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“History has shown that rising mortgage rates may take the steam out of rising house prices, but they don’t necessarily trigger a decline,” Fleming said. “In today’s housing market, demand for homes continues to outpace supply, which is keeping the pressure on house prices, so don’t expect house prices to decline.”

Home prices decelerate, as the housing market downshifts - Seattle Agent Magazine With affordability reduced, some buyers are pulling back from the market forcing sellers to adjust their price expectations.

Excerpt: Seattle has led the way in climate initiatives, becoming the first city to adopt a green building goal in 2000. In 2005, the utility company Seattle City Light was the first in the country to become carbon neutral. Most of the city is now powered through hydroelectricity—generated using falling or fast-running water—which is considered a clean energy source.

Electric Shocks: The U.S. Cities Where People Are Spending the Most—and the Least—on Energy Bills The cost to heat a home has skyrocketed, but some people pay more than others. Here's where they spend the most—and the least—on energy.

Hoping plans work out for Phoenix in mitigating heat waves. Excerpt: Engineered shade such as cool pavement – a reflective compound painted over asphalt that reduces the amount of sun absorbed – is being piloted across the city. The results are encouraging, but again Hondula warns against clinging to this as an easy fix.

“I don’t think we can go all-in on cool pavement because that commits us to hard infrastructure in places where there might be better uses,” he said. “Our office needs additional land for tree planting that might be land that is currently streets … but any talk about lane reduction or lane removal is a sensitive conversation.”
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