Real Estate

A bill designed to improving housing affordability is putting private equity and housing investors on the spot.

Builder stocks are down 11.6% during what’s normally a flat time of year for the group.

These buyers represented 34% of sales in February, one of the largest shares in five years, a trade group says.

Those watching for signs of the direction of mortgage rates should watch the 10-year Treasury yield, a benchmark for mortgage rates that moves with economic expectations.

CoStar Group is locked into a lengthy battle with activist investors Third Point and D.E. Shaw.

The housing services company said its plan shows confidence in its ”financial strength and long-term opportunity to drive sustainable profitable growth.”

Demand and margins could bottom, positioning builders for 2027 earnings growth, this analyst says.

The National Association of Realtors’ January data showed drops in both closed home sales and pending sales.

Some RAD investors had told Barron’s that they lost their life savings investing in the real-estate firm.

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The agreement, which the companies described as a strategic alliance, will last three years.

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 5.98% this past week, Freddie Mac said.

Investors are gearing up for Nvidia’s fourth-quarter earnings, which could put an end to a series of AI-linked selloffs.

Home improvement retailers cited high housing costs and economic uncertainty as pressures to their business.

Home prices have long since cooled from their frothy pandemic gains, though they remain over 50% higher than they were before the pandemic.

Mortgage rates fell to just below the 6% level that many economists view as an important psychological benchmark for home buyers.

According to Realtor.com, 12% of homes in the U.S. were listed for $1 million or more, up from 8.4% in 2020.

CoStar has launched an AI tool for home buyers to chat with about listings the way they might with family or real estate agents.

Opendoor stock was gaining strongly as its leadership claims a more aggressive home-flipping strategy is paying off.

Of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, Phoenix, Boston, and Charlotte, N.C., saw the greatest increase in home contract signings from one year prior.

Nvidia shares rise after Meta Platforms expands an existing partnership with the AI chip designer.

Shares of office-focused SL Green have plunged this year on weaker earnings and a dividend policy shift. A rebound in Manhattan leasing and affordable valuation could reward long-term holders—but income investors face real risks.

Toll Brothers beat earnings estimates, a good omen but its well-heeled clientele means it’s more insulated from high housing costs than the broader market.

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