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Existing Home Sales Post Biggest Gains in Nearly 3 Years
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (65+ words) The South and West regions dominated sales. Existing Home Sales Post Biggest Gains in Nearly 3 Years Year over year, December also represented a 1.4 percent increase in sales. Boeing Delivers 600 Aircraft in 2025, Highest in Seven Years Aldi Plans to Open 180 New…...
2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (786+ words) The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes…...
UK borrowing costs drop to lowest level in more than a year
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (453+ words) Greater scope for interest rate cuts and reduced fears about government finances prompt bond yields to fall UK borrowing costs have dropped to their lowest level in more than a year, as investors were encouraged by more stable government finances…...
6 Crucial Steps for Buying a Home in 2026
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (494+ words) Buying a home in 2026 will take both patience and preparation. The market is still noisy with shifting rates and competing buyers. However, people who get their finances in order now stand a much better chance of getting the house they…...
Can AI fix Australia's housing crisis?
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (873+ words) This is a game changer. That's how Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, described the state government's launch of a tender for an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to the housing crisis earlier this month. The…...
US mortgage rates sink to 3-year low after Trump’s astonishing $200B order. Capitalize fast even if you’re a homeowner
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (1022+ words) U.S. mortgage rates have fallen sharply following President Donald Trump's order to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds " a sweeping intervention aimed at lowering borrowing costs and easing the affordability crunch. With housing costs getting top billing, Trump said he's "giving special…...
Chris Kelly, CEO of HomeServices of America, Addresses Housing Market Stability Amid Steady Interest Rates
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (1030+ words) HomeServices of America CEO provides perspective on housing market stability and interest rates MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, January 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ " For the past three years, discussions surrounding the U.S. housing market have largely focused on the trajectory of mortgage interest rates,…...
Stuck in a slump: High prices and interest rates kept home sales at 30-year-low
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (786+ words) The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes…...
2025 home sales hit fresh low as the American Dream stays elusive
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (474+ words) Home sales touched a fresh low in 2025 as economic uncertainty hammered the housing market. Americans sold 4.06 million previously-owned homes in the year, the National Association of Realtors said Jan. 14. That number contains an initial estimate for December sales, which may…...
Nationwide set to cut fixed mortgage rates to as low as 3.50% from Thursday
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (607+ words) Nationwide Building Society is chopping its fixed mortgage rates to as low as 3.50% from Thursday as competition in the market continues to heat up. Britain's biggest building society will offer a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.50% to existing and new…...