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Apartment prices in Dubai are up nearly 20% – here’s what’s happening
What's On
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July 11, 2025
If you’re apartment hunting, renewing your lease, or just browsing through property finder websites like it’s a hobby, you’ve probably noticed: apartment prices in Dubai are seriously up. According to the latest report by ValuStrat, prices across...
Is Starmer’s proposed cut to disability support at school the next U-turn?
Glasgow Times
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The latest concern is the UK Government’s plans to cut support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in English schools. In Scotland, SEND is akin to our funding for additional support needs (ASN) for children and young people in...
House Republicans call for security review of Chinese drone makers
FOX Business
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Allen Control Systems CEO Steve Simoni argues DOGE will find 'all kinds of wasteful spending' at the Department of Defense and weighs in on the U.S. military buying Chinese-made drones. House Republicans are calling on the Office of the Director...
You should keep this tire inflator in your car at all times
KHBS - Arkansas
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July 21, 2025
The state of American roads earning *** D+ rating in the latest infrastructure report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The group estimates that 39% of major roads in the US are in poor or mediocre condition. So what can you do to...
Buyer sought for Grade II listed farmhouse and barns so remote even Google can’t find them
Wales Online
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July 10, 2025
Finding a complete and total farmhouse renovation project in a secluded spot with derelict outbuildings and barns to add to the 'to do' list is becoming harder to find. But even with more people considering historic house restoration, a project...
House prices take big jump up in June
Chinook Observer - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
Published 2:15 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 LONG BEACH — Pacific County house prices jumped 37% in June compared to a year earlier, although the sales volume remained slow, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The spike in prices was...
House prices in Wales accelerating at the fastest rate for three years
BusinessLive
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July 10, 2025
House prices in Wales are accelerating at the fastest rate since 2022 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) residential market survey. A positive net balance of 27% of surveyors in Wales report that house prices...
Is shared equity the best way into the property market?
realestate.com.au
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July 21, 2025
As median house prices soar well above the $1m mark across capital cities and deposit sizes therefore rise, shared equity arrangements are being considered by a growing number of buyers. Getting a foot on the property ladder has never been more...
Buyer demand turns positive for first time this year: Rics
Mortgage Strategy
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July 10, 2025
Buyer demand has moved into positive territory for the first time since December 2024, the latest index from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows. This means that more survey respondents reported an increase in new buyer enquiries...
Soundcore Sleep A30: ANC Earbuds for Sleep That Can Save Your Marriage
Gizmodo
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July 21, 2025
I absolutely, positively, cannot sleep without ambient noise. I’m not sure when that neurotic prerequisite for sleep took root, but it’s here now, and I regard it as a fact of life. As you might imagine, that quirk is fine when I’m at home since I...
Condo Prices Are Falling. Here’s How Buyers Can Score a Better Deal
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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After years of low interest rates and frenzied demand from investors and buyers, condo sales are treading water in Canada’s largest metros. In Toronto and Vancouver, condo sales plummeted 75% and 37%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2025...
Apartment segment regains momentum
Vietstock
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July 10, 2025
Apartment segment regains momentum After months of intensifying growth and skyrocketing prices of land lots, capital is starting to flow back into apartment property, the segment with the highest real demand in the real estate market. Apartments...
Pick up some cool collectables at Smith's auction house
Monmouthshire Beacon
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July 14, 2025
Smiths Auction Rooms is a cool retreat in the hot weather as they are based in an old Methodist chapel which makes it a lovely place to work in the summer months. They have had an unusual week - with some quiet moments interspersed with rushes of...
Rays of hope for Valley home sellers emerge
Ahwatukee Foothills News - Arizona
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A leading analyst of the Valley’s housing market has shed a few rays of hope on frustrated sellers who’ve been watching an ever-rising inventory of homes for sale since the beginning of this year. The Cromford Report initially said this month,...
Is the housing market becoming a buyers' market - Bolton estate agent's view
The Bolton News
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Harrisons Estate Agents says 121,665 sales were agreed in May 2025, compared to 114,452 sales in May 2024, and 98,609 in the same month in 2023. Estate agent, Clint Hibbert, said: "At first glance, that number stands out. More homes. More choice....
Arlington expects reduced control over new apartments with Texas law that addresses housing shortage
KERA - Texas
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July 21, 2025
New apartments will be coming to Arlington soon, and the city and its residents won’t have as much say as they’re used to after Texas’ Senate Bill 840 goes into effect in September. Texas needs around 320,000 more houses than it has now to meet...
GENIUS Act Represents a Major Milestone for Crypto Regulation
The Dispatch
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July 21, 2025
“Crypto Week” might not have gone exactly as House Republicans hoped, but after a few procedural delays, President Donal Trump on Friday signed into law the first significant legislation regulating cryptocurrency in American history. Speaker Mike...
Florida Governor DeSantis Signed Legislation Delivering Relief to Condo Owners
West Orlando News - Florida
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July 13, 2025
Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to provide relief to condo owners in Florida by addressing affordability of mandated condo safety measures, enhancing accountability for condo associations, and enhancing transparency empowering condo...
Typhoon Wipha approaches coastal waters, expected to trigger torrential rains and landslides
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Typhoon Wipha, the third storm of this year, is forecast to make landfall along the coast from Hải Phòng to Thanh Hóa on Tuesday, bringing extreme rainfall to northeastern provinces as well as the mountainous regions of Thanh Hóa, Nghệ...
Millions of UK homeowners face £4,531 blow for first time 'in 20 years'
Birmingham Live
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July 21, 2025
The average UK house asking price has seen its steepest monthly drop for 20 years. The average price being asked by new sellers fell by 1.2%, or £4,531, in July compared with a month earlier, to £373,709. “What’s most important to remember in this...