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Single-family housing starts increased to 1,022,000 (SAAR) in March, down 12.4% from February and 21.2% above last March. Single-family construction drove most of the increase in housing starts in the past year.

Lack of affordability is the most commonly cited reason renters don’t believe they’ll ever own a home Nearly two in five (38%) U.S. renters don’t believe they’ll ever own a home, up from roughly one-quarter (27%) less than a year ago, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), th

More than one-quarter of recent homebuyers (28%) have no idea how much their agent was paid, and 17% have no idea how the amount was determined, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com). A similar share—19%—have no idea who paid their agent.

VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4 designed the Aquatics Centre to host diving and synchronised swimming competitions during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It will also be used for the qualifying rounds for water polo and is set to be open for Paralympians to use as a training facility.

a total of 95,349 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of 2024, up 3 percent from the previous quarter but down less than 1 percent from a year ago.

PCMag only looked through a dozen of the complaints to avoid racking up court fees. But in those we viewed, the plaintiffs called for a class-action lawsuit against AT&T, claiming that the carrier failed to safeguard customers' personal data, including phone numbers, addresses, and in some cases, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. 

AT&T — the largest telco in the United States — said that the breached data included customers’ full name, email address, mailing address, date of birth, phone number and Social Security number.

Leaked customer information dated back to mid-2019 and earlier. According to AT&T the records contained valid data on more than 7.9 million current AT&T customers.

An expedition to underwater mountains off the coast of Chile has led to the discovery of 160 species not known to live in the region, at least 50 of which are new to science. The information will inform marine protection strategies for important biodiverse regions situated in international waters.

The crossing will span 10 lanes of highway and aim to provide safe passage for wildlife – especially mountain lions – from the Santa Monica Mountains into the Simi Hills of the Santa Susana mountain range.

Buyers in the most expensive major U.S. metros are seeing seasonal price appreciation ramp up faster than anywhere else. Monthly home value growth is highest in the coastal California metros and Seattle – topping out at 3.3% in San Jose.

Currently a prototype, the Airiva energy system features two-metre-tall vertical blades with a sculptural helix shape rather than the propeller style commonly seen on large wind farm turbines.

These blades create a mesmerising flowing movement as they spin, which is key to the design according to Doucet, as it helps these systems to be seen as a desirable addition to buildings, campuses or roadsides.

According to Apple, the spyware attack has been trying to “remotely compromise” iPhones. “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it’s never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning — please take it seriously,” Apple wrote in the message, which it also supplied to PCMag. 

Users can reference fictional characters, real-life locations, or emojis in their prompts, according to Spotify's blog post, and the AI will create a playlist with 30 songs that attempts to match the vibe. The feature will be visible from the Library menu alongside a sparkle icon.

We are also thrilled to hand the title of World Nature Photographer of the Year to Tracey Lund for her image ‘Underwater gannets.’ Many congratulations to all of our winners!

GMA told victims that “your personal and Medicare information was likely affected in this incident,” which includes names, dates of birth, home address, some medical information and health insurance information, and Medicare claim numbers, which included Social Security numbers.

A new analysis from the former chief economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that the large increase in immigration in recent years is a major part of why the U.S. has recently experienced extraordinary economic growth compared to peer nations.

The FCC is stepping up enforcement of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the National Do Not Call Registry. Some real estate pros are being accused of unlawfully using telemarketing calls and texts for promotional purposes. Here’s how to stay out of legal trouble.