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boston.com - Andrew Brinker — Globe staff - As mortgage rates soar again, the Greater Boston housing market slump may continue through spring
As mortgage rates soar again, the Greater Boston housing market slump may continue through spring
Boston.com

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…

fastcompany.com - Lance Lambert - This $3B builder moves from California to Arizona-signaling something about the housing market's next decade
This $3B builder moves from California to Arizona-signaling something about the housing market's next decade
Fast Company

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…

foxbusiness.com - Eric Revell - These 8 US housing markets favor buyers
These 8 US housing markets favor buyers
Fox Business

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…

inman.com - The hottest and coldest housing markets of 2026, ranked
The hottest and coldest housing markets of 2026, ranked
Inman

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…

foxbusiness.com - Kristen Altus - New Jersey outpaces US housing market, tops nation in price growth
New Jersey outpaces US housing market, tops nation in price growth
Fox Business

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…

express.co.uk - Adam Toms - Rachel Reeves 'destroying' UK housing market as Brits hammered by another new tax
Rachel Reeves 'destroying' UK housing market as Brits hammered by another new tax
Daily Express

Ms Reeves has been criticised in the face of grim figures. Rachel Reeves has been accused of destroying the housing market as new figures paint a grim picture. Data from estate agent firm Savills suggested prime country house prices have fallen…

cnn.com - Marshall Cohen - White House warns staff against insider trading on prediction markets | CNN Politics
White House warns staff against insider trading on prediction markets | CNN Politics
CNN

The White House recently warned staff not to engage in insider trading on prediction markets and other platforms, according to a White House official.

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - White House staff warned not to place bets on prediction markets
White House staff warned not to place bets on prediction markets
BBC

White House staff were warned last month not to use insider information to place bets on predictions markets. The email was sent to staff on 24 March, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on his threat to attack Iranian…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - White House staff warned not to place bets on prediction markets
White House staff warned not to place bets on prediction markets
BBC

White House staff were warned last month not to use insider information to place bets on predictions markets. The email, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was sent to staff on 24 March, a day after US President Donald Trump…

qz.com - Cris Tolomia - White House warns staff against prediction market insider trading
White House warns staff against prediction market insider trading
Quartz

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…

housingwire.com - Mike Simonsen - Why the hiring rate matters more than unemployment for the housing market
Why the hiring rate matters more than unemployment for the housing market
HousingWire

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…

independent.co.uk - Sophie Clark - White House warns staffers not to place bets on prediction markets: report
White House warns staffers not to place bets on prediction markets: report
The Independent

White House staffers have been warned against placing bets on the outcome of global events, according to a new report. U.S. government officials came under scrutiny in recent months after brand new accounts on prediction platforms made a fortune…

finance-commerce.com - The Washington Post - Homebuyers entering housing market later in life
Homebuyers entering housing market later in life
Finance & Commerce

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…

cnbc.com - Kevin Breuninger - White House warned staff against making Iran war bets on prediction markets
White House warned staff against making Iran war bets on prediction markets
CNBC

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…

calculatedrisk.substack.com - CalculatedRisk by Bill McBride - 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in March
2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in March
CalculatedRisk Newsletter

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…

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