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This is the best time to buy a home according to experts
National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin unpacks new housing data, the biggest 'challenge' in the U.S. market and how Trump policies could improve the regulatory environment. A major misconception in the U.S. real estate!-->-->…
Mortgage demand stalls as financial markets digest Trump presidency
Residential homes in Discovery Bay, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Mortgage rates in the US increased to the highest level since July. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMortgage rates continued to climb last week as…
Homebuilder deal activity is surging, fueled by major Japanese buyers
Exceptionally strong housing demand in the U.S. has large homebuilders in the driver's seat and smaller builders ripe for takeover. The buyers are both domestic and Japanese.M&A activity in the single-family homebuilder space is…
Salesforce record highs — plus, a possible stock to buy after Tuesday
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Monday's key moments. 1. The S & P 500 edged higher Monday, extending Friday's postelection all-time…
Megacap tech stocks make some room. Where investors are branching out
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market rotation: The Dow was the big winner Monday, tracking for…
The 2 things that will drive the stock market after last week’s Trump-Fed
President Donald Trump looks on as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell takes to the podium during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House, November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer | Getty…
Weekly mortgage demand tanks 11% as interest rates surge higher
An "Open House" flag is seen in front of a home for sale in Alhambra, California, on Jan. 18, 2024.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesMortgage rates rose again last week, pulling demand from both the refinance and purchase markets.…
Budget could delay rate cuts, keep mortgages higher
Period red-brick home rooftops in a suburb overlooking London's financial district. Oversnap | E+ | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britons are facing the prospect of higher mortgage rates for longer after the government's tax-and-spend budget…
Federal Reserve cuts rates after election. What that means for you
The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C.Joshua Roberts | ReutersThe Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it will lower its benchmark rate by a quarter point, or 25 basis points, less than two days after President-elect Donald…
Mortgage rates surge on Trump victory, housing stocks to fall
President-elect Donald Trump's victory spurred a rise in in the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield. Mortgage rates, which loosely follow the benchmark yield, are also climbing.The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage surged 9 basis points…