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The housing market's deep freeze is getting harder to escape as mortgage rates stay stubbornly high
When mortgage rates hit multi-decade highs in 2023, the prevailing wisdom was that the housing market would eventually become more affordable. Buyers who stayed patient would be rewarded. The market would self-normalize. Three years later…
America's housing market is splitting in two, and one group of buyers is getting left behind
Even though debate lingers about whether the K-shaped economy is over, the U.S. housing market is signaling it's alive and well as activity remains starkly split along financial lines. The increasing financial inequality between high- and…
Lowe's Cuts Outlook as Soft Housing Market Curbs Demand
Lowe's Cos. cut its outlook for the full year after posting results that missed Wall Street estimates, showing how a stubbornly weak housing market is eroding the home-improvement retailer's performance. The company now expects comparable sales to…
Berkshire Hathaway bet big on the U.S. housing market. You probably shouldn't follow suit.
Berkshire Hathaway has been putting more money into beaten-down home builders, but timing a recovery in the housing market is tricky. In many ways, Berkshire's BRK.A BRK.B recent housing bets personify its value-seeking investing ethos. The…
Lowe's cuts outlook as soft housing market curbs demand - TT
A Lowe's store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg News) Lowe's cut its full-year outlook, now expecting flat comparable sales after second-quarter comparable sales rose 0.2% and missed Wall Street estimates. The weaker…
The Phoenix housing market is cooling off
In 77% of the Phoenix area's ZIP codes, sellers listed their homes in July for less than they did last year. Why it matters: Some home buyers could be getting better deals than they did last year when mortgage rates were at comparable levels. By…
The housing market is on track for its worst year since 2011. 3 predictions for what will happen next
Brace for one of the worst years the US housing market has seen in over a decade. That's according to Capital Economics, a macroeconomic research firm that says it expects a significant slowdown in the US housing sector that could last for several…
Here's Where The Nation's Hottest Housing Markets Are
The US housing market's top 10 hottest ZIP codes this year are all located in the Midwest and Northeast for the fourth consecutive year - as tight inventories due to limited homebuilding has fueled competition, according to a Monday report from…
White House chooses to not invite prediction markets to technology meeting
A Kalshi spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the company believes the White House “decided to focus the event solely on crypto.” Prediction markets allow users to place wagers on real-world events, ranging from politics and…
Texas cities dominate America's best housing markets as coastal powerhouses fall behind: report
The American dream of owning a home may be getting harder to achieve in some of the country's biggest cities, but new data suggests it remains alive and well in parts of Texas and the Sun Belt. According to WalletHub's 2026 Best Real Estate Markets…
US Housing Is a Buyer's Market. Trouble Is, There Aren't Many Buyers
This article is for subscribers only. I'm Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston. Today we're looking at the latest readings on the US housing market. Send us feedback and tips to. And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this…
Toll Brothers Q3 earnings beat even as affordability still weighs on housing market (TOL:NYSE)
Toll Brothers (TOL) refined its full-year guidance after fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue exceeded Wall Street consensus estimates even as challenging housing market conditions led to most metrics declining from a year ago. 'These results position us…
How to read housing market trends in your local market
The national housing market looks remarkably stable right now. But that stability is hiding very different versions of housing normalization at the local level. In this week's Housing Market Tracker, HousingWire lead analyst Logan Mohtashami…
A million dollars over asking': AI wealth is fueling housing market frenzy in San Francisco
(CNN) — Just a few years ago, San Francisco was the national symbol for post-pandemic urban decline. Now, fueled by the artificial intelligence boom, the Golden City and its suburbs are quickly becoming the hottest housing market in the…
Did Berkshire Hathaway's $6.8 Billion Bet Misjudge the Housing Market -- Again?
The U.S. housing market is stuck in an uncomfortable place. Mortgage rates remain near 7%, existing-home sales are falling, and builders are pulling back on construction as buyers struggle with affordability. In July, single-family housing starts…
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