Housing

The housing crisis is one of the most relevant topics in the American economy in recent decades. Discussions over home prices, loan interests, availably and market conditions have dominated the news, but a new interesting theory has…

While the Consumer Price Index ticked up in January and February, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee called it a bump on the “golden path” to reducing inflation to its 2% target without triggering recession. But if the Fed is going to…

An increase in homes for sale across the Seattle area offered more choices to shoppers last month, but brought little relief for the many buyers struggling with high costs and a still-tight market.New single-family home listings…

More than one-third of homes were purchased with cash in February as mortgage rates remain high, according to a new report from the real estate company Redfin. The rate of all-cash purchases — defined as home purchases where the…

After a persistent slowdown in home sales during the back half of 2023, the housing market is showing new signs of life at the start of 2024.…

An analyst said that any recovery to the housing market will likely be gradual.Richard Newstead/Getty ImagesThe housing market looks to be gradually approaching a recovery.A growing number of mortgage-locked homes are going up for sale,…

Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion. It is Home Depot’s largest acquisition in its history and with it, it steps more aggressively into the…

 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesBefore the pandemic, it was normal for prices to grow about half a percent every month, or to increase around 5% or 6% annually, said Daryl Fairweather, the chief economist at Redfin."We're…

gopixa The U.S. housing market appears to be undergoing a positive transformation as new listings are on the upswing and home-price growth is returning to the prepandemic norm. During a volatile three-year span, home prices surged…

"Mortgage rates increased last week as incoming data showed inflation was still hotter than expected, which stoked concerns about the timing and extent to which the Fed might be able to reduce the fed funds rates this year," said Joel…