Berlin divided over plans to demolish Nazi bunker | DW News A row has broken out in Berlin over plans to demolish one of the last remaining relics of the Nazi regime. The bunker, part of Hitler’s former power complex, could make way for new housing and offices. #Berlin #divided #over #plans #demolish

The young Chinese choosing life in ‘ghost cities’ Urban castaways are making homes in half-empty towers left over from the world’s biggest housing boom #The #young #Chinese #choosing #life

Harvard’s housing report has a darker message than affordability—the middle-class home was always a historical accident Harvard's U.S. #Harvards #housing #report #has #darker

Big Short legend Steve Eisman says everyone is buying the wrong AI stocks Eisman famously called the housing bubble. Now he sees investors miscalculating the AI trade. #Big #Short #legend #Steve #Eisman

How Gov. Wes Moore is challenging Trump’s 250th anniversary narrative House Speaker Mike Johnson patches things up with Trump after the president canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Democrats of all ilk prepare for the Colorado primaries next week, where newcomer Melat Kiros challenges Rep. #How #Gov #Wes #Moore #challenging

Trump Cancels Plans to Sign a Bipartisan Housing Bill Also, Western Europe is sweltering. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. #Trump #Cancels #Plans #Sign #Bipartisan

Congress’s landmark housing bill could backfire on millions of renters The bipartisan bill hopes to bridge the gap between high home prices and Americans desperate for affording housing. But the ban on institutional investors could take away rentals millions rely on. #Congresss #landmark #housing #bill #could

How Home Depot is rebuilding retailing with AI Amid a turbulent housing market, Home Depot has steadily invested in AI use cases for shoppers and workers. #How #Home #Depot #rebuilding #retailing

Trump holds landmark affordable housing bill hostage over his pet issue: The ‘national emergency’ of voter ID “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT,” he said. #Trump #holds #landmark #affordable #housing

Trump Meeting With G.O.P. Senators Puts Rifts on Display as He Upends Housing Bill Hours before visiting the Capitol, the president scrapped plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill, railing against “bad Republicans” for resisting his demands to ram through new voting restrictions. #Trump #Meeting #With #GOP #Senators

Deadly Heat Wave Grips Europe, and Congress Passes a Landmark Housing Bill Plus, why some tech companies are telling workers to cut back on A.I. #Deadly #Heat #Wave #Grips #Europe

Housing Package Passed by Congress Has Wide Appeal, but It’s No Quick Fix The first housing package in decades will take time to put into effect, testing the patience of families rankled by high prices. #Housing #Package #Passed #Congress #Has

Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump’s signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation. #Congress #Clears #Housing #Bill #Cementing

Australia’s attempt to create a fair housing market FT #shorts Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government is aiming to undo decades of tax incentives and make property more affordable for younger buyers. Nic Fildes breaks down the likely impact of the reforms. #Australias #attempt #create #fair #housing

Almost 55% oppose proposal to limit Swiss population to 10 million | DW News After an intense campaign, Swiss voters have rejected a proposal by the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the country's population at 10 million. Critics said the measure threatened economic growth and relations with the EU, while supporters argued migration levels were putting pressure on housing and resources. #Almost #oppose #proposal #limit #Swiss

A Youthful Crop of Politicians Run on Housing, and Their Own Rent A cohort of young Millennial and Gen Z politicians have centered their campaigns this year on housing costs, and the divide is more generational than partisan. #Youthful #Crop #Politicians #Run #Housing

This realtor is betting big on the AI IPO boom, but buying a house with stock will have to go through the OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s boards first In a tight housing market, some Bay Area homesellers believe exchanging their houses for stock will benefit asset-rich tech workers. But those transactions are subject to board approval. #This #realtor #betting #big #the

BofA on the ‘fundamental disconnect’ in the housing market: You’re blaming the wrong person for why you can’t afford a home "Affordability is a key voter issue, but proposals to fix structural supply shortages are politically unpopular and lack short-term payoffs." #BofA #the #fundamental #disconnect #the

Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had an argument with the housing finance director last year but now supports his appointment as acting director of national intelligence. #Bessent #Calls #Clash #With #Bill

New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. #New #Intelligence #Role #Puts #Bill

Trump's endorsement in Iowa loses and Bill Pulte is now Acting DNI? Iowa delivered the biggest surprise of the 2026 primary cycle as a Trump-backed candidate, Randy Feenstra, lost for the first time, while Chuck Schumer's Senate pick, Josh Turek, won comfortably. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns dive into all the results from Iowa and New Jersey, and try to make sense of Bill Pulte's sudden move from housing chief to acting Director of National Intelligence. #Trumps #endorsement #Iowa #loses #and

Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist who leads the federal housing finance agency, will oversee the U.S. #Trump #Names #Bill #Pulte #Acting

Trump appoints ally as acting director of US national intelligence Housing industry executive Bill Pulte has no known experience in national security #Trump #appoints #ally #acting #director

Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy The Trump nominee Bill Pulte has called out a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general for issues with their mortgage documents. Some leaders of the family’s home-building business bristle at how he has enhanced his reputation. #Housing #Official #Who #Attacked #Democrats

Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States. #Trump #Squeezes #Immigrants #Cutting #Them

Inside the Otherworldly Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles George Lucas and Mellody Hobson on the massive new architectural icon—housing their personal collection of art and artifacts—opening in September 2026 #Inside #the #Otherworldly #Lucas #Museum

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 #The #pig #the #python #Baby

The American housing market is broken—and 3 years in, it’s starting to look permanent Energy prices, inflation fears, and a housing market that can't catch a break. #The #American #housing #market #brokenand

