- March home sales drop to their slowest pace since 2009Home sales in March were weaker than expected, due to higher mortgage rates and concern over the broader economy.
- Weekly mortgage demand plunges nearly 13%, as interest rates hit 2-month highMortgage demand continues to drop as mortgage rates climb to a two-month high. Refinance demand is hit the most, while homebuyers face economic uncertainty.
- NYC's most expensive home lists for $110 million amid market uncertaintyThe four-floor listing at 111 West 57th St. spans 11,480 square feet and is being pitched as a rare collector’s item for global elites.
- Homebuyers rush to riskier loans, as tariff turmoil pushes interest rates higherMortgage rates moved sharply higher last week, causing a drop in mortgage demand and a surge in homebuyers seeking riskier loans.
- Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond marketMortgage rates surged over 7% to end the week, after massive volatility in bond markets surrounding President Donald Trump's tariff agenda.
- Here's how China could crush the U.S. housing marketChina is one of largest owners of U.S. mortgages. There is growing concern that in retaliation for tariffs the country could sell them, causing rates to rise.
- Weekly mortgage demand jumped 20% last week, as tariff volatility briefly tanked ratesMortgage demand surged to the highest level since September as Trump's tariff plans caused interest rates to drop. But those rates are now back up.
- Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils marketsAfter falling sharply last week, mortgage rates rose again this week, wiping out any advantage to the spring housing market. Tariffs were behind the volatility.
- Mortgage rates sink on tariffs, but housing costs are still near a record highMortgage rates fell sharply Thursday, following the Trump administration's tariff announcement, but a huge share of Americans still can't afford to buy a home.
- Manhattan's luxury real estate market sees best first quarter in six yearsManhattan apartment sales rose 29% in the first quarter, and the total value of apartment sales in the city reached $5.7 billion, up 56%.
- Mortgage rates and demand seem stuck in a holding pattern, as markets await tariff newsMortgage rates and demand have moved in a narrow range recently, as uncertainty over tariffs weighs on the markets.
- Homeownership is 'an investment,' Maryland governor says. High prices mean fewer young adults can benefitSince 1980, median home prices have increased much faster than median household incomes, research finds. For some, that is putting homeownership out of reach.
- We're buying more shares of 2 stocks as the broader market sinks furtherWe're making a couple of small buys to take advantage of Friday's lower prices.
- KB Home unveils its first 'fire-resilient' community in Southern CaliforniaKB Home is the first large production builder to unveil a community designed to fire-resilient standards by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.
- Mortgage demand from homebuyers is strongest in nearly two months, but that's not saying a lotMortgage rates didn't move much last week, but demand from homebuyers for loans rose to the highest level in nearly two months. Rising inventory may be why.
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