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Australian Property Market Shows Divergence: Double-Digit Price Drops in Select Suburbs
Over the past five years, several Australian suburbs, primarily in Melbourne and Sydney, experienced double-digit declines in property prices, defying the overall market trend; this is largely attributed to oversupply of investor-grade units and rising mortgage rates.
Australian Property Market Shows Divergence: Double-Digit Price Drops in Select Suburbs
Over the past five years, several Australian suburbs, primarily in Melbourne and Sydney, experienced double-digit declines in property prices, defying the overall market trend; this is largely attributed to oversupply of investor-grade units and rising mortgage rates.
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16% Bias Score
Fed's Interest Rate Cut Could Revive Housing Market
The Federal Reserve's decision to lower its benchmark interest rate for the first time since December, signaling further cuts, may boost the struggling housing sector by potentially reducing mortgage rates and stimulating economic activity.
Fed's Interest Rate Cut Could Revive Housing Market
The Federal Reserve's decision to lower its benchmark interest rate for the first time since December, signaling further cuts, may boost the struggling housing sector by potentially reducing mortgage rates and stimulating economic activity.
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24% Bias Score
Fed Rate Cut Lowers Mortgage Rates to Three-Year Low
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, lowering the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.13%, resulting in significant monthly savings for borrowers.
Fed Rate Cut Lowers Mortgage Rates to Three-Year Low
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, lowering the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.13%, resulting in significant monthly savings for borrowers.
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40% Bias Score
Lower US Borrowing Costs Spark Optimism in Stagnant Construction Sector
Reduced borrowing costs, driven by the Federal Reserve's decision, are injecting optimism into the struggling US construction industry, which anticipates a surge in housing sales and a market turnaround.
Lower US Borrowing Costs Spark Optimism in Stagnant Construction Sector
Reduced borrowing costs, driven by the Federal Reserve's decision, are injecting optimism into the struggling US construction industry, which anticipates a surge in housing sales and a market turnaround.
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52% Bias Score
North Rhine-Westphalia Real Estate Market Recovers in 2024
After a 20-year low in 2023, the number of property sales in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, significantly increased in 2024, reaching 113,144 transactions—a 15,000 unit rise—and generating €5.58 billion in revenue, a 16 percent increase from 2023.
North Rhine-Westphalia Real Estate Market Recovers in 2024
After a 20-year low in 2023, the number of property sales in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, significantly increased in 2024, reaching 113,144 transactions—a 15,000 unit rise—and generating €5.58 billion in revenue, a 16 percent increase from 2023.
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16% Bias Score
US Housing Market Cools as Sales Slow Across Major Metros
A new Realtor.com report reveals that homes are staying on the market longer in 44 out of 50 major US metros, with Miami experiencing the most significant increase, up to 90 days from 74 days last year, driven by high prices, rising mortgage rates, and increased supply.
US Housing Market Cools as Sales Slow Across Major Metros
A new Realtor.com report reveals that homes are staying on the market longer in 44 out of 50 major US metros, with Miami experiencing the most significant increase, up to 90 days from 74 days last year, driven by high prices, rising mortgage rates, and increased supply.
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24% Bias Score
GTA Housing Market Stress: A Seven-Fold Surge in Non-Performing Mortgages
The average share of non-performing mortgages in the GTA has surged seven-fold since the first quarter of 2017, reaching almost 0.42 percent in the second quarter of 2023, driven by higher borrowing costs, rising unemployment, and falling property values.
GTA Housing Market Stress: A Seven-Fold Surge in Non-Performing Mortgages
The average share of non-performing mortgages in the GTA has surged seven-fold since the first quarter of 2017, reaching almost 0.42 percent in the second quarter of 2023, driven by higher borrowing costs, rising unemployment, and falling property values.
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16% Bias Score
Interest Rate Cuts Spur Homebuyer Interest, While Housing Market Shows Mixed Signals
The Bank of Canada's quarter-point interest rate cut to 2.5 percent has prompted predictions of renewed homebuyer interest, particularly among first-time buyers, although economic concerns remain; while most of Canada's housing market is stagnant, Winnipeg, St. John's, and Saskatoon are experiencing...
Interest Rate Cuts Spur Homebuyer Interest, While Housing Market Shows Mixed Signals
The Bank of Canada's quarter-point interest rate cut to 2.5 percent has prompted predictions of renewed homebuyer interest, particularly among first-time buyers, although economic concerns remain; while most of Canada's housing market is stagnant, Winnipeg, St. John's, and Saskatoon are experiencing...
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36% Bias Score
International Homebuyers in the Netherlands: A Limited Impact
In the second quarter of 2025, 1.5% of houses in the Netherlands were bought by internationals, a decrease from 1.8% in 2024, according to the NVM and brainbay report, showing limited overall impact despite localized effects.
International Homebuyers in the Netherlands: A Limited Impact
In the second quarter of 2025, 1.5% of houses in the Netherlands were bought by internationals, a decrease from 1.8% in 2024, according to the NVM and brainbay report, showing limited overall impact despite localized effects.
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24% Bias Score
Fed Rate Cut Impacts Housing Market, Mortgage Rates Fall
The Federal Reserve's rate cut has lowered mortgage rates, causing a 60% jump in refinance applications last week, but future rate movements remain uncertain due to economic factors.
Fed Rate Cut Impacts Housing Market, Mortgage Rates Fall
The Federal Reserve's rate cut has lowered mortgage rates, causing a 60% jump in refinance applications last week, but future rate movements remain uncertain due to economic factors.
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16% Bias Score
Spanish Boomers: Wealth, Housing, and Generational Disparities
Analía Plaza's new book, "La vida cañón," analyzes the Spanish boomer generation (born 1957-1970), their economic advantages, and the resulting generational gap regarding housing, pensions, and societal impacts.
Spanish Boomers: Wealth, Housing, and Generational Disparities
Analía Plaza's new book, "La vida cañón," analyzes the Spanish boomer generation (born 1957-1970), their economic advantages, and the resulting generational gap regarding housing, pensions, and societal impacts.
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28% Bias Score
Surge in Bavarian Real Estate Lending Masks Weak New Construction
Private real estate loans in Bavaria surged 44 percent to €8.9 billion in the first half of 2024, driven by refinancing and renovations, while new construction remains weak despite high housing demand.
Surge in Bavarian Real Estate Lending Masks Weak New Construction
Private real estate loans in Bavaria surged 44 percent to €8.9 billion in the first half of 2024, driven by refinancing and renovations, while new construction remains weak despite high housing demand.
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16% Bias Score
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