The Apartment Rental Market Is Rigged by Algorithms, a DOJ Lawsuit Alleges
If you’ve rented an apartment in the US in the past several years, you may have had the sense that the game was rigged: Prices creep up not only at …
Housing
July home sales break 4-month losing streak as supply rises nearly 20%
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on August 07, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Closed sales of previously owned homes …
Jim Cramer says Vornado’s double upgrade signals city real estate back
Jim Cramer’s daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Lowe’s : The home improvement retailer beat on earnings but missed on revenues. …
Singapore moves to rein in million-dollar public housing flats ahead of elections
Singapore introduced new curbs on public housing as new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong seeks to tame prices that threaten to become a political flashpoint in coming elections. The measures, which …
This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
Much energy and effort is spent on reducing carbon emissions in the fight against global warming, but methane, while less abundant, is more destructive to the planet. It is far …
Harris vows to help home buyers, ban food price gouging in sweeping cost-of-living proposals
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and lower the cost of groceries, housing and other essentials for many Americans. …
July home sales dipped on monthly basis, but up from a year ago, says CREA
Canadian home sales dipped by 0.7 per cent in July from the month before, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Thursday. But monthly sales activity was 4.8 per cent higher than …
Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them “a bag of money up …
Aussies’ desperate mortgage act amid cost-of-living crisis
Australians are extending their mortgages amid the cost-of-living crisis, taking on more debt in the long run. New research by Finder reveals 13 per cent of people surveyed have extended …
NSW landlords face fines for evicting tenants for ‘non-genuine’ reasons
Landlords could be fined for making up a “non-genuine reason” for kicking out a tenant under NSW laws to scrap no-grounds evictions. Premier Chris Minns says his government is aiming …