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As Fed Rate Cut Bets Surge, Wednesday's Homebuilder Rally Signals Housing Market Optimism

Homebuilder stocks are rallying Wednesday afternoon, fueled by growing investor optimism that the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates as soon as next month.

Benzinga

Even a 1% mortgage rate drop could be enough to 'unlock' the frozen housing market, Oxford Economics says

A lower rate should be “enough of an incentive” for some homeowners to sell their homes and trade up, opening up inventory.

Fortune

Persimmon sells more homes but warns mortgage costs still a ‘barrier’ to buyers

The York-based developer told investors that it was on track to meet its yearly sales target despite tough conditions in the housing market.

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The Raise Needed To Afford a Home in Florida’s Most Popular Metros

You need at least $19,000 more.

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Gold and gated communities: How rich India’s hoarding fuels inequality

Jo bhi hai wo theek hai, zikra kyon karenHum hi sab jahaan ki, fikra kyon karen.– Sahir Ludhianvi, Phir Subah Hogi, 1958. Truth, when repeated often enough, starts sounding very banal. It just doesn’t register. Take this sentence: India is an economically unequal country. The evidence is all around us, and…

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Oakley's billionaire founder is the latest victim of the sluggish luxury housing market—but the profit he could still make shows an underlying problem

Some ultra-wealthy luxury home sellers are being forced to drop the prices of their listings.

Fortune

Housing Market Has One Big Problem—Mortgage Rates Are Still Too High

After three years of mortgage rates stuck above 6%, American homebuyers are showing signs of impatience with current borrowing costs as they anxiously await a shift in interest rates that will enable them to move forward with home purchases.

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I Asked Grok Whether the Housing Market Will Crash in 2025: Here’s What It Said

The AI explained that there likely won't be a housing crash in 2025. See where prices may fall, and what this could mean for buyers and sellers this year.

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Trump's Trade War 'The Only Thing That Can Derail' A Strong US Economy, Says Steve Eisman — Tariff Story Is 'Far From Over'

Investor Steve Eisman, best known for betting against the housing market in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis, issued a sharp warning on what he sees as the single-biggest threat to the U.S. economy.

Benzinga

Will Your House Drop in Value This Year? Zillow Thinks So — 6 Things To Do Now

Zillow released its July housing market report on July 21, projecting that average home prices will decline by 2% by the end of 2025. Read More: 7 Reasons You Should Wait To Buy a Home Amid Tariff...

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3 Cities That Have More Home Supply Today Than Before the Pandemic (and Why That Matters)

These 3 U.S. cities now have more housing supply than before the pandemic. Find out why it matters for buyers, sellers and the real estate market.

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Home sales jumped by 13% month-on-month in June, HMRC figures show

Home sale completions are ‘progressing at a healthy pace’, one housing market expert said.

Evening Standard

Remortgaging approvals rise amid ‘unusually high’ housing market activity

Some experts believe mortgaged buyer demand will gradually pick up, heading into the autumn.

Evening Standard

New mortgage affordability rules help UK housing market avoid summer lull

Record number of homes for sale has created ‘buyer’s market’ and kept price rises in check, Zoopla report says

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Housing market ‘purgatory’ for existing home sales as activity falls to lowest level in 9 months

“No matter how you look at it, this is an unhealthy housing market,” ResiClub’s Lance Lambert told Fortune Intelligence.

Fortune

The American housing market is in a deep freeze

"There’s no question that in many of pockets of the Sun Belt—the epicenter of U.S. single-family homebuilding—buyers have gained a considerable amount of leverage," ResiClub's Lance Lambert told Fortune Intelligence.

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Foreclosure Inquiries Hit 5-Year High — Here’s Why and How It Could Affect the Housing Market

Foreclosure inquiries in the U.S. are growing as more people fret about the potential impact of tariffs -- and the U.S. housing market could be impacted.

Benzinga

US Housing Market Will Likely Continue To Worsen As Long As It Is Faced With These 2 Key Problems, Says Oxford Economics

Oxford Economics warns the U.S. housing slowdown still has room to run, citing a double bind of "high prices, elevated mortgage rates" and rising construction costs that will keep both buyers and builders on the defensive through year‑end.

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Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors

Home prices are 55% higher than they were at the beginning of 2020.

Fortune

Homeowners are pouring their equity into renovations because there's 'no incentive' to sell in today's housing market

The days of buying a dream home are over but the home renovations market is barreling ahead.

The Independent UK

U.S. house sales drop as prices soar to record levels

Sales of previously occupied homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as mortgage rates remained elevated and national median sales prices hit unprecedented levels

Fortune

Buyers wield more power in housing market, especially in Sun Belt, with contract cancellations on the rise

In June 2025, nearly 15% of pending home sales fell through, per Redfin, but don't call it a buyers' market yet. Home prices are still at record highs.

Fortune

A weak housing market could deliver rate cuts and rescue the Fed from Trump

Toward the end of the year, the housing market may become a bigger deal for inflation than tariffs - Comerica Bank chief economist Bill Adams said.

Fortune

Dow futures turn higher as investors brace for a big week of earnings, housing market data and Jerome Powell

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Michelle Bowman are due to speak at a banking conference.

Fortune

Top economist sounds the alarm even louder on the housing market and says homebuilders are 'giving up'

"A big tell is that many builders are delaying their land purchases from the land banks. New home sales, starts, and completions will soon fall."

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