Real Estate CNBC

Syndicate content
Find the latest news, headlines, blogs and watch video about real estate, housing, mortgages, refinancing, apr and real estate markets from CNBC.com.
Updated: 3 hours 4 min ago

With an ‘above normal’ hurricane season forecast, check these 3 things in your home insurance policy

June 5, 2025 - 5:30am
Hurricane season began on June 1. Now is the time to take a look at your homeowners insurance policy and make sure you're well covered.
Categories: Real Estate

Mortgage demand drops for the third straight week, even as interest rates ease

June 4, 2025 - 7:56am
Weekly mortgage demand fell despite a slight drop in interest rates. Rates haven't moved much in the last few months.
Categories: Real Estate

'Fantasy math' masks tax bill's U.S. debt impact, GOP lawmaker said. What the deficit means for your money

June 2, 2025 - 2:33pm
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would raise U.S. debt by more than $3 trillion over a decade, research finds, likely impacting consumer loans and bond prices.
Categories: Real Estate

More office space is being removed than added for the first time in at least 25 years

June 2, 2025 - 12:17pm
More office space is now being removed than is being added. That should help the recovery in a real estate sector that was crushed by the pandemic.
Categories: Real Estate

Palantir teams up with Fannie Mae in AI push to sniff out mortgage fraud

May 28, 2025 - 2:33pm
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the checks can be done in a way that "protects the underlying data and protects the privacy of the people submitting their forms."
Categories: Real Estate

Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since January, but demand from homebuyers still grew. Here's why

May 28, 2025 - 11:53am
Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since January last week, and mortgage demand from homebuyers still rose slightly. Here's why.
Categories: Real Estate

New homeowners should do one key task for long-term tax savings, real estate attorney says

May 24, 2025 - 6:00am
If you recently bought a house, it’s worth examining your property tax bill for inaccuracies, experts say. Appealing could save you hundreds of dollars a year.
Categories: Real Estate

Insurers brace for impact as NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season

May 22, 2025 - 6:09pm
Government scientists predict an above average hurricane season with 3-5 major hurricanes.
Categories: Real Estate

How home builders are navigating volatile lumber prices

May 22, 2025 - 4:40pm
Over 100 million American households can’t afford a median-priced home, which now sits at $460k.
Categories: Real Estate

What CEOs from auto, housing, travel and ad markets are saying about tariffs, consumer spending and the economy

May 22, 2025 - 3:19pm
The chief executives from Carvana, Pinterest and homebuilder Taylor Morrison provide key reads on consumer spending at the CNBC CEO Council Summit.
Categories: Real Estate

April home sales dropped to the slowest pace for that month since 2009

May 22, 2025 - 11:22am
Home sales in April fell, as consumers faced high house prices and growing concern over the economy and employment.
Categories: Real Estate

Mortgage demand drops after interest rates jump to the highest level since February

May 21, 2025 - 7:21am
Mortgage demand, which had been gaining, fell back last week after interest rates rose to their highest level since February.
Categories: Real Estate

'Fail fast, learn fast': She built a property startup from her garage. It's raised over $75 million

May 20, 2025 - 9:44pm
"Entrepreneurship is really hard. There's no instant success ... You just have to be ready to fail," says Dayu Dara Permata, co-founder and CEO of Pinhome.
Categories: Real Estate

Mortgage rates cross back over 7% after U.S. credit downgrade

May 19, 2025 - 3:05pm
The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage crossed 7%, hitting its highest level since April 11.
Categories: Real Estate

Need a home mortgage? Here's how climate change could hit your credit score

May 19, 2025 - 1:15pm
A new report finds a direct link to foreclosures from climate change and suggests as lenders factor that risk into underwriting, it could alter credit scores.
Categories: Real Estate

What Moody’s downgrade of U.S. credit rating means for your money

May 19, 2025 - 1:12pm
Moody's decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating may have far-reaching consequences for your money, experts say.
Categories: Real Estate

It's Christmas time for Home Depot. What you need to know about this pivotal sales period

May 17, 2025 - 5:17pm
Warm weather and seasonal trends like gardening are huge sales generators for the Club name.
Categories: Real Estate

Appealing your property taxes may secure 'several years of savings,’ expert says. Here’s how

May 16, 2025 - 6:15am
Property taxes increased in the U.S. in recent years. Appealing the bill can help lower your taxes immediately and secure future savings. Here’s what to know.
Categories: Real Estate

Here's exactly how unaffordable today's housing market is — and where it's getting worse

May 15, 2025 - 9:00am
The housing shortage is finally easing, but even with more listings available, the market still historically unaffordable to a huge swath of buyers. Here's why.
Categories: Real Estate

Mortgage demand from homebuyers continues to recover, even with higher interest rates

May 14, 2025 - 7:21am
After falling for most of April, homebuyer mortgage demand rose for the second straight week, as buyers are enticed by more inventory.
Categories: Real Estate