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Nearly 20% of US homes for sale saw price cuts in September
HGTV ‘Flipping 101’ host Tarek El Moussa joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the slight decrease in mortgage rates, and explain how that will impact the real estate market. Nearly one in five American homes listed for sale…
DOGE cuts show how smaller government can harm economy
As the U.S. begins its first federal government shutdown since 2018, with uncertain repercussions for the economy, the ghost of Elon Musk continues to rattle real estate markets across the U.S.Even though Musk left the government months…
NYC mayoral race boosts suburban housing demand as Mamdani leads polls:
United Refining Company Chairman and CEO John Catsimatidis weighs in on New York City's mayoral election after Eric Adams dropped out of the race on 'Mornings with Maria.' New York City’s suburban housing markets are reportedly…
FTC sues Zillow and Redfin, alleging antitrust violation in online rentals
The stock market graphic of Zillow Group is displayed on a smartphone with the logo of Zillow in the background on Feb. 21, 2021.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission is suing real estate giants Zillow and…
Mortgage demand stalls after mini refinance boom
After a massive 58% weekly surge in refinance demand the week before, mortgage demand stalled again last week, even though interest rates fell further.Total application volume rose 0.6% last week from the previous week, according to the…
Office investor demand way up in the first half of 2025, says JLL
Working late, office buildings, Financial District, London.Travelpix Ltd | Stone | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving…
Modular housing rebuilds American Dream of affordable home ownership
Fading West modular housing development built after the Hawaii wildfires.Fading WestOwning a home is one of the pillars of the American Dream. But with a nationwide housing affordability crisis headlined by a lofty median price of a…
The Fed rate cut is not working. Here’s why, and what to do as a stock
Another Federal Reserve rate cut, another ... rise in interest rates? That is the current dynamic across the Treasury yield curve — the real-time market rates — a week after the Fed's first cut in policy interest rates in nearly a year.…
Existing home sales stall in August amid higher mortgage rates
A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on Aug. 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes were essentially flat in August, coming in 4 million units on a seasonally…
August new home sales soar 20%
Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July to the highest level since January 2022, according to the U.S. Census. It is also the largest one-month gain since August 2022. Sales were…