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Home Remodeling Set to Slow in Sluggish Sign for Housing Market

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New data on Americans’ home improvement plans hints at a potential slowdown in the US housing market slowdown towards the end of 2026.

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Real Estate

Housing Market’s Blue Christmas: Pending Sales Slide Most Since 2001

The downturn comes at an interesting time: There are now 47% more sellers than buyers on the market, according to RedFin.

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Washington Scrutinizes Builder Buybacks as Home Starts Hit Five-Year Low

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Real Estate

Institutional Investors Want You To Know They’re Good For The Housing Market

An industry group contends that landlord-owned single-family homes help open doors to attractive neighborhoods.

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Real Estate

Populist Signal or Serious Plan? Experts Question Ban on Corporate Home Purchases

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Shares of Blackrock bounced back on Thursday as analysts assessed the headwinds that have past blocked proposals similar to President Trump’s.

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Real Estate

Trump Seeks to Lock Corporate America Out of Local Housing Markets

For prospective buyers, this could lead to not having to go up against, say, Blackstone, when you put in a bid for a home.

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Real Estate

Sun Belt Housing Market too Hot to Touch for First-Time Buyers

Aided by falling mortgage rates and a relative glut of supply, home buyers are starting to see the market tip in their favor in the Midwest.

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Thawing Housing Market Not Yet Liquid Enough to Jump-Start Sales

Rejuvenating frozen US housing sales will require a strong job market and mortgage rates low enough to pique sellers’ interest in new homes.

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Real Estate

Feast or Fluke? US Home Sales Hit Highest in Almost Four Years

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The roaring August demand put a serious dent in the glut of new homes on the market, with inventory falling to the lowest level this year.

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Real Estate

‘Near-Zero’ Price Growth Boosts Homebuyers’ Prospects

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Prices for existing homes in the US inched up just 0.2% in July, according to a National Association of Realtors report published Thursday.

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Real Estate

Homebuilders Offer Best Incentives Since COVID

A full 37% of homebuilders have slashed prices this month, down ever so slightly from a record 38% in July.

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Real Estate

Housing Will Drag the Most on US Growth in H2 2025 Slowdown, Says Goldman

On the other hand, the market slowdown is — ever so incrementally — taking a toll on house prices, according to Zillow forecasts.

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US Housing Market Mired in the Mud

While June typically marks the hottest point of the year for home sales, last month instead saw a decline as prices rose to a record high.

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