Housing

Close-up photograph of Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaking during an official policy and industry presentation.

October 14, 2026

“Success Is Not Villainy”—Bezos Made a Supply-Side Case for Affordable Rent Using One City’s Data. Here’s What It Shows.

Jeff Bezos appeared on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier at Blue Origin's Cape Canaveral factory and made a case that the people most blamed for unaffordable housing—landlords—aren't the cause of

Illustration of the New York City skyline for an article about the second-home surcharge

Business·Policy·World

NYC Begins $5 Million Second-Home Surcharge: Who May Be Covered

New York City has started implementing a new surcharge on high-value second homes, aiming to raise money without increasing the burden on residents who use their properties as a primary home. The policy, often called the pied-à-terre tax, applies to

October 11, 2026

Boise Secures $9 Million Federal Grant for 50 Permanent Supportive Housing Units

Policy·USA

Boise has secured a $9 million federal grant to develop a 50-unit permanent supportive housing complex for individuals with high service needs exiting chronic

Spain Eviction Ban After 87-Year-Old Woman’s Removal Sparks Nationwide Housing Reforms

Business·Policy·World

Spain has banned evictions for vulnerable renters in an emergency decree announced this week, hours after Maricarmen — an 87-year-old woman carried out of

Residential apartment building in Madrid

News·Policy·World

87-year-old Madrid woman evicted after 71 years at home as housing protests intensify

María del Carmen Abascal — known as Maricarmen — was carried out of the Madrid apartment where she had lived since 1956 on a stretcher on September 23, after a court-ordered eviction

Sunita Somvanshi

September 27, 2026

Exterior front facade of Gracie Mansion surrounded by trees and snow in Manhattan’s Carl Schurz Park.

News·Policy·USA·World

Mamdani Meets Trump at Gracie Mansion as New Yorkers Await Concrete Policy Outcomes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2026, bringing together two officials whose positions on federal housing policy, immigration enforcement, and municipal

Govind Tekale

September 22, 2026

A garden gate beside a stone wall and green space in an English village, representing the suburban boundary dispute at the center of the Matlock case.

Lifestyle·News·UK

81-year-old Matlock woman wins three-year fight after council blocked her garden gate

# Derbyshire Woman, 81, Wins Three-Year Fight Over Blocked Garden Gate If a local council ever blocks an access route you’ve used for decades, this case shows fighting back can work, even

Sunita Somvanshi

September 20, 2026

Aerial view of a residential housing development in the United States

Business·USA

Mortgage Rates Hit 6.95% in September—Highest in 8 Months as Refinancing Windows Close

Checking mortgage rates this week means looking at the highest 30-year fixed average in more than eight months. Freddie Mac put the number at 6.95% on September 17 — up from 6.76%

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Business

London Housing Delivery Gap: Ballymore Warns 16,000-Home Pipeline Stalls Under Viability And Financing Squeeze

A major London developer is warning about housing supply constraints. John Mulryan, chief executive of Ballymore Group, has argued that London’s future housing supply could become increasingly constrained because projects are becoming

Sunita Somvanshi

September 14, 2026

South Australian house used to illustrate property-market policy debate

Business·Policy

Treasury Saw a Modest Rent Hit; Australia’s Housing Market Is Moving Faster

Australia’s housing-tax fight has moved from ideology to modelling. Treasury advice released under freedom-of-information said Labor’s tax changes would place modest upward pressure on rents, lower expected house-price growth by about 2

Sunita Somvanshi

September 9, 2026

Business·USA

US Mortgage Rates Hit 6.78%—3-Week High Cools Homebuyer Demand

Mortgage interest rates climbed to their highest point in three weeks during the week ending August 21, with the Mortgage Bankers Association reporting an average contract interest rate of 6.78 percent for

Sunita Somvanshi

August 27, 2026

Suburban house representing the Australian housing market.

Australia·Business·News

NAB Home Loan Applications Drop as RBA Interest Rates Cool Housing Demand

NAB reports declining mortgage applications as RBA interest rates pressure homebuyers. Housing market slowdown reflects economic uncertainty. Australian buyers delay purchases amid affordability crisis impact.

Govind Tekale

August 17, 2026

Reserve Bank of Australia building in Canberra representing government financial institutions and monetary policy

News·Politics·Wildlife

Rates on Hold — The RBA’s 4.35% Dilemma

Reserve Bank of Australia holds cash rate at 4.35% amid mortgage stress crisis. Household debt reaches 189% of disposable income; mortgage payments up $1,200/month. RBA faces recession vs inflation t.

Govind Tekale

August 10, 2026

Australia·Business

Australian Housing Market Records Third Consecutive Monthly Decline Despite Solid Annual Growth

Australia’s residential property market recorded its third consecutive monthly decline in home values in June 2026, according to data from CoreLogic, with national dwelling values falling 0.4 percent over the month. Despite

Sunita Somvanshi

July 30, 2026

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