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U.S. New-Home Sales Jump in March as Prices Hit Lowest Since 2021

Higher mortgage rates now threaten the rebound.

U.S. Housing Starts Jump to 1.5 Million in March as Permits Fall

White House Puts 10 Million-Home Shortfall at Center of Housing Strategy

House Flipping in England and Wales Drops to a Decade Low

Zillow Preview Nears 60 Brokerage Partners After Adding 28 More

Asking-Price Inflation in Ireland Falls to 4.7%, a Two-Year Low

Ontario to Scrap HST on New Homes for One Year Starting April 1

U.S. New-Home Sales Plunge to 3½-Year Low in January

Realtor.com Names April 12–18 the Best Week to List a Home in 2026

Germany’s Housing Permits Rise 8.4% in January, Extending 2025 Rebound

Record Mortgage Sizes Spur RBA Call to Build More Homes

House Prices Rise in Nearly All Dutch Municipalities as Winterswijk Leads

UK Average House Price Tops £300,000 for First Time, Halifax Says

GTA Home Prices Slip Below $1 Million as Sales Slide in January

Dutch Home Prices Up 8.6% in 2025 as Sales Surge, December Shows Cooldown

Florida House Plan to Phase Out Homestead Property Taxes Over 10 Years Advances Toward Ballot

Mass. Senate Rejects Wu’s Tax-Shift Plan, Backs ‘Tax Shock’ Alternative

London Now Leads UK in Loss-Making Home Sales, Hamptons Finds

Trump Targets Housing Costs With Investor Ban Proposal and $200 Billion Mortgage-Bond Push

B.C. Releases 2026 Property Assessments as Lower Mainland Values Slide and Grant Threshold Drops