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A 'Fragile' US Housing Market Heads to Spring Season Under War Strains
This article is for subscribers only. I'm Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we're looking at prospects for US housing. Send us feedback and tips to. And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do…
Watch Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.38% as War Rattles Housing Market
US mortgage rates jumped for a fourth straight week, reaching the highest point in six months and dampening prospects for the crucial spring season as the Iran war roils markets. The average rate for 30-year, fixed loans climbed to 6.38%, the…
Resale housing market turnover is near a 4-decade low-here's how agents say the industry is shifting
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. In calendar year 2025, the U.S. recorded 4.06 million existing home sales—tying 2024 and coming in just below the 4.09…
US housing market: War with Iran drives US mortgage rates higher for fourth-straight week | CNN Business
The US housing market was supposed to turn a corner this year, but economic uncertainty and a jump in mortgage rates fueled by the US-Israeli war in Iran are complicating affordability for American homebuyers.
Austin mortgage rates rise as Iran war affects U.S. housing market
In Austin, rising mortgage rates are complicating a housing market that had been cooling after pandemic-era price surges. Why it matters: Higher borrowing costs could slow a shift toward more buyer-friendly conditions, even as prices fall and…
Mortgage rates jump as Iran conflict hits housing market
Mortgage rates spiked this week as the conflict in Iran continues to weigh on markets, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark…
Millennials' Newest Obsession Blamed For Locking Them Out Of Housing Market
A new reason for millennials' inability to buy a house in the current market has emerged. Home ownership among the 25-40 age group has been a subject of controversy in the real estate industry, as the percentage of millennials owning property has…
Mortgage Rates Are Rising Again - and the Housing Market Is Feeling It
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Coinbase brings token-backed down payments to housing market
Coinbase is teaming up with Better Home & Finance to let homebuyers pledge their crypto holdings as collateral for down payments, marking one of the most ambitious attempts yet to adapt digital assets for mainstream needs. A prospective homeowner…
CMLS warns pre marketing could fragment the housing market
The Council of MLS (CMLS), the trade organization for multiple listing services, is pushing back against the rhetoric currently circulating the housing industry that “sellers benefit when their listings are not broadly exposed, that listing…
Britain's 10 quickest locations to sell your house are revealed
Do YOU have a story? Email william.g.hallowell@dailymail.co.uk Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE Britain's 10 quickest locations to sell your house have been revealed as one couple…
What is White House's cryptic announcement? Three theories
The White House has been sharing cryptic posts on social media, and internet sleuths have theories on what it's all about. In recent days, the official White House X account has posted blurred images and cryptic videos online, with one showing a…
Effort to fund TSA, most of DHS shifts to House
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: ▪ Senate passes TSA funding ▪ Trump extends Iran strikes pause ▪ Maduro makes court appearance ▪ More DEI probes at schools The pressure…
Top Links 1054 The frozen housing market. Wearing Cuba down. Dead fire rekindled & Trumpian power as a source of enchantment.
Thank you for your support of Chartbook. Your generosity keeps this show on the road. The US housing market is “frozen” Mortgage interest rates are hitting 7 percent and sellers are locked into COVID era mortgages that are in negative…
Keir Starmer 'could hand Sadiq Khan a seat in the House of Lords
Sir Keir Starmer could hand London mayor Sadiq Khan a seat in the House of Lords as part of a plan to bolster his precarious position if Labour crashes and burns in May's local elections. The Prime Minister is said to be considering a peerage for…
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