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At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image.• Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 1.4% year-over-year in October• FHFA’s Q3 National Mortgage Database: Outstanding Mortgage Rates, LTV and Credit Scores• Freddie Mac House Price Index Up 1.0% Year-over-Year in November• Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.7% Below 2022 PeakThis is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.

Mali will play Senegal in the last eight. Mali stunned Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nationsprevailing in their last-16 tie in a penalty shootout despite playing much of the game with 10 men. Tunisia were the favourites to reach the last eight and set up a meeting with Senegal, who overcame Sudan 3-1 earlier on Saturday. They entered the game winless in four AFCON meetings with Mali, but their hopes received a huge boost when Woyo Coulibaly was sent off for a rash challenge on Hannibal Mejbri in the 26th minute. Tunisia struggled to make their extra man count,…

The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday morning after a series of strikes on the South American country, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a social media post. Trump said on Truth Social that Maduro and his wife had been “captured and flown out of the Country” after a “large scale strike” that was executed in “conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement.” Trump also said he would hold a press conference on the operation at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida country club, at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday morning after a…

Premier League3:00 PMJanuary 3, 2026Regular Season – 20Molineux StadiumReferee: Peter Bankes, England Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Wolves World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 West Ham World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics1.52Expected goals (xG)0.25-1.00Goals Prevented-1.00Passing229 (79%)Accurate passes535 (87%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G José Sá (C) 6.9 37 D Ladislav Krejci 7.0 4 D Santiago Bueno 6.7 15 D Yerson Mosquera 6.9 3 M Hugo Bueno 41′ 7.0 36 M Matthew…

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez expressed frustration with rookie Nolan Traore following Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets, specifically pointing to Traore’s approach on offense. The young guard struggled to find rhythm, missing seven of his eight shots overall and converting just one of his five attempts from beyond the arc. Fernandez made it […] The post Jordi Fernandez pushes Nolan Traore to attack appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

by AI | 02.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI The European Commission said Thursday it was “in contact” with the Swiss authorities in order to provide them with “medical assistance” after the deadly fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort. Firefighters carry wreaths of flowers and candles laid by mourners near the Constellation bar, devastated by a fire during New Year’s celebrations in Crans-Montana, an alpine ski resort, leaving around forty dead and more than a hundred injured, on January 2, 2026. (Photo: MAXIME SCHMID/AFP) Brussels – “I am deeply saddened by the fire that broke out in Crans-Montana. My…

by Calculated Risk on 1/01/2026 09:11:00 AM Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2026. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I posted thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on this blog).I’m adding some thoughts and predictions for each question.Here is a review of the Ten Economic Questions for 2025.3) Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate was at 4.6% in November, up from 4.2% in November 2024.   Currently the FOMC is projecting the unemployment rate will…

Manchester United travel to Elland Road on Sunday looking to respond to a damaging midweek result, as they face Leeds in a renewed Premier League rivalry. The Red Devils were held to a disappointing draw by Wolves at Old Trafford, while Leeds arrive in buoyant mood after extending their unbeaten run with a point at Anfield. Manchester United’s recent inconsistency resurfaced on December 30, when they failed to capitalise on a favourable home fixture against a Wolves side struggling near the bottom of the table. Despite that setback, the Red Devils remain sixth in the table and sit only three…

More lake-effect snow is expected through Saturday in New York and Pennsylvania. The areas off Lake Ontario are expected to see the most snow over the next day. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect throughout upstate New York along the shores through Saturday. Portions of the Great Lakes kicked off the new year on a snowy note as a week-long, lake-effect snow event continues to dump feet of snow across the region with more to come through the weekend.Orwell, New York has already seen 33″ of snow in less than 24 hours on Friday from this powerful lake-effect snow machine…

Every year since 2017, we have given our predictions for the greatest threats facing the world. If some of the top risks this year seem to echo those we anticipated for 2025, it is not that they are static, but that the peril continues, without reaching a denouement. The risks of a Trump presidency we feared have come faster and thicker than we envisioned of Gaza, Ukraine, and climate. China and Taiwan are not among the top geopolitical risks, as we judge 2026 is unlikely to see tensions rise to that level in the aftermath of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The world remains in a protracted interregnum, still unsettled, fragmenting,…