The Latest Breaking News from Housing Market

Expected interest rate cuts could support growth after fall in first-time buyers since end of stamp duty cut

The housing market’s resilience ‘continues to stand out’ following stamp duty changes, Halifax said.

Cheaper Shell shares and a fresh round of tariffs uncertainty today fuelled a downbeat session for the FTSE 100 index.

The firm said profits over the past year have been hit by planning delays, the absence of a market recovery and rising costs.

Condo prices dropped 2% year over year, according to Redfin.

Economist Craig Shapiro has been calling for a national housing policy overhaul, as he believes the housing market is “rigged,” amid New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani‘s ambitious housing reform agenda.

The latest Case-Shiller home price report showed a 0.3% monthly fall in the 20-city index in April, steeper than March's downwardly revised 0.2% dip.

The latest sign of trouble in the U.S. housing market: A pickup in home purchase agreements falling through before they’re finalized

Wall Street's move into single-family housing made national headlines just a few years ago.Firms like Blackstone and Invitation Homes were on a buying spree, snapping up tens of thousands of homes and building large-scale rental portfolios. Entire communities were developed specifically to rent, not own. It was one of the…

The Pending Home Sales Index—measuring signed contracts on existing homes—increased 1.8% in May to 72.6, surpassing analyst expectations.

From Lisbon to Amsterdam, housing policy has led to haves and have-nots. But, as our new series uncovers, it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian Opinion deputy editor Kirsty Major