Got Wood? These Are The World's Biggest Lumber Producers
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFrom home construction and renovations to furniture and shipping pallets, lumber is one of the world's most widely used building materials.
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Housing
NYC Councilwoman Sounds Alarm: Mamdani's Property Database Puts Wealthy Homeowners...
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenNYC Councilwoman Sounds Alarm: Mamdani's Property Database Puts Wealthy Homeowners In Crosshairs Of "Luigi-Worshipping Leftist Thugs"
Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated As US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Mary PrenonStealers Wheel's 1973 hit "Stuck in the Middle with You" could well become the theme song for today's middle-income, first-time home buyers who don't qualify for affordable housing programs yet cannot afford market-rate homes.
Hardworking homeowners say unauthorized groups are taking over their community pools...
• By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHEROHardworking homeowners say unauthorized groups are taking over their community pools – and that the HOAs they pay a fortune to aren't doing a thing to stop them
More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Naveen AthrappullyA total of 227,548 properties in the United States made foreclosure filings in the first six months of this year, a 21 percent increase from the same period last year, according to real estate analytics company ATTOM.
I Went to China to Buy a $5,000 Modular Home - What's the Real Cost?
• Nahana - YouTubeI travelled to China to explore the world of prefab and modular homes. From tiny houses to container homes, I take you inside the factories, break down the real costs, and find out whether these affordable homes are too good to be true.
Striking chart from the Chinese real estate market, showing that prices have collapsed...
• By Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIAStriking chart from the Chinese real estate market, showing that prices have collapsed to multi-decade lows.
The Bond Market Breakdown Has Started... Stocks, Housing, Crypto Are Next
• https://www.youtube.com, Peter SchiffA new housing law just passed that guarantees prices go higher. Bonds are breaking. And every bank bullish on Bitcoin refuses to buy Stretch.
Nearly Half of Adult Children Under 30 Move Back in With Parents
• https://mishtalk.com, By MishMany zoomers and millennials are priced out of buying a house or renting alone.
Tax Foreclosures May Be Unconstitutional Takings
• https://fee.org, Rachel ChiuSCOTUS stops short of complete sanction.
China's housing market free-falls as buyers wait for floor prices
• https://asiatimes.com, by Jeff PaoProperty investment, new construction and completions all fall sharply as developers face sluggish sales
Building Codes For Energy Conservation Can Increase US Home Costs By $14,000: DOE
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Naveen AthrappullyStates that adopt the updated 2024 International Energy Conservation Code could see building costs for a typical single-family home go up by $14,000, the Department of Energy (DOE) warned on June 26.
US Home Prices Drop For 3rd Straight Month
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenHome prices in America's top 20 cities were expected to fall MoM for the 3rd straight month in April (the latest reported data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller) and they did... but only marginally.
Young Americans Expect To Buy A Home Later In Life (Or Not At All)
• Zero Hedge...only 25% of non-homeowners expect to buy a house in the next five years, according to Gallup - the lowest share since the question was first asked in 2013.
The Sheriff Is Coming For Homes
• Angry Mortgage Podcast - YouTube
Mamdani's Rent-Freeze Approved By NYC Guidelines Board
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted 7–1 to freeze rents on about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments for up to two years, giving tenants a win on a central campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani while revealing tensions over the boar
Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!
• Diary of a CEO - YouTube.comThe man who predicted the dot-com crash and the 2007 housing collapse warns that the AI bubble is the biggest in American history. Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham reveals why it will burst, the exact strategy to protect your money, and why house
Generational Crisis! Nearly A Third Of U.S. Adults Under The Age Of 35...
• The Economic Collapse Blog...Are Still Living With Their Parents
"America's Housing Market is FROZEN" Economist Peter Schiff Warns This is Worse Than
• Redacted - YouTube.comAmerica's housing market is caught in a troubling place right now. Mortgage rates are hovering near 7%, inflation is eating away at our purchasing power. homebuilders are pulling back from building and for millions of Americans the dream of homeowner
US Housing Starts Collapsed In May To Lowest Since COVID
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWith housing inventories at recent highs, the US housing market just suffered another sentiment setback as Housing Starts crashed by 15.4% MoM in May (far worse than 2% drop expected and worse since March 2024)), following a revised 8.5% MoM drop in
Why Dividend Stocks, Bonds, and Real Estate No Longer Solve the Income Problem
• https://internationalman.com, by Nick GiambrunoIdeally, a portfolio of high-quality dividend-paying stocks grows large enough to provide meaningful investment income.
Number Of US Home Sellers Hits Highest Level In 6 Years In May: Report
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Rob SaboHomebuyers held more leverage over sellers in May, with sellers outpacing prospective buyers in 35 of the nation's 50 most populous metropolitan markets, according to a June 9 report from real estate brokerage Redfin.
Choose One: Housing Is Shelter, Or Housing Is Just Another Asset In A Bubble Economy
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Charles Hugh SmithThis will get massive pushback because it's true: either Housing Is Shelter, or Housing Is Just Another Asset in a Bubble Economy - it can't be both.
Where It's Hardest To Afford A Home
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenBig cities like Hong Kong or Los Angeles are well-known for their expensive real estate markets. But there are also plenty of housing markets you wouldn't necessarily expect among the least affordable – including several in Australia, New Zealand
The world's first 'floating city' will have onboard schools, state-of-the-art hospital..
• https://www.dailymail.com, By ERIN DEBORAH WAKSThe world's first 'floating city' will have onboard schools, state-of-the-art hospital, and futuristic trams for 80,000 passengers to get around the ship
The Average Monthly Mortgage Payment Is Up 44 Percent To $2,005,...
• Activist Post...But American Families Are Paying Even More For Health Insurance
US New Home Sales Tumbled In April As Prices Soared
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWith Case-Shiller reporting existing home price declines in half of America's largest cities, and after two straight months of rip-roaring demand, NAR reports that New Home Sales in April tumbled 6.2% MoM (almost twice as bad as the 3.2% MoM decline
Over Half Of America's Largest Cities Are Seeing Home Price Declines
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenAfter declining MoM for the first time since June 2025 in February, US home prices in America's 20 largest cities were expected to dip again in March (according to the latest data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller) and they did, dropping 0.16% MoM (wors
Zombie Home Foreclosure Numbers Increase In 38 US States
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Naveen AthrappullyThe number of residential zombie foreclosures in the second quarter of 2026 marginally increased from the previous quarter, with such foreclosures rising in the District of Columbia and 38 out of the 50 U.S. states, real estate analytics company ATTO
Renter Nation Returns? Multi-Family Unit Starts & Permits Soar In April
• Zero HedgeThe pace of starts and permits on a SAAR basis has remained flat for four years...
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