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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Climate-related disasters are raising the risk of home repossessions in the US and could cause billions of dollars in annual mortgage-related credit losses over the next decade, according to a new report by a risk-modelling group.The report was released as the economic toll of the latest tornadoes that swept through Missouri and Kentucky, leaving at least 25 people dead and scores injured, was still being calculated.Uninsured damage from flooding, as well as...

William Kistler, the mysterious 26-year-old companion of the Texas real estate agent who was fatally shot after the pair allegedly brushed against a parked Mercedes, has a lengthy criminal record.According to FOX 4 Dallas, 28-year-old Ashlee Long was leaving a bar in downtown Dallas on April 5 with a group of friends, including Kistler.Dallas police said that Kistler "reached out and brushed his hand along the passenger side of a passing Mercedes as they were walking across the street." Investigators said that 34-year-old Kendrick Finch then exited the passenger side...

In the latest wave of celebrity real estate shake-ups, stars are making bold moves and setting fresh milestones. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are eyeing a home together while Taylor also tackles renovations at her famous beach mansion in Rhode Island, all while their relationship keeps reaching new heights. Taylor’s bestie Selena Gomez and her fiancé, Benny Blanco, celebrated their engagement by purchasing a sprawling $35 million mansion, solidifying their commitment both in love and in real estate. Gwyneth Paltrow, meanwhile, said goodbye to her longtime Los Angeles home in...

May 17—GRAND FORKS — Kelly Armstrong entered his first term as governor hoping to foster meaningful change during the 2025 session of the Legislature.That was accomplished, the first-term governor believes, with the passage of sweeping property tax reform and a ban on cellphones in schools. He pushed the former for months, including during the campaign leading up to the November election that put him in office, while the latter was a late-session decision, but important nonetheless, he said.Armstrong, a native of Dickinson, served in the Legislature from 2013 to 2018...

More Americans appear to be dreaming of Scotland — not just as visitors but as prospective homeowners, according to a UK property portal.Rightmove revealed a 19% increase in enquiries from the US about buying property in the UK since the start of 2025 compared to the same period — the highest pace since 2017. Some 28% of US enquiries have been about Scotland — an area closely associated with President Donald Trump. That's slightly more than the proportion asking about homes in London (26%).Rightmove did not reveal the number of...

Texas state Senate Bill 17, which the House passed on May 9, 2025, aims to restrict citizens of certain nations — China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — from owning property in the United States.  While the bill's language doesn't explicitly forbid all citizens of those foreign countries from owning property, it does ban foreign citizens "acting as an agent or on behalf of a designated country" from owning property. It doesn't specify what "acting as an agent or on behalf of a designated country" means but gives the state...

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (MUST) posted a portfolio occupancy of 69.9 per cent on Thursday (May 15) for its first quarter ended March, down from 73.9 per cent in the previous quarter. The pure-play US office Reit manager explained that this was largely due to the expiry of leases at its Diablo property in the submarket of Tempe, Arizona.Notable leases executed over the quarter included the Phipps’ and Centerpointe’s new leases of 27,000 square feet (sq ft) and 29,000 sq ft, respectively. The Reit posted a negative rental...

When her Iraqi captors told Sara Saleem that they were digging her grave outside her prison cell, the real estate developer and engineer began plotting her escape, eventually using a metal spoon to pry off a window frame and fleeing down a drain pipe to safety. Saleem, 47, a US citizen of Kurdish ethnicity, claims she was kidnapped, tortured and held for ransom for more than a month at a prison near Basra in a story with all the twists and turns of a Hollywood thriller. After trying for years...

Michigan legislation proposes exempting seniors aged 70 and older from paying property taxes. LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan senior citizens aged 70 and older could soon be exempt from paying property taxes under new legislation.Republican State Sen. Michele Hoitenga of Manton hopes the bill will allow senior citizens to remain in their homes as long as possible without struggling to pay their costly property tax bills every year."People across Northern Michigan are feeling the financial burden of high taxes -- especially our seniors, many of whom are on...