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Property prices take £10,000 hit over summer months - but 'savvy summer sellers' need not fear
GB News
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August 18, 2025
The average house price has plummeted by more than £10,000 over the summer, sinking by almost £5,000 month-on-month in August. Property website Rightmove has claimed that the average price tag on a home has slipped by 1.3 per cent (£4,969)...
Home Loan vs rent: Paying lakhs in rent or owning home with EMIs, what makes more sense?
DNA India
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In 2025, a decent 2-3 BHK flat can easily cost you Rs 1 crore, considering you live in a metro city like Delhi or Mumbai. Owning a home is a symbol of economic security and cultural pride. Many salaried professionals who relocate to different...
Late to the Ladder: The Rise in First-Time Home Buyers’ Age
Visual Capitalist
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August 18, 2025
The Rising Age of First-Time Home Buyers Key Takeaways The median age of first-time home buyers has been rising over time. In 2024, the median age hit 38, the oldest ever recorded. Low housing supply, high costs, and savings struggles have all...
More International Pavilions Draw in Record Number of Buyers at New York Trade Show
Gifts & Decorative Accessories - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
Buyers discover new products at the summer 2025 Shoppe Object. (Photo by Elvin Abril)Shoppe Object hosted its most-attended summer show, according to organizers, with buyers enjoying the return of curations like the Global Artisan Project and...
Rachel Reeves 'considering replacing stamp duty with new property tax'
Birmingham Live
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August 18, 2025
Rachel Reeves is considering a new tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000. In a Labour Party government shake-up of stamp duty and council tax, ministers have tasked officials to study how a new “proportional” property tax could be...
Does Home Depot Back Israel? The role of Co-Founder Bernie Marcus
Brussels Morning
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August 18, 2025
This controversy of Home Depot in support of Israel is extensive, covering not only the activities of the company as a corporate body but also as a philanthropist and political figure of one of the founders, Bernie Marcus, whose legacy contributes...
Where cash is king: States with the most all-cash home sales
The Post-Star - New York
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Brian Robbins for HouseCashin Where cash is king: States with the most all-cash home sales How common are all-cash home sales? The mortgage process hasn’t gotten any faster, but buyers in some markets have, HouseCashin reports. Some 27% of all...
I just wanted to buy a home - but the real estate agent blew up the deal with a wild cash demand before I could even make a bid. Here's the real reason WHY they did it though…
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
A Melbourne real estate agent has sparked outrage amid claims it demanded $2,000 from a home buyer before they would be allowed to bid at an auction. The potential buyer claimed on Reddit that a real estate agent for Local Expertz Realty, in...
You and the Law | Think Selling Your Home ‘As Is’ Means You’ll Have No Worries? Think Again
Times-Standard - California
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August 18, 2025
Does this sound familiar? Our longtime client Dr. “G” dropped by the office with a question: “Beave, I want to sell the home I inherited from my parents years ago as is and by myself, without a real estate agent. Why pay a large commission? I’m...
One in Five Americans Willing to Trade Personal Safety for Home Affordability
World Property Journal - Florida
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Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter Nearly one in five U.S. homebuyers would sacrifice personal safety to purchase a home they can afford, underscoring the severity of the nation's affordability crisis, according to a new Redfin survey....
The 5 most-wanted kitchen features that boost your home's value
AOL
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For sale sign outside a home - Andy Dean Photography/ShutterstockWe may receive a commission on purchases made from links. According to The Journal of Light Construction's 2024 Cost vs Value Report, a minor kitchen remodel will cost you $27,492 on...
Expert advice how to stay on top of the latest legal developments for property professionals
LondonlovesProperty
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August 18, 2025
Staying on top of the latest legal developments is a perennial challenge for even the most diligent property professionals. The pace and complexity of change in English property law demand constant vigilance. For this reason, I make it my business...
Victorian-era trophy home in the Columbia River Gorge hits the market at $897K
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
People interested in seeing inside a mansion historians call the largest, most elaborate and best-preserved example of Queen Anne architecture in north central Oregon’s The Dalles can take a tour Sunday conducted by the real estate agent who also...
In Pennsylvania, the typical new home costs more than double the price of an existing one
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Choosing to buy a new home is going to cost you, especially in Pennsylvania. It’s one of two states where the typical newly constructed home costs more than twice as much as the typical existing home, according to an analysis by LendingTree, an...
Think before you gift: Scullion LAW warns of hidden Inheritance Tax on house deposits
Edinburgh Evening News
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August 18, 2025
Scottish families are being urged to seek legal advice before gifting large sums towards house deposits, as doing so could trigger unexpected Inheritance Tax (IHT) bills if the giver dies within seven years. Leading Scottish law firm Scullion LAW...
Money Matters: How to buy a home in the current market
WDIO - Minnesota
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August 18, 2025
Today on GMN Barry Bigelow joins Sierra Naess for another Money Matters Segment. Today, Bigelow breaks down how to buy a home in the current market. For today’s Money Matters, we kicked off the start of our four-part series on homeownership....
Work starts on new 109-home estate on edge of Yarm with 'smart heating systems'
TeessideLive
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August 18, 2025
Work has started on a huge new 109 home estate on the edge of Yarm. The Cornfields development will have 11 different property designs of three to five bedroom homes, starting at £325,995. Housebuilder Banks Homes says all of the properties will...
Trump trade adviser Navarro slams India for buying Russian oil
Fortune
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The dramatic increase in India’s purchases of Russian oil since the invasion of Ukraine is “opportunistic and deeply corrosive” of a global effort to isolate the Kremlin and curb Vladimir Putin’s war machine, White House trade adviser Peter...
Court Affirms Quantum Meruit Award in Home Construction Dispute
Lexology
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In Schott v. Lucatelli, decided by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department on June 12, 2025, the court addressed a dispute between two members of an extended family over the construction of a home. In 2017, the...
Xiaomi Smart Home Screen Max 27 launched with 27-inch screen, 13 days battery life, multiple ports
Gizmochina
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August 18, 2025
Xiaomi has officially launched the Smart Home Screen Max 27 in China. As the moniker goes, it is not a monitor, but a smart display designed mainly as a central hub for Xiaomi’s smart home ecosystem, but it also doubles as a large screen for...