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City-Level Home Prices Diverge as U.S. Annual Growth Slows

Rising mortgage costs coupled with low for-sale inventory are widening price gaps across U.S. cities.

Dutch Property Assessments Rise 10.3% as Utrecht Overtakes Noord‑Holland

Monthly Mortgage Payments Top $2,000 as Down Payments Ease and Government Loans Grow

Catalonia Sees Record Surge in Intergenerational Donations

German Property Prices Rise as Bundesbank Launches New Commercial Index

China Home Prices Fall Again in March as Big Cities Show Tentative Uptick

Canada’s Average Asking Rent Falls to $2,008, Marking 18 Straight Year-Over-Year Declines

Spain’s Home Prices Jump 14% as Vigo’s Rents Hit a Record

Senate Passes Curb on Big Home Buyers as New Data Undercuts Their Market Clout

Perth Leads February Gains as Sydney and Melbourne Stall in Australia’s Two-Speed Housing Market

Spain’s Rent Clampdown Faces Coalition Pushback as Data Temper Landlord Windfalls

SEC Clears Megatel to Launch MegPrime Crypto Rewards for Homebuyers

Dutch Housing Market Tightens as Rents Rise and Average Sale Price Tops €500,000

UK Buyer Demand Hits Two-Year Low After Budget, RICS Says

Spain Home Prices Jump 12.8% in Q3, Fastest Rise Since 2007

Vigo Moves to Buy Vacant Flats as Galicia Boosts Youth Rent Aid

Case-Shiller: U.S. Home-Price Growth Slows to 1.3% in September, Weakest Since Mid-2023

UK Housing Cools as RICS Reports Demand Slump Before Budget

New York Outlaws Algorithmic Rent-Setting by Landlords

RBA Governor Bullock Rejects Blame for Price Surge, Warns First Home Guarantee Raises Risk