Apple quietly adding video playback to CarPlay in iOS 26 Apple is adding video playback to CarPlay in iOS 26, confirming the feature on its developer site instead of highlighting it during the WWDC 2025 keynote.

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#KindaNeat

CHATGPT:
No, Clemson University is not in the Ivy League.

The Ivy League is a group of eight private colleges in the Northeastern United States known for their academic prestige and athletic conference.

Clemson is a well-regarded public university located in South Carolina, part of public ivies.

Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.

Interactive Tool Highlights Disparities in Remodeling Spending Our latest report, Improving America’s Housing 2025, finds significant disparities in remodeling spending. What owners spend on both professional an

What homeowners spend on professional vs. DIY projects varies considerably by income, age, race, how long they’ve lived in the home, the year the home was built, etc., says @sophiawedeen.bsky.social. Our interactive tool illustrates these disparaties.

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Mortgage Giants at a Crossroads: Would Re-Privatization of Freddie & Fannie Help or Hurt Housing? Don Layton, former CEO of Freddie Mac, will join JCHS Managing Director Chris Herbert for an overview of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, followed by a dis

There is one high-stakes question dominating housing finance today: will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the backbone of US mortgage markets, exit conservatorship?

Join us Apr 17 for a conversation with former Freddie Mac CEO (and former JCHS Fellow) Don Layton.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/mor...

This Wednesday, April 2: What is the impact of investor ownership of single-family rental homes? Our @aherm.bsky.social joins a @bpc-bipartisan.bsky.social conversation about the state of the single-family rental market, opportunities, and challenges.

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FHFA Chief Ends Program Designed to Help First-Time Homebuyers (Bloomberg) -- The head of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency ordered to end Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs intended to support first-time homebuyers by providing down payments and closing-cos...

Yesterday, the new FHFA director signed an order to end Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs designed to provide assistance with downpayments and closing costs for first-time home buyers.

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Households Running Out of Emergency Funds - Apollo Academy Data from the Fed shows that households’ ability to come up with $2,000 for an emergency expense within the next...

Households are running out of emergency funds: their ability to come up with $2,000 for an emergency expense is at the lowest level since the survey started in 2015.

www.apolloacademy.com/households-r...

Home improvement spending by immigrants in the US nearly tripled from $18 billion in 2003 to $51 billion in 2023.

Join us for the release of our new report about the US remodeling industry tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, at 2pm ET. Registration required.

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Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity How did America cease to be the land of opportunity? Yoni Appelbaum will discuss his new book which explores the people and ideas that caused American

TODAY @ 7pm: How did America cease to be the land of opportunity? @yappelbaum.bsky.social @theatlantic.com chats about his new book with our @dluberoff.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Cambridge.

In person only, registration required.

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As of January, "qualified income" needed to afford median home in U.S. was $124,150, but U.S. median household income was $79,223 ... makes for a $44,927 affordability gap via LizAnn Sonders and
@DataArbor

Cuts to HUD are cuts to homes In this time of uncertainty, my thoughts turn to all that’s at stake for Minnesotans and others.

HUD's work profoundly affects people’s lives: HUD backs loans for homes, apartments, and nursing homes, helps seniors and people with disabilities on fixed incomes stay in their homes, finances new affordable buildings, helps prevent discrimination, and more.

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Singapore's World Famous Public Housing System Is Strained by an Overheated Market Singapore is one of the three most expensive cities for real estate, according to Julius Baer. It is also one of the world’s most affordable cities for housing — better than Tulsa, Oklahoma — consulta...

Singapore, which has an extremely high home ownership rate of over 90%, is among the world's most expensive for real estate and also has one of the most affordable housing markets.

How this is possible, and why it is getting harder to sustain ⤵️

Wow. Just wow.

Even as a landlord, I can’t believe how heartless this is. A mere three-day eviction notice? That’s beyond unreasonable—it’s downright inhumane. Are they serious?

On a serious note, @bsky.app needs a #lol button

The 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, plus possible tariffs on lumber and gypsum, could add thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home in the US. [Corrected link]

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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

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Dalia Hassan MD- I would caution that we are now living in a time of unparalleled information pollution, where the flood of accessible data is often muddied by biased media outlets, self-serving social media platforms, and the alarming rise of the anti-science movement.

@daliahasanmd.bsky.social

Land doesn’t vote

The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.

People who've never been dependent on a paycheck should not get to decide how long you can go without yours.

I’m buying my groceries exclusively from Costco now, by the way. I might end up with more food than I need, but my values aren’t compromised.

I’ve been hesitant to get a Costco membership since it’s not very convenient for me. However, I love their food court pizza and sundaes, and their strong ethical values make them a company worth supporting. It’s time to join - to back them as well as invest in their shares as well.
#COSTCO

NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board

This is the first time I’ve heard a politician call it what it truly is: double taxation. Money I’ve already paid to the state should not be taxed again at the federal level. Repealing it was wrong under the tax and jobs act of 2017. There shouldn’t be any cap on it if reinstated in 2025 please!

A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up On a scale not seen in decades, many Americans are stuck in homes they would rather leave.

This article, written last April, is just as relevant today, with 30-year mortgage rates still around 7 percent. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...

Maryland Property Taxes Climb Again as Housing Crunch Fuels Higher Assessments Maryland property owners will see higher tax assessments in 2025 as the state continues to experience rising home prices and limited housing inventory. The State Department of Assessments and Taxat…

www.eyeonannapolis.net/2025/01/mary...

Maryland property owners will see higher tax assessments in 2025 as the state continues to experience rising home prices.

Hey 👋🏾 primary residence homeowners make sure you have #Homestead Tax Credit on file with #SDAT to limit impact.
#RealEstate #Maryland

Happy new year.

May it bring peace and prosperity to you all.

And freedom to all oppressed peoples.