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Fresh insights into retail sector, housing market

Consumers have been reining in their spending in response to high interest rates and new data may signal a continuation of this trend.

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Extreme weather is a $23 billion problem for the housing market—and growing, but this analytics chief says 'really encouraging' investments are coming to market

CoreLogic's John Rogers says there's movement from "talking about climate change to real action across the supply chain of building homes."

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While some homebuyers pay 8% mortgage rates, others are wrangling steep discounts—and it's creating a surprising surge in new home sales

Incentives offered by homebuilders amid what are otherwise 8% mortgage rates get "at the heart of the affordability issue," housing market expert says.

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Boomers won the housing market and millennials got screwed, BofA says. ‘Everyone locked in 3% mortgage rates, except Millennials’

"Most Boomers locked in low mortgage rates,” the bank said. “The only group that took out mortgage debt meaningfully since 2021 is Millennials, seeing a 20% jump.”

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It's 52% more expensive to buy than rent in this housing market and shoppers are pulling out of contracted offers left and right

An estimated 53,000 home purchase agreements were canceled in September, Redfin says. The housing market winter is chilly indeed.

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Goldman just dropped a housing market forecast for 2024 and sees high home prices, high mortgage rates—and the lowest number of existing home sales since the early ’90s

The bank expects supply to remain tight but high rates to weigh on affordability, it predicted in its updated 2024 housing outlook.

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Exclusive: With the dream of homeownership ‘threatened’ by the frozen housing market, the $15m-funded Visible platform wants to give power back to 'the little guy'

Former Square exec Andrew Borovksy wants to help all the "accidental landlords" out there. He sees a "giant, untapped space."

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The housing winter arrives early as existing-home sales crash to Great Recession levels and the long-feared ‘deep freeze’ sets in

Zillow warned in May that housing would enter a “deep freeze” if mortgage rates hit 8%. They came anyway—and existing home sales hit a 13-year low.

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Morgan Stanley reverses course on the housing market, seeing a lot more pain ahead for homebuyers

Morgan Stanley analysts previously expected national home prices to fall 4% in 2023. Not anymore.

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It’s official: The housing market is turning millennials into their parents. A Fortune 500 economist says it’s a deja vu market that is replaying the 1980s

When the boomers came of homebuying age, they had to contend with high rates, high inflation, and a crowded market. Sound familiar?

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One in five London homes sells for £1m-plus as prime property outperforms slumping market

Data reveals the higher proportion of residential properties in the capital selling for seven-figure sums since the pandemic hammered the economy and shook up the housing market

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The best way to help your kids buy a home in a ‘nepo’ market

3 financial strategies for helping young would-be homeowners in a historically unaffordable housing market.

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One Wall Street Bank says ‘Blame the Boomers’ for the broken housing market—but it’s overlooking these 4 factors

There are five culprits for the current housing crisis—and yes, boomers share the blame.

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The housing market is so unaffordable that buyers need to make nearly $115K to afford the average home, Redfin says—that’s $40k more than average earnings

Maybe you didn’t know how bad the affordability situation has gotten in the housing market. (It's really bad.)

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Fannie Mae's CEO says shopping for a house right now is downright Dickensian: A 'tale of 2 markets'

The “lock-in” effect is making the housing market unappealing for both buyers and sellers.

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The housing market is about to have its slowest year since the real estate bubble burst in 2008, according to National Association of Realtors

Mortgage rate lock-in effect is making homeowners hold on for longer: “You can’t buy what’s not for sale,” one pro says.

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Back-channels shift sands on which National’s property and tax package is built

The luxury housing market is gearing up for National to lift the foreign buyer ban for properties over $2 million, but Christopher Luxon faces staunch opposition from NZ First. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Independent UK

Mortgage affordability ‘hitting housing market but 12-month outlook more stable’

Buyer demand, sales and house prices continue to decline as mortgage affordability continues to affect the market, surveyors said.

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Goldman is back with a 16-years-later look at the housing market crash of 2008—and finds affordability is even worse right now

Goldman Sachs economist says it would take a ‘shock to the broader economy’ to make homebuying more affordable.

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Most millennials and Gen Zers feel they have it a lot harder than their parents did in today's economy

Recessions, inflation, an overpriced housing market, and student debt have all made the American Dream feel out of reach for younger generations.

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The U.S. housing market has gotten so expensive that income would have to jump 55% to make buying 'affordable,' real estate executive says

Personal incomes would have to soar to make up for the higher home payments created by rising mortgage rates.

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Buckle up for more ‘turbulence’ in the housing market, BofA says—it’s a housing recession, 1980s-style

“Looking back at previous housing recessions, we think the 1980s are a better analogy for today's market than the 2008 housing crash,” BofA economists said.

The Guardian - UK

Bond yields rise after US jobs report smashes forecasts – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US non-farm payroll shows surge in hiring last month

The Times of India

US mortgage rates hit highest level since 2000

US mortgage rates last week topped 7.5% for the first since November 2000 and applications for home purchases tumbled to a multi-decade low, illustrating a battered housing market.

Zenger

Cryptocurrencies Slide As Housing Concerns Mount

Higher interest rates and potential recession fears drive major crypto market decline

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