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The typical monthly housing payment just fell from an all-time high

In a rare bit of good news, mortgage rates are the lowest they’ve been in months.

Fortune

Home prices are still sky-high, but competition isn’t as fierce, as the frenzied housing market slowly rebalances

In some ways the housing market is beginning to feel more like it did before the pandemic.

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If mortgage rates stay above 6.5%, ‘the chances of an imminent recovery are slim’ for housing demand, Capital Economics says

Mortgage applications and sales are weak, to say the least, off the back of dampening demand.

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Home prices just broke another all-time high. But things might be changing as price inflation slows

For the first time in close to a year, the pace of annual home price inflation dipped. Still, home prices and mortgage rates are considerably higher than before the pandemic.

Fortune

The housing market’s pivotal spring selling season is coming to an end—not with a bang, but with a whimper

Capital Economics says “mortgage demand and sales activity won’t recover until rates fall meaningfully below 7%.” The research firm expects that to happen only later this year.

Fortune

UK inflation predicted to drop close to Bank of England’s 2% target

Forecasters think inflation will drop to 2.1 per cent for April

The Independent UK

The incredible surge in home prices is set to continue in Southern metros

Home price appreciation superiority comes down to stronger employment growth and affordability, according to Capital Economics.

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The Chancellor will be economical with the truth in the Budget

City Voices: Tough choices await after the election

Evening Standard

Governments facing wipeout will always cut taxes but there are better uses for UK’s £20bn windfall

Instead, Jeremy Hunt could shelve plan to cut public investment or repair welfare safety net

The Guardian - UK

Falling mortgage rates don’t mean falling home prices, Capital Economics says, revising its forecast up for the year

The research firm’s property economist, Thomas Ryan, called its house price forecast “well above the consensus,” in a new research note.

Fortune

Eurozone Inflation Rises To 2.9% In December

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone rose to 2.9 percent in December mainly due to energy costs, official data showed Friday.

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Stocks are suffering from a New Year’s ‘hangover’ for 3 reasons, Capital Economics says

After a bullish 2023 and a big holiday season, the market is shaking off a few jitters in early January. A bit too much exuberance?

Fortune

Commercial real estate is coming off a half-trillion-dollar wipeout. It'll be a lot more complex than ‘mass obsolescence' next year, industry watchers say

While the commercial real estate market is facing substantial headwinds, it’s far from collapsing. But it’s still a rough road ahead, particularly for the office sector.

Fortune

Fitch Ratings says U.S. homes are ‘overvalued’ by nearly 10%—but homebuyers shouldn’t expect relief anytime soon

"Home prices keep marching higher," NAR’s chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement, arguing that "only a dramatic rise in supply will dampen price appreciation."

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Commercial real estate values will suffer a $480 billion wipeout next year—and that’s following a $590 billion loss in 2023, research firm says

Here’s a closer look at the carnage, according to the firm’s recently published 2024 commercial property outlook.

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It’s ‘extremely likely’ we’ve seen mortgage rates peak, Capital Economics says, and mortgage demand is starting to recover

Capital Economics projects 7% mortgage rates in the coming weeks.

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Ed Yardeni says China’s aging population could make it ‘the world’s largest nursing home’—and the resulting economic depression may help the U.S.

“China’s economy is in a property-led and fertility-led depression,” Yardeni wrote, adding that this “benefits countries that import Chinese goods at depressed prices.”

The Guardian - UK

Autumn statement: where might Jeremy Hunt spend his windfall?

The chancellor is estimated to have billions to play with and has a range of options from lowering income tax to cutting inheritance tax

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Housing math just isn’t mathing, a Fed president says, ripping into NIMBYism and homes that are ‘increasingly unattainable for too many workers'

Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, sees math that doesn't add up for too many—and he thinks "NIMBYism is real."

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The mortgage rate shock hitting the housing market has years left to run, Capital Economics says

In fact, we may never see pandemic-era mortgage rates again, other experts say.

Fortune

If you own an apartment in Seattle, your value could crater by over 30%, Capital Economics says. But renters could finally catch a break

West coast markets will see "the greatest pain," the research firm found, and Seattle apartment vacancies will see "a huge increase," doubling by 2025.

The Guardian - UK

UK retail sector may be in recession before key Christmas sales season

Mild weather in September and cost of living crisis lead to reduction in spending

The Guardian - UK

US inflation sticks at 3.7%; UK recession fears linger despite August growth; Ikea to cut prices – as it happened

UK services sector lifts economy back to growth in August, but BoE policymaker Swati Dhingra warns that economy is flatlining

The Guardian - UK

Four charged with fraud over Patisserie Valerie collapse; UK GDP shrinks 0.5% in July – as it happened

All three main sectors of the economy in decline after strikes by doctors, radiographers and teachers, while construction and retail hit by wet weather

Fortune

BRICS just invited 6 nations including Saudi Arabia and Iran to join—here's why it increases the prospect of dollar replacement

The idea of creating a BRICS common currency to rival the dollar has long been on the agenda of the emerging-market nations in the bloc.

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