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Crash, Train Wreck, Or Apocalypse?
Are we facing an “apocalypse” in commercial real estate? Some analysts think so. getty Dire warnings about commercial real estate appear almost daily these days. While office markets are s...
‘The U.S. economy today is a classic tale of two cities’
As megabank CEOs attended their annual congressional hearings for day one of two on Wednesday, remarks on the U.S. economy permeated usual discussions around regulatory issues such as compliance and c...
Two Entrepreneurs Pair Ice Cream And Spirits In Two Cities
Nisreen Galloway (left) and Elizabeth Nash founded Crème De Liqueur, a craft ice cream company that … [+] pairs local ingredients with local spirits Crème De Liqueur Nisreen Galloway and Elizabe...
Cities Should Not Trade Existing Businesses For Potential Development
Jeremy Sark and Marie Dougherty are fighting their South Carolina city for the right to continue … [+] renting moving trucks. Institute for Justice You have probably seen ads on the internet pro...
Ukraine’s Stunning Advance Continues—Military Says It’s Recaptured Several Towns And Cities In Past Day
Topline Ukraine’s military claimed Monday it had recaptured more than 20 towns and villages in the past 24 hours as part of its fast-moving counteroffensive in the northeast of the country, capping of...
Can Cities Afford Guaranteed Incomes?
Some cities are experimenting with modest guaranteed income programs, but these are not the … [+] universal basic income (UBI) programs envisioned by Andrew Yang and others. getty In 2020, Andre...
As the US housing market returns to sanity, researchers say these 5 cities are primed for deep price cuts
As the US housing market returns to sanity, researchers say these 5 cities are primed for deep price cuts If you’ve been squeezed out of the tight housing market over the past couple of years waiting ...
Cities Should Welcome Tiny Homes As An Alternative To Homelessness
Chasidy Decker stands in front of her mobile tiny home in Meridian, Idaho. Institute for Justice In American communities where housing values are rapidly out-pacing wage growth, even people with good,...
Baidu To Offer Robo Taxis In More Cities, Alibaba Prepares For Southbound Connect Eligibility
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were largely higher on light summer volumes as Pakistan was closed for Ashura, an important Islamic holiday that occurs on the tenth day of M...
Smart Cities Won’t Mean The End Of Car Ownership Says Hyundai
As cars become electrified and connected, there’s another debate emerging. Once vehicles can reliably drive autonomously at Level 5, should we continue to own them? Some visions of the Smart City of t...
These U.S. Cities Could See Record-Breaking Temperatures As A Heat Wave Hits The Northeast
Topline Cities across the Northeast U.S. are projected to either meet or break daily high-temperature records Thursday as a vicious heat wave engulfs the region and puts millions of people under heat ...
India Reports First Monkeypox Death As Major U.S. Cities Declare Health Emergency
Topline India reported its first death from monkeypox on Monday, marking the fourth fatality during this outbreak in countries that haven’t previously witnessed it, after both Spain and Brazil confirm...
Time To Abolish Zoning? New Book Makes The Case
Close-up Of A Businesspeople Analyzing Cadastre Map On Computer In The Office getty In many U.S. cities housing is too expensive. Housing prices in coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco ar...
Don’t Let Federal Government Enforce State Abortion Bans
Topline Attorneys from 15 major cities and localities—including New York and Chicago—urged the Biden Administration on Thursday to ensure federal agencies won’t help enforce state-level abortion bans,...
Home Prices Are Still Rising As Housing Market Faces ‘New Reality’—A Recession Could Force Big Drops In These Major Cities
Topline The good news for buyers is that there was a slight deceleration in home prices in May as higher interest rates continued to temper demand in the booming housing market, according to industry ...
The cheapest and most expensive cities in Europe to visit this year
It may seem paradoxical, but a trip to Europe may be a way to save money on travel this year. Amid a global scramble to find ways to save money while traveling, hotel rates dropped in many European ci...
Sunday Heat Wave Scorches These U.S. Cities From St. Louis To New York
Topline More than 85 million Americans live in areas under excessive heat warnings, the National Weather Service said Sunday, as an “extremely oppressive” heat wave across much of the southern and nor...
These are the 10 cities seeing the most price cuts for homes
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images More home sellers are dropping their asking prices as rising mortgage interest rates and inflation have slowed down competition in the housing market. Some citi...
Chinese Homebuyers Across 22 Cities Refuse to Pay Mortgages
(Bloomberg) — Across China, homebuyers are refusing to pay mortgages as property developers drag on construction projects, escalating the country’s real estate crisis and risks of bad debt for b...
Salary Needed to Afford Home Payments in the 15 Largest U.S. Cities – 2022 Edition
SmartAsset: Salary Needed to Afford Home Payments in the 15 Largest U.S. Cities – 2022 Edition Housing costs for new homeowners are at an all-time high with double digit home price increases ove...
Eight Games Between Two Cities
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 30: Josh Giddey #3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives towards … [+] the basket against the Golden State Warriors during the first quarter at Chase Cent...
Laver Cup Announces Vancouver, Berlin As Next Two Host Cities
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the team bench during the Laver Cup stop in Geneva in 2019. Laver … [+] Cup has announced Vancouver as the 2023 host site and Berlin for 2024. Ben Solomon/Laver...
Polkadot Decoded Summit Coming to Four Global Cities
Polkadot Decoded, the annual conference for the global Polkadot community, will happen on June 29th and 30th in four global cities. The global Polkadot community is excited about the event, and it pro...
Southeast Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Letting Up—Record Highs Possible In These Cities Next Week
Topline A heat wave that brought stifling temperatures to areas of the Southeast and the Midwest for the past week is expected to continue into at least the early part of next week, threatening millio...
These 11 U.S. Cities Will Host 2026 World Cup Games
Topline FIFA on Thursday announced the 16 North American venues that will host games in the 2026 men’s World Cup, including 11 in the U.S., three in Mexico and two in Canada–here are the c...
Which U.S. Cities Will Host The 2026 World Cup? FIFA To Announce 10 Winners Thursday.
Topline The 10 U.S. stadiums that will host soccer matches for FIFA’s 2026 World Cup will be announced Thursday, ending a four-year bidding war among 17 finalists across the country. INGLEWOOD, CALIFO...
What Parking Is Costing U.S. Cities [Infographic]
What if the bustle of New York City streets—the bumper-to-bumper traffic, legions of yellow cabs and honking delivery trucks squeezing their way through the already dense traffic—would turn into outdo...
Home values in August saw their largest monthly decline since 2011. Some cities see house prices drop by 3%.
Home values are edging down as buyers remain spooked by high mortgage rates, according to a new report. The typical value of a home in the U.S. fell 0.3% in August from the previous month, according t...