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China Allows 40‑Year Home Loans and Delays Repayment Until Delivery

Lower monthly payments offer short-term relief yet higher lifetime interest and prolonged debt exposure raise long-term risks for borrowers.

German Home Prices Climb Again as Supply Shortfall and Retrofit Costs Bite

Entrepreneur’s Fractional Luxury Homes Draw Fresh Scrutiny

Homeowners' Group Calls for Tax Breaks to Unlock Private Homebuilding

CBI Files 22 New Cases in Builder–Bank Probe, Raids 77 Sites Across Eight States

ED Raids Earth Infrastructures in Money-Laundering Probe, Seizes Cash and Jewellery Worth Rs 13.8 Crore

Buenos Aires Launches Subsidized Mortgages for Middle-Class First-Time Buyers

Australian Investor With 23 Properties Explains Why He Rents a Sydney Penthouse

UK Mortgage Price War Intensifies as Major Lenders Cut High‑LTV Fixes

NRW Social Housing Stock Drops by Nearly 11,000 Despite Record €2.4 Billion Push

Polymarket Partners With Parcl to Launch Housing Price Prediction Markets

Cook County Homeowners Hit With Sharp Tax Hikes as Bills Come Due

Department of Housing Pulls Advice Video After Backlash Over Tips for Moving Back Home

Tokyo Court Orders Repayment Over Parking Fee Hike, Rules Access Threat Illegal

Cook County Reopens Appeals as Chicago Homeowners Face Soaring Tax Bills

APRA Caps High‑Debt Home Loans at 20% of New Lending From February 1, 2026

Victoria to Mandate Publishing Reserve Prices a Week Before Auctions in Underquoting Crackdown

Lifetime ISA Penalties Jump to £102 Million as More Savers Fall Foul of Rules

L.A. Council Backs 1%–4% Cap on Rent‑Stabilized Increases

Roam, Opendoor Partner to Expand Access to Assumable Low-Rate Mortgages