Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Michael Situ, admitted he did not obtain the correct permissions to let out his Peckham properties

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025

Does the Budget make a good or a bad time to put my home on the market?

Big fiscal statements from the government can impact home prices as well as the wider market activity

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

Homelessness is increasingly hard to ignore – unless you are the Labour party

The government is focused on building new homes for floating voters, while landlordism is discouraged and homes stand empty, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Los Angeles City Council Votes To Lower Rent Caps on 650,000 Rent-Stabilized Apartments

The new rules would permit landlords to raise rents by a maximum of 4 percent per year, a decrease from the 8 percent maximum allowable increase under the current rules.

Reason · Nov 13, 2025

Foreclosure rates have soared 20% over the last year in latest worrying sign for the economy

Foreclosures remain below historic peaks but the data is a warning sign when paired with larger inflation issues across the economy

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

A New Lawsuit Says New York's Rent Law Is Forcing Landlords To Keep Apartments Empty

Landlords argue that rent caps on vacant units prevent them from financing the costs of legally mandated renovations.

Reason · Nov 13, 2025

Dave Ramsey Says To Ask Yourself One Question Before Buying Expensive 'Toys': If You Burned This Money On The Floor, Would Your Life Change?

Before making a big luxury purchase, personal finance expert Dave Ramsey says to pause and ask yourself one simple question: “If we take the amount of money we’re getting ready to blow on this toy and burned it in the middle of the floor, would our life change at all?”…

Benzinga · Nov 13, 2025

Irish government announces plan to build 300,000 homes within five years

Proposal includes 72,000 social homes to tackle housing crisis, but critics call it ‘old wine in a new bottle’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis

Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

K-Shaped Economy Fuels Luxury Boom: 10 Stocks To Watch Now

A K-shaped U.S. economy—where wealth continues to concentrate at the top while the bottom half struggles—is leaving its mark on American businesses, with luxury and high-end discretionary spending rebounding even as mass-market consumption weakens and consumer sentiment plummets to recessionary levels.

Benzinga · Nov 13, 2025