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| Lowest Yields in Almost 4 Weeks Despite Ongoing Stock Market Recovery | ||
| 11/24/2025 3:39 PM | ||
| Lowest Yields in Almost 4 Weeks Despite Ongoing Stock Market Recovery There"s no question that stock prices and bond yields have had more than the normal amount of correlation recently. While that created some risk of a bond market weakness in the event of a stock market correction, those fears are proving ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower to Start Holiday-Shortened Week | ||
| 11/24/2025 3:15 PM | ||
| Thanksgiving weeks can be weird for mortgage rates. This has to do with the fact that rates are dictated by the bond market and the bond market depends on real live people who can actually be out of the office on holiday weeks. The lighter levels of participation can increase volatility and cause random movement for no apparent reason. We"ll cross...Read More | ||
| HELOC, CES, Automation, Climate Analysis Products; Webcasts and Training This Week | ||
| 11/24/2025 10:45 AM | ||
| “Remember to bring up politics at Thanksgiving to save some money on Christmas presents.” “What do tornadoes and Tennessee divorces have in common? Someone"s going to lose a mobile home.” (My father’s family is from there, so I can use that one.) Mobile homes are one segment of the manufactured home biz, and at the other end of the scale there are ...Read More | ||
| Bonds Inch to Best Levels in Over 3 Weeks | ||
| 11/24/2025 9:04 AM | ||
| It"s a data-free Monday on a holiday-shortened week and there aren"t any high-impact headlines or massive stock swings to spark any serious bond market movement. Nonetheless, bonds have found a reason to rally ever-so-slightly this morning. Because yields were already at the low end of November"s range on Friday afternoon, the result is that today"...Read More | ||
| Bonds Hold Gains Despite Ongoing Recovery in Stocks | ||
| 11/21/2025 2:04 PM | ||
| Bonds Hold Gains Despite Ongoing Recovery in Stocks The stock market factored into the bond market"s performance on Friday. In pre-market trading stocks managed a big bounce after NY Fed"s Williams spoke favorably about December"s rate cut potential. Bonds benefited from that comment initially, but th...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Nudge Lower to Remain In The Same Old Range | ||
| 11/21/2025 12:53 PM | ||
| Recent stock market losses have gotten a lot attention in the news recently. While there"s no reliable correlation between stocks and interest rates, when stock losses are as big as they have been recently, it increases the tendency for rates to move in the same direction. That was definitely the case today. Bonds (which dictate rates) impro...Read More | ||
| Small Steps Higher, Same Stubbornly Low Territory for Existing Home Sales | ||
| 11/21/2025 12:45 PM | ||
| Existing-home sales posted another modest gain in October, rising 1.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.10 million , according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales are now 1.7% higher than a year ago as lower mortgage rates helped offset the drag from the government shutdown. Demand continues to run stronger than it did th...Read More | ||
| Rising Rates Pull Applications Lower, but Year-Over-Year Gains Hold Firm | ||
| 11/21/2025 12:37 PM | ||
| Mortgage applications moved lower last week as rates continued drifting higher for a third straight week. MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending November 14 showed a 5.2% drop in total volume on a seasonally adjusted basis and a 7% decline unadjusted. The Refinance Index fell 7% from the previous week but is still running 125% above ...Read More | ||
| Builders Slash Prices at Record Pace Despite Slight Sentiment Improvement | ||
| 11/21/2025 12:01 PM | ||
| Builder confidence levels are still kicking the same sad little can down the road, just with slightly more enthusiasm. The November National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) inched up to 38 from 37 in October, marking the 19th straight month below the 50 line that separates expansion from contraction. Lo...Read More | ||
| Hedging, Broker Database, Distributed Meeting AI Tools; Experian on Renter"s Thoughts; Director Pulte a Liability? | ||
| 11/21/2025 11:04 AM | ||
| “Six cows were smoking joints and playing poker. That"s right: The steaks were pretty high.” The steaks, uh, stakes, are high when changes to our housing finance system occur, or actions are taken that are negatively impact borrowers or reputations. In a typical organization, the CEO reports to the board of directors. The FHFA oversees Freddie Mac ...Read More | ||
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| Existing home sales see small October gain, but supply is now dropping | ||
| 11/20/2025 9:45 AM | ||
| Home sales in October saw a small gain, despite the government shutdown, but the supply has started to drop, and prices are still gaining....Read More | ||
| Self-storage real estate has ‘close to zero’ correlation to the broader economy. That's a good thing | ||
| 11/20/2025 7:10 AM | ||
| Over the last 15 years, self-storage has outperformed industrial, multifamily, office and retail in net operating income, according to a new Heitman report....Read More | ||
| Housing numbers point to an unusually strong buyer's market. There's a catch | ||
| 11/19/2025 12:23 PM | ||
| There are many more sellers on the market now than buyers, but that doesn"t necessarily mean it"s a buyer"s market. Here"s why....Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates hit highest level in a month, pushing loan demand down 5% | ||
| 11/19/2025 8:54 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates rose to the highest level in a month last week, causing demand for home loans to drop. Demand, however, is still higher than a year ago...Read More | ||
| BXP chief says the office sector has bottomed, but buildings still need to be demolished | ||
| 11/18/2025 3:39 PM | ||
| BXP is almost entirely invested in the top tier of the market, with many of its tenants in financial and legal services....Read More | ||
| How Zillow disrupted the real estate industry | ||
| 11/17/2025 8:48 AM | ||
| Zillow revolutionized how Americans buy, sell and rent homes. Today, it faces lawsuits from a competitor and the U.S. government...Read More | ||
| Mark Wahlberg's new $37 million mansion skyrocketed in value. Here's what fueled the megahome's extraordinary rise | ||
| 11/20/2025 6:53 AM | ||
| The megahome"s price more than doubled since 2020, outpacing other luxury real estate markets...Read More | ||
| No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs | ||
| 11/14/2025 5:11 PM | ||
| New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani"s democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it"s not true...Read More | ||
| D.R. Horton is tapping a startup’s AI zoning tool to build more homes | ||
| 11/18/2025 3:40 PM | ||
| Portland, Oregon-based startup Prophetic has developed an AI-native platform for land acquisition and development analysis...Read More | ||
| New foreclosures jump 20% in October, a sign of more distress in the housing market | ||
| 11/14/2025 6:29 AM | ||
| All phases of the foreclosure process are seeing big increases, as homeowners fall behind on mortgage payments due to stress in the economy...Read More | ||
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