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After falling sharply last week, mortgage rates rose again this week, wiping out any advantage to the spring housing market. Tariffs were behind the volatility.

Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday, following the Trump administration's tariff announcement, but a huge share of Americans still can't afford to buy a home.

Real estate agents should expect to work the most with older and experienced homebuyers, per the latest data from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). NAR’s 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report found that baby boomers have overtaken millennials, reclaiming the top spot as the largest share of homebuyers, outpacing younger generations.  Millennials,…

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Manhattan apartment sales rose 29% in the first quarter, and the total value of apartment sales in the city reached $5.7 billion, up 56%.

Mortgage rates and demand have moved in a narrow range recently, as uncertainty over tariffs weighs on the markets.

Since 1980, median home prices have increased much faster than median household incomes, research finds. For some, that is putting homeownership out of reach.

Consumer sentiment continues to take a serious tumble, with members of all political groups beginning to express worry and unease in their economic outlooks, according to the latest data from the University of Michigan. The latest Index of Consumer Sentiment reading came in at 57 for March, falling a whopping 11.9% from February’s 64.7 reading.…

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We're making a couple of small buys to take advantage of Friday's lower prices.

KB Home is the first large production builder to unveil a community designed to fire-resilient standards by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.

Mortgage rates didn't move much last week, but demand from homebuyers for loans rose to the highest level in nearly two months. Rising inventory may be why.

The new director of the FHFA said he has no intention of shrinking the limit on loans bought and guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Consumer confidence fell for the fourth consecutive month, registering below the threshold for recession indicators for the second straight month—reflecting many consumers’ continued apprehension toward the economy, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. The Consumer Confidence Index® fell by 7.2 points in March to 92.9, similar to the seven-point decrease seen last…

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Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental investors, according to data company AirDNA.

Jim Cramer believes Home Depot could be a major winner this year.

Related said the high end of the real estate market remains strong, especially in Florida.

UBS analysts on Wednesday became the latest to raise expectations that China's struggling real estate market is close to stabilizing.

The median price of a home sold in February was $398,400, up 3.8% from the same time last year.

Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund on Thursday said that it struck a deal to buy a quarter of London's iconic Covent Garden.

The Fed is staying on the sidelines, for now, but some consumer loan rates are changing.

The spring housing market is a period of high homebuying and selling activity. Listing your home in early April could bring in extra cash, report finds.