Dana Anderson of Redfin reports on pending home sales, which jumped 3.2% year-over-year, the largest increase since 2021, driven by a dip in mortgage rates in late September. However, rising…
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The remodeling market takes a dip in Q3 2024
Jeff Cox on CNBC reports on last week’s inflation data, highlighting that the U.S. inflation rate rose to 2.4% in September, slightly exceeding expectations. Core inflation (excluding food and energy)…
VP candidates debate housing
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports on the latest jobs numbers, highlighting that the U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, significantly surpassing expectations and reflecting a strong labor market as…
Lower inflation points to more rate cuts before end of 2024
Christopher Rugaber of AP News reports that the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows a continued easing of price pressures, with inflation rising just 0.1% from July to August and…
How jobs data impacts rate cuts
Jeff Cox of CNBC starts us off this week with an update on the jobs data released last week, showing that the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs in August, slightly…
New landlord rules from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [Effective 2025]
Paul Wiseman of AP News reports that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3% in Q2 2024, driven by solid consumer spending and business investment. This marks…
Is the Fed signaling rate cuts in September?
According to Jeff Andrews of HousingWire, monthly new-home sales jumped by 10.6% in July and 5.6% year over year. This results from builders benefiting from elevated mortgage rates and ample…
San Francisco to Ban Rent Pricing Software
Alan Goldstein of Bloomberg reports on potential recession indicators, highlighting that Goldman Sachs reduced the probability of one in the next year to 20% from 25%. This was following stronger-than-expected…
Real estate commissions are dropping
Skylar Olsen of Zillow reports that home value growth has slowed down, with an annual appreciation of 3.2% nationally. Zillow forecasts home values to rise just 1% nationally through June…





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