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When will mortgage rates go down? Realtor.com is predicting when buyers will ‘start to see some relief’
The 30-year mortgage rate will fall below 7% by April 2024, Realtor.com says in its housing forecast for next year.…
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U.S. housing starts rise for the second straight month
The numbers: Construction of new homes rose 1.9% in October, as builders amped up new projects. The pace of construction…
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What the ‘Amazon effect’ did to home prices in one U.S. city
Seattle-based Amazon’s announcement that it would be building a second headquarters in Northern Virginia boosted home prices and sales, albeit…
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Record share of Americans say it’s a ‘bad time’ to buy a house, Fannie Mae survey finds
A record share of consumers are frustrated by the U.S. housing market and consider the current moment a “bad time…
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U.S. pending home sales stay near record low despite modest pickup in September
The numbers: U.S. pending home sales rebounded in September but remain near a record low as high mortgage rates and…
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U.S. new-home sales surge to the highest level since February 2022
The numbers: Sales of newly built homes in the U.S. surged in September as aspiring homeowners, unable to find inventory…
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5 charts that show how the housing market crashed and burned in 18 months
The Fed’s battle against inflation over the last year and a half has resulted in home-buying demand plummeting as borrowing…
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Jamie Dimon says it’s ‘the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades.’ Here are all the ripple effects.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.76% CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t mince words when the bank reported its third-quarter results on…
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These are the most overvalued housing markets in the world, according to UBS
Home prices have taken a tumble in several major cities around the world, but many are overvalued and risk entering…
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U.S. housing starts drop to lowest level since June 2020
The numbers: Construction of new U.S. homes fell 11.3% in August — falling short of Wall Street expectations — as…
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