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A new ATTOM analysis released Tuesday shows that U.S. homeowners ended 2025 with slightly less equity than earlier in the year, but they still held historically strong positions as the housing market steadied after several years of rapid price gains. Attom’s Q4 2025 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report found…

2025 Q4 Homeownership and Housing Vacancy Key takeaways Homeownership edged higher but remains constrained. The U.S. homeownership rate rose to 65.7% in Q4 2025, the highest reading of the year. However, it remains below its COVID-19 pandemic-era peak as affordability challenges and limited supply continue to cap gains. Vacancy rates…

The SRD R370 grant was introduced in 2020 as a temporary emergency measure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its value was increased from R350 to R370 in April 2024.  ENTER | WIN R2 000 in The South African’s SASSA grant survey Millions of South Africans can now relax after…

The Moody's Corp. headquarters in New York on Aug. 27, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture…

News Investigators/ The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this while addressing the WHO Executive Board in Geneva on Monday, saying, “this is occurring as the risk from pandemics,…

Even as the world moves past the worst of the pandemic, COVID‑19 continues to haunt the Olympics.  Remember the 2022 Beijing Olympics, when 32 athletes had to isolate after testing positive? Their dreams were shattered. Now, just four days before the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the same threat is haunting…

Georgia Democrat Rep. Charged with Lying to Obtain COVID-19 Unemployment Assisstance The Georgia State Capitol building is seen on July 08, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images A Georgia Democrat Representative was charged with allegedly lying in order to obtain unemployment assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic, according…

During the pandemic, when the prospect of interviewing people in person was an impossibility, I frequently thought to myself that if I never got to do that again, my interview over a long lunch with Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy for a “Schitt’s Creek” cover was the perfect way to…

We are all familiar with the subscription economy, and it certainly works as a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all hooked on our TVs watching Netflix or listening to our favorite music artist on Spotify. Despite how modern it seems to be, the truth is that the…

Jorge Villamizar is shown at the Movati Athletic Fitness Club in Kingsville on Friday, January 30, 2026. Photo by Dan Janisse /The Windsor Star Article content UPDATE: Jorge finished at the top of his group in the first round, and is now in the second round of voting, where is…