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FED:Labor happy with softer housing market since budget

Tax changes in the federal budget are already helping to level the playing field, according to the housing minister.

AAP

The pig in the python: Baby Boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

From the housing market to the corner office, America is paying the price for a generation that never learned to let go.

Fortune

New Federal Rule Could Ban All-Cash Home Purchases Nationwide

The American housing market may soon face one of its biggest shakeups in decades. Federal regulators continue pushing harder against anonymous real estate transactions, and a new rule under discussion could dramatically limit — or even effectively ban — all-cash home purchases across the country. That possibility has investors, luxury…

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America In Focus: mortgage rate rises while Wall Street looks to continue its winning ways

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what's traditionally the housing market's busiest time of the year

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America In Focus: mortgage rate rises while Wall Street looks to continue its winning ways

AAP

Florida’s New $15 Million Coverage Cap: What High-End Homeowners Need to Know

Florida’s luxury housing market has never lacked drama, and the insurance industry just added another twist. A new $15 million coverage cap now forces many high-end homeowners to rethink how they protect sprawling estates, waterfront mansions, and custom-built dream homes. In a state where hurricanes, flooding, litigation, and soaring rebuilding…

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Lowe's Finds Support at $215 After Q1 Earnings Sell-Off

Lowe's stock is on track to rebound from its recent lows but it will take time for full price recovery. Catalysts include thawing housing markets.

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Consumer spending slows as households feel the squeeze

Consumer spending is slowing as household pressures build, with softer jobs, housing market risks and fading mortgage relief weighing on demand.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Midwest is leading America's spring housing rebound because of 'buyers who are actually showing up,' Realtor.com says

Kansas City, Louisville, and Indianapolis are powering the strongest spring housing market since 2022 as buyers chase affordability in the Midwest away from a cooling Sun Belt.

Fortune

Average US long-term mortgage rate climbs to 6.51%, highest level in nearly nine months

AAP

How Labor’s budget hit the brakes on Australia’s housing market

Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term

The Guardian - AU

Why luxury real estate remains a favourite among India’s rich despite macro & rate hike concerns

India's luxury housing market defies global economic headwinds, driven by affluent buyers and NRIs seeking lifestyle upgrades and wealth preservation. Despite some market caution, premium homes in cities like Gurugram and Bengaluru remain in high demand, viewed as stable assets. This segment's resilience stems from end-user aspirations and sustained wealth…

The Economic Times

Why Home Depot’s Sell-Off Could Become a Huge Opportunity

Home Depot has some near-term pain to endure but is set up for an accelerated rebound and recovery, provided housing markets thaw.

MarketBeat

Up to 40% NCR buyers prefer homes with dedicated workspaces as WFH reshapes buying behaviour: Experts

Narendra Modi has urged citizens to conserve fuel, avoid non-essential spending, and work from home where possible amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia. While aimed at tackling short-term economic pressures, the appeal is also accelerating an ongoing shift in India’s housing market, as remote work continues to influence home-buying…

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Map: Where house prices have risen across UK amid North-South divide

The average price tag of a UK home jumped by £4,333 month-on-month in May

Evening Standard

London and the South East seeing annual asking price falls

The average price tag on a home in Britain jumped by £4,333 month-on-month in May

The Economic Times

Signature Global to invest Rs 3,500 cr in FY27 on land buying, construction: Chairman

Signature Global plans a significant Rs 3,500 crore investment this fiscal year for land acquisition and construction in Gurugram. The company anticipates a return to normalcy in the Gurugram housing market. Sales bookings are targeted to reach Rs 10,000 crore with a 21 percent growth.

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Bridgemarq Real Estate Services Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Bridgemarq Real Estate Services (TSE:BRE) reported lower first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings as softer Canadian housing market conditions and a reduced agent count weighed on results, while management highlighted artificial intelligence initiatives, franchise recruiting opportunities and con

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All-Cash Purchase Rule: Why Federal Agencies Are Flagging Large Real Estate Deals

Luxury homes once carried an aura of glamour, exclusivity, and effortless wealth, but federal investigators now view many all-cash real estate deals with deep suspicion. Across major American cities, government agencies continue to track high-dollar property purchases because criminals often use real estate to hide dirty money. A beachfront mansion…

AAP

Rent hikes, more homelessness as climate change bites

Climate change has the potential to widen the gap between renters and homeowners without fairer policy support directed at the worst off.

The Economic Times

Mortgage rates today jump sharply: Is the hidden Treasury yield surge making 2026 home refinancing painfully expensive for Americans?

Mortgage rate today climbs as Treasury yields jump and refinance pressure returns across the US housing market. The average 30-year fixed refinance rate rose to 6.54%, while standard 30-year mortgage rates touched 6.34%. Rising bond yields, sticky inflation, and cautious Federal Reserve signals are now pushing borrowing costs higher again.…

The Guardian - AU

Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?

Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians

The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market.

AAP

'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

Higher rates and affordability pressures are threatening to push the housing market into a decline, with prices in the two biggest cities already on the slide.

Fortune

The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds

Wisconsin landed three of the top 10 spots on Redfin's 2026 ranking, as buyers priced out of coastal markets chase Midwest affordability.

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