Housing

Opendoor Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN) reported financial results for the fourth quarter after the market close on Thursday. Here’s a look at the key details from the print. Opendoor Technologies stock is surging to new heights today. What’s behind OPEN gains? Opendoor Exceeds...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curbing institutional buyers on Wall Street from acquiring single-family homes, in a bid to help improve housing affordability for first-time buyers and young families. Order To Make ‘Homeownership Affordable Again’...

Investor Steve Eisman said that President Donald Trump's push to lower mortgage costs could ignite a sharp, short-term rally in these U.S. homebuilder stocks, even if the policies don't solve the market's deeper problems. Two Homebuilders Set To Rally On the Real Eisman Playbook podcast last week,...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) just dropped one of the most eye-opening economic datapoints of the season — and it didn't come from the Fed, BLS or Treasury Dept. It came straight from Home Depot CEO Ted Decker, who said housing turnover is now at "40-year lows… at 2.9% turnover." Track HD stock here....

Home improvement retailer, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD), has said that a rare absence of storms and other extreme weather events in recent months has resulted in its disappointing third-quarter performance. Clear Skies Affect Performance During its earnings call on Tuesday, the company’s...

Lennar Corp.  (NYSE:LEN) released its third-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details in the report.  LEN stock is moving. See the real-time price action here. The Details: Lennar reported adjusted earnings of $2 per share, which missed the consensus estimate of...

Bettors on Polymarket assigned a 34% likelihood of the Trump administration announcing a housing emergency this year. ‘Help With Morgage’ The odds spiked 3 percentage points in the last 24 hours, with a little over $4,000 wagered on the outcome. The market will resolve to "Yes" if...

Mortgage fraud is a serious allegation, one that President Donald Trump has hurled toward three of his staunch critics: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff. Then there’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,...

Economist Craig Shapiro has been calling for a national housing policy overhaul, as he believes the housing market is “rigged,” amid New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani‘s ambitious housing reform agenda. What Happened: In a detailed Substack essay and an X thread, the...

Warren Buffett‘s real estate business underscored the need for homeowners to reduce prices as the Home Builder Confidence index fell to a 30-month low in June 2025. What Happened: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‘s (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) Home Services blog highlighted that if the sellers had few...

Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ:Z) reported first-quarter financial results after the market close on Wednesday. Here’s a rundown of the report. Q1 Revenue: $598 million, versus estimates of $586.54 million Q1 Adjusted EPS: 41 cents, versus estimates of 38 cents Total revenue was up 13% year-...

Home sales fell sharply in March and weekly mortgage applications plunged as high interest rates and economic uncertainty stifled demand as the spring home-buying season got underway.  The Details: Sales of previously owned homes in March fell 5.9% from February to 4.02 million units on a...

Mortgage rates spiked to their highest level in nearly two months, with the average 30-year fixed climbing to 7.1% on Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. The sharp increase — 13 basis points in a single day — wrapped up one of the most turbulent weeks for bonds in decades. What To Know: The...

Housing inflation is finally showing signs of easing, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March posting a 4% year-over-year increase in housing costs — the slowest uptick since November 2021. Yet, buyers still grapple with steep price tags and volatile mortgage rates. Despite this cooling...

President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements led to a sell-off in the stock market and prompted investors to move to safer assets such as Treasury bonds. The 10-year Treasury yield declined and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped from 6.75% to 6.55% last week.  Mortgage Rates:...