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U.S. Homelessness Fell More Than 6% in 2025, but Both Parties Claim the Credit
About 49,000 fewer people were without housing, the second straight annual decline, though nearly 700,000 remain in shelters or on the streets.
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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 8, 2026.
Top News30-Year Mortgage Rate Jumps to 7.28%, the Highest in Nearly Three Years
Freddie Mac says the average rate rose from 7.03% in the biggest weekly gain in about four years, driven by a bond market sell-off tied to the Iran war and government spending.
PoliticsAustin Has 4,500 Empty 'Affordable' Apartments. The People Who Need Them Are Living on Blood-Plasma Money
There are 11 million extremely low-income renter households in America and about 4 million homes they can afford. The main federal program built 12% of its 2024 units for them.
PoliticsA Trump-Appointed Judge Just Threw Out HUD's Plan to Move $4 Billion Away From Permanent Housing — for the Second Year Running
Judge Mary McElroy vacated the department's 2026 funding notice, which would have carved out $1.3 billion for transitional shelter and services in a program that normally sends about 90% of its money to permanent housing.
Top NewsJPMorgan Says It Will Put $750 Billion Into American Housing Over the Next Decade
The bank committed to financing 1 million affordable units and helping 500,000 people buy homes by 2035, a 40% increase over its housing capital in the previous 10 years.
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PoliticsThe Biggest Housing Law in Decades Just Took Effect — and It Puts a Leash on Wall Street Landlords
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law Friday, barring the largest institutional investors from scooping up more single-family homes as prices hit a record.
PoliticsBipartisan Housing Bill Set to Become Law Without Trump's Signature After He Refuses to Sign
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which cleared Congress with overwhelming majorities, will take effect this week even though the president canceled his own signing ceremony and called the measure a 'big yawn.'
PoliticsTrump Abruptly Cancels Housing Bill Signing, Demanding Congress Pass the SAVE America Act First
The president called the bipartisan measure to boost home supply 'of minor importance' and refused to sign it until lawmakers deliver his sweeping elections bill, blindsiding Senate Republicans months before the midterms.
PoliticsTrump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demanding Passage of SAVE America Act
The president abruptly canceled a Capitol signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but the bipartisan measure can still become law in 10 days even without his signature.
WorldSeoul's Richest District Houses Hidden Slum as Residents Fight Forced Eviction
Hundreds of residents in Gangnam's shantytown defy city redevelopment plans, fighting for housing rights in area notorious for exorbitant property costs.