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Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows - surveyors
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Housing market had worst slump for decades last year
READ MORE: Disturbing trend wreaks havoc on the housing market US home sales slumped to a 30-year low in 2025, dragging the housing downturn into a fourth straight year Home prices near record highs and elevated mortgage rates kept buyers on the…
Canadian Housing Market in Winter Freeze as Prices, Sales Decline
The Canadian housing market ended 2025 on a down note, with both sales and prices declining as economic uncertainty kept buyers away. The benchmark home price dipped 0.3% in December from the previous month to C$673,400 ($485,000). That was 4%…
Florida Condo Drops Price Nearly 50% as Housing Market Struggles
The value of a Florida condo has dropped nearly 50 percent as the larger housing market suffers in the state. The condo, at 1 Beach Drive in St. Petersburg, has seen its value fall 49 percent over the last 10 years, according to its Zillow listing.
Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows - surveyors
The UK housing market may be “turning a corner”, with signs that confidence is returning and that expectations for sales and prices are becoming more positive, according to surveyors. Sales expectations among property professionals…
UK Housing Market Is Turning a Corner After Budget, Agents Say
UK estate agents grew more optimistic in December as easing borrowing costs and an end to budget uncertainty lifted some of the gloom that hung over the housing market for much of last year. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its…
Are 'hot' California housing markets a good thing?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... California has a surprising number of what Zillow calls “hot” markets. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the real estate giant's 2026 “hotness” scorecard, which used a host of real…
Here's how the housing market can rebound from one of its worst years in decades
Sales of existing homes stalled in 2025 at a 31-year low, as high mortgage rates and elevated prices made it tough for many Americans to buy homes. Home sales stagnated at a rate of 4.06 million, tying the year with 2024 for the worst performance…
A Fed-Treasury asset trade? One analyst says a swap could help the struggling housing market.
The White House is proposing a flurry of policies to stimulate the moribund housing market, and one analyst is proposing another twist. Evercore ISI analyst Krishna Guha, in a note published Wednesday, says the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury…
The housing market is at a turning point: the 3% mortgage era is fading
For the first time, the number of homeowners with mortgages above 6% has outpaced those with borrowing rates under 3%, according to Realtor.com's latest report on the lock-in effect. The last time rates were under the 3% threshold was between July…
U.S. Housing Market Stuck Near 30-Year Sales Low
The U.S. housing market remained sluggish in 2025 as high prices and elevated mortgage rates continued to limit home sales. Sales of existing homes landed at 4.06 million for the year, barely moving from 2024 levels, according to figures released…
North Texas Housing Market: where is the pendulum now?
DALLAS — The U.S. housing market slump stretched into a fourth year in 2025 as elevated mortgage rates and high home prices continued to sideline many would-be buyers, keeping sales near a 30-year low. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes…
Alarming trend proves Australia's housing crisis is worse than before
Rents are up in every city except Melbourne Melbourne is due to become cheaper READ MORE: Price of a Sydney rental leaves Australians furious Rents have hit record highs in all Australian capitals bar Melbourne, but property analysts expect the…
Maine's 2025 housing market explained in 5 charts
At first glance, data from Maine's 2025 real estate market seems to tell a story that has been on repeat for years: A record high annual sale price and too few homes for sale have combined to push the dream of home ownership further out of reach…
Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows - surveyors
Sales expectations among property professionals for the next three months picked up to the strongest level recorded since October 2024, according to the December survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). A net balance of 22%…
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