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Housing Market Stalls as Mortgage Rates Hit 7-Month High Living & Furniture

Housing Market Stalls as Mortgage Rates Hit 7-Month High

US mortgage rates climbed to 6.46%, their highest in seven months, as the war in Iran drives oil prices higher and reignites inflation fears — but ris...

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Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High Living & Furniture

Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High

The conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade have driven U.S. mortgage rates to 6.38%, their highest in six months, as surging oil prices pu...

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Invisible Intelligence: Smart Homes in 2026 Will Be Silent Living & Furniture

Invisible Intelligence: Smart Homes in 2026 Will Be Silent

The smart home industry is undergoing a paradigm shift in 2026: Instead of visible gadgets, AI will work invisibly in the background — with great pote...

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SCHUFA Reform: New Score Aims for Greater Credit Transparency Living & Furniture

SCHUFA Reform: New Score Aims for Greater Credit Transparency

As of March 17, 2026, SCHUFA will calculate its credit score based on only 12 criteria instead of over 250. Consumers can view and recalculate their s...

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Poland to Spend 8.7 Billion Zlotys on Social Housing in 2026 Living & Furniture

Poland to Spend 8.7 Billion Zlotys on Social Housing in 2026

The government is allocating a record 8.7 billion zlotys to social and municipal housing in 2026, planning to build and renovate 18,000 apartments for...

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SCHUFA Credit Score Overhaul: New System Uses Just Twelve Criteria Living & Furniture

SCHUFA Credit Score Overhaul: New System Uses Just Twelve Criteria

Starting March 17, 2026, SCHUFA is fundamentally changing its credit scoring system. Instead of over 250 criteria, only twelve factors will determine...

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US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises Living & Furniture

US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises

The US housing market is showing signs of recovery as mortgage rates approach their lowest levels since 2022, inventory climbs to a five-year high, an...

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Housing in Spain: Historic Record with a 12.7% Increase Living & Furniture

Housing in Spain: Historic Record with a 12.7% Increase

The price of free-market housing in Spain closed 2025 with its largest increase since 2007, a 12.7% year-on-year rise, and BBVA Research experts predi...

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Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Ban Investor Home Buying Living & Furniture

Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Ban Investor Home Buying

The US Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 89–10 on March 12, barring large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and...

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US Spring 2026: Rates Tick Up, Affordability Hits 4-Year High Living & Furniture

US Spring 2026: Rates Tick Up, Affordability Hits 4-Year High

Mortgage rates edged up to 6.11% in mid-March 2026, yet housing affordability reached its best level since March 2022 as slowing price growth and risi...

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Europe's Property Market Rebounds as Investors Return Living & Furniture

Europe's Property Market Rebounds as Investors Return

European real estate is entering a new investment cycle in spring 2026, with rental prices growing 3–5% annually, investor volumes rising, and living...

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Housing Crisis: Spanish Property Prices Soar 12.7% in 2025 Living & Furniture

Housing Crisis: Spanish Property Prices Soar 12.7% in 2025

The price of free-market housing in Spain skyrocketed by 12.7% in 2025, the largest annual increase since 2007, according to the INE. A structural def...

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