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. #The #American #Dream #moving #the

5 Takeaways From the Last Televised California Governor Debate Candidates debated housing and insurance policy in the first half, then furiously attacked one another at the end. #Takeaways #From #the #Last #Televised

AI is quietly splitting the housing market in two: Bay Area luxury homes are up 13%, affordable ones are collapsing “It’s another sign of the K-shaped economy taking shape in the Bay Area,” said Redfin senior economist Yingqi Xu. #quietly #splitting #the #housing #market

Commission proposes new measures to address poverty and the housing crisis The Commission has proposed new measures to help eradicate poverty and address the housing crisis, including the first-ever EU anti-poverty strategy. #Commission #proposes #new #measures #address

How Milan became more unaffordable than London | FT #shorts With Italian salaries having stagnated for decades, Milan's house-price-to-income ratio (a popular metric of housing affordability) is now worse than London's.⁠ #shortsvideo #shortfeed #shorts #shortsviral #shortsyoutube #shortsvideos ► Enjoying FT content? #How #Milan #became #more #unaffordable

Landlords who were barred from evicting tenants during COVID are in settlement talks with DOJ to recoup as much as $1.5 billion Housing advocates maintain the policy kept families housed, noting a significant spike in evictions after the moratorium ended. #Landlords #who #were #barred #from

I spent a decade selling homes to the ultra-wealthy. What I saw explains the housing market’s nepo problem The most important thing I learned selling real estate to the top 1% for 10 years wasn't about properties — it was about the parents in the room. #spent #decade #selling #homes #the

Leasehold ban 'unlikely to come into force' before next general election, housing minister says It's "highly likely" the ban on new leasehold properties won't come into force until the next parliament, Matthew Pennycook has said. #Leasehold #ban #unlikely #come #into

Extended War Dents Hopes for Housing Market Rebound Buyers across the country are cautious, while the Miami market seems immune. #Extended #War #Dents #Hopes #for

Florida’s influx of rich residents is killing the middle class and housing market The pandemic wave of Florida transplants is backfiring. #Floridas #influx #rich #residents #killing

Germany’s housing crisis: Loopholes for landlords | DW News Germany's housing market is in crisis. People who rent are feeling the pinch, with a shortage of affordable housing making tenants easy targets for exploitation, as landlords bend and break the rules and regulations. #Germanys #housing #crisis #Loopholes #for

The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges a surprise winner Cleveland is becoming one of the more desirable markets for homebuyers. #The #tables #have #turned #Florida

Priced out of Lisbon: When a full-time job isn't enough | DW Reporter Lisbon is considered a dream city; but when it comes to its housing market, many people who live and work here are fighting to survive. #dwcurrentaffairs #housingmarket #lisbon 00:00 Lisbon: A dream city with a dark side 01:15 Forced out of the city — life without affordable housing 02:52 Tourism and investors cause skyrocketing rents 03:41 Protesting the housing shortage 04:55 Luxury is booming: Who benefits from the property market? #Priced #out #Lisbon #When #full

Zillow’s CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy Microsoft job—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $10.5 billion real estate firm Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman left his cushy Microsoft job in 2009 to join the struggling real estate startup during the housing crisis. His friends had concerns—but he turned it around, thanks in part to Steve Jobs. #Zillows #CEO #says #his #friendswere

Trump’s big housing market solution is dead on arrival, UBS says—its model is Texas from 25 years ago "There isn't a magic wand that will all of a sudden return housing affordability to its historic average tomorrow," ResiClub's Lance Lambert told Fortune. #Trumps #big #housing #market #solution

Gen Z is carving a different path in the housing market by going it alone “Gen Zers are absolutely crushing it when we think about singles purchasing homes in this housing market compared to millennials at the same age." #Gen #carving #different #path #the

Why UK student housing faces an uncertain future | FT #shorts Over the past few decades, student housing in the UK has experienced growth and profitability, drawing in institutional investors such as Blackstone. But the sector is now running into some problems. #Why #student #housing #faces #uncertain

Why UK student housing faces an uncertain future | FT #shorts Over the past few decades, student housing in the UK has experienced growth and profitability, drawing in institutional investors such as Blackstone. But the sector is now running into some problems. #Why #student #housing #faces #uncertain

China’s G.D.P. Stronger Than Expected, Led by Infrastructure Spending A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects. #Chinas #GDP #Stronger #Than #Expected

Home sales just fell 3.6%—and the spring buying season may not save them Affordability fears, high mortgage rates, and a war in the Middle East are rewriting the rules of the housing market’s most important season. #Home #sales #just #fell #36and

OPINION: How I learned that Sweden is a nation of secret queue-jumpers Swedes have a reputation as a nation of orderly queuers. But it doesn't take long living here before you realise that for things that matter – housing, schools, health treatment – there are ways of jumping the line. #OPINION #How #learned #that #Sweden

Reform UK housing chief sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments Reform's new housing chief has been sacked over his comments about Grenfell Tower fire victims, which survivors and families called "deeply dehumanising". #Reform #housing #chief #sacked #over

Press release - MEPs conclude fact-finding visit to Lisbon to assess housing affordability From 30 March to 1 April, a Housing Committee delegation visited Lisbon in Portugal to review measures tackling the housing crisis with national authorities and stakeholders.Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP #Press #release #MEPs #conclude #fact

Press release - MEPs conclude fact-finding visit to Lisbon to assess housing affordability From 30 March to 1 April, a Housing Committee delegation visited Lisbon in Portugal to review measures tackling the housing crisis with national authorities and stakeholders.Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP #Press #release #MEPs #conclude #fact