Homebuyer retreat pushes seller-buyer gap near record high in July

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“Several regions are now seeing that uptick in momentum carry into summer, as buyers who held back earlier in the year re-enter the market. In many cases, what has kept consumers on the sidelines is not a lack of interest, but a lack of urgency.” Greater Toronto and Greater Vancouver bore the steepest annual declines…

Beyond national averages, the Real House Price Index (RHPI)—which measures property values relative to changes in local household income and interest rates—shows varied trends across local housing markets. Affordability mechanics and purchasing power Nominal median household income grew 3.2% compared to June 2025 and an impressive 50.4% since June 2016. However, unadjusted home prices sit…

8:05 AM, 13th July 2026, 5 hours ago 2 With the UK’s heatwave set to continue, estate agents are urging landlords and tenants to take action as homes heat up with the scorching temperatures. Estate agents are calling on landlords to check ventilation and airflow systems and for tenants to use fans safely and efficiently….

Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 8th Annual EC-EIB-ESM Capital Markets Seminar Luxembourg, 30 September 2026 Inflation is back and weighing once again on people’s everyday lives. Just as the euro area was putting the post-pandemic inflation surge behind it, new shocks have hit. For monetary policy,…

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