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As mortgage rates soar again, the Greater Boston housing market slump may continue through spring
Just a few weeks ago, things were finally looking up for Greater Boston's housing market. After a four-year-long freeze with a shortage of interested buyers and sellers, mortgage rates were finally on a sustained decline, easing the vice of high…
This $3B builder moves from California to Arizona-signaling something about the housing market's next decade
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. KB Home announced on Thursday that it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Tempe, Arizona, beginning in…
These 8 US housing markets favor buyers
The climate of the U.S. housing market for buyers varies around the country, and a new report suggests there are currently only eight metro areas that are truly buyer's markets. The economist research team at Realtor.com released a diagnostic tool…
The 'affordability economy' has created a housing market nobody predicted: Prices collapsing in the Sun Belt, soaring in the Rust Belt
U.S. housing is experiencing a historic “reversion to the mean.” In other words, the formerly sizzling metros have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue. That point comes through vividly in the new market snapshot just…
The hottest and coldest housing markets of 2026, ranked
The idea of a single “national housing market” is more of a shorthand for economists and analysts than a reality. Real estate is — and always has been — local. Conditions are driven by factors like job growth, migration…
New Jersey outpaces US housing market, tops nation in price growth
While the rest of the country grapples with a stalled housing market and high interest rates, New Jersey has emerged as the nation's top leader in home price growth. Driven by high-wage jobs and a Manhattan exodus, the state is outpacing the…
White House warns staff against insider trading on prediction markets | CNN Politics
The White House recently warned staff not to engage in insider trading on prediction markets and other platforms, according to a White House official.
White House warns staff against prediction market insider trading
The White House warned staff against placing bets on prediction markets using nonpublic government information, according to an internal email sent March 24 by the White House Management Office. CBS News obtained the email, which warned that ethics…
Why the hiring rate matters more than unemployment for the housing market
After painful delays following last fall's government shutdown, labor market data is finally back on a consistent pace. Last week we filled in hiring, quits and layoffs from the BLS JOLTS report for February, plus unemployment numbers for March and…
Homebuyers entering housing market later in life
Median age of first-time homebuyers has risen to a record high of 40. High home prices, mortgage rates and student debt delay market entry. First-time buyers now make up just 21% of home purchases. Older buyers leverage home equity and shift toward…
White House warned staff against making Iran war bets on prediction markets
The White House, in a March 24 email, warned staff not to make bets related to the U.S. war against Iran on prediction markets. Prediction market bets placed on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and on the Iran war have raised…
2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in March
March sales will be mostly for contracts signed in December and January, and mortgage rates averaged 6.10% in January and 6.05% in February (lower than for closed sales in February). The NAR is now reporting earlier in the month than in previous…
White House privately warned staff against insider trading
The prospect that insider traders are potentially making money on highly classified secrets from the heart of the Oval Office during the Iran war poses a glaring security and ethical question. And the White House has taken note. White House staff…
Podcast by RFK Jr. to be produced in-house at HHS
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching his own podcast which he says will focus on “telling the truth, especially when it's uncomfortable.” “For decades now, Americans have been told that…
White House Begs Staffers to Stop Placing Bets on Prediction Markets
The Trump administration is warning staffers not to bet on world events in futures markets. The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House Management Office sent out a staff-wide email on March 24 telling administration employees not to…
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