Real Estate

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte told Barron’s the Trump administration wants “the right incentives and disincentives—so the carrot and sticks approach—with the builders.”

Housing supply needs to ramp up as demand increases. Without both, home prices would likely rise.

The closing brings roughly 340,000 real estate professionals under one corporate roof.

The president just launched his latest salvo in his battle against high mortgage rates as he tries to make home buying more affordable.

Stocks rally after President Donald Trump outlines a plan to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

Trump’s plan to lower mortgage rates, Glencore and Rio Tinto in mega-merger talks, General Motors takes another big EV charge, and more news to start your day.

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman rally after President Donald Trump says he would hike the defense budget to $1.5 trillion next year.

Institutional investors who scoop up single-family homes are in the crosshairs of the White House.

If the Trump administration is serious about housing affordability, it needs to toss out some rules, Satish Mansukhani writes in a guest commentary.

Greater loan origination volume could mean more revenue for Fair Isaac, Equifax, and TransUnion, says Clear Street.

Trump threatened to penalize defense companies that pay dividends to shareholder or buy back stock, and he said he might ban institutional investor purchases of single-family homes.

Defense contractors are under fire, an idea to make housing more affordable, Constellation earnings beat expectations, more news to start your day.

Trump said he would call on Congress to codify his plan to prevent big investors from buying single-family homes.

Two of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages are set to close their merger on Friday.

The White House is weighing moves involving FHA premiums, mortgage fees, and credit reporting that could quickly affect borrowing costs.

CoStar Group plans to reduce its net investment in listings site Homes.com by at least $100 million every year until 2030.

There still a need for new housing, and builders are likely to offer buyers incentives.

Nvidia’s next major AI chip in full production, gold, silver prices rise, Novo Nordisk starts new front in weight-loss drug fight, and more news to start your day.

Housing could get a jump start through policies in Washington while industry mergers are reshaping the way homes are bought and sold.

Baidu’s chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO, Trump delays tariffs on furniture, Google shakes up home listings sector, and more news to start your day.

Barron’s consistently favored equities over bonds for income in the past decade, and we’re sticking with that bias in the new year.

Housing technology companies are offering more than just listings, and their other services are a buffer against disruptions to the way buyers shop and agents advertise.

The New York City office market is improving, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at shares of SL Green Realty.

Western Digital and other makers of data-storage products came out on top in 2025.

Lower mortgage rates offer a welcome sign for buyers heading into 2026.