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Reality TV contributed to heightened demand for fixer-uppers and DIY projects, but today's economics are altering consumers' home buying considerations.
February 19
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Shares of all 18 members in the S&P Composite 1500 Homebuilding Index fell, sending the gauge to the lowest intraday level since December 2023, after results from luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. and key construction data Wednesday indicated the residential real estate market may be in store for more turbulence.
February 19
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While Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is continuing to try and save the agency she helped create, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who benefited from crypto spending in his primary race, is a new ally.
February 19
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Meanwhile, home prices are set to grow 3 to 4% in 2025, a Fitch report predicts.
February 19
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New residential construction decreased 9.8% to an annualized pace of 1.37 million last month, slipping after a nearly 16% surge in December, according to government data released Wednesday.
February 19
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Overall home loan application activity fell 6.6% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, with volume resembling the frigid start to the year.
February 19
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Gahanna, Ohio was the hottest ZIP code for the second consecutive year.
February 19
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President Donald Trump's new executive order could have dramatic implications for bank regulation by subjecting agencies to White House political control.
February 18
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The government guarantor saw close to 25% of probationary employees cut.
February 18
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The new tool taps into Intercontinental Exchange's AllRegs database, which contains over a million pages of guidelines from various sources.
February 18
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State Farm's "emergency" rate increase request was rejected by California's insurance commissioner.
February 18
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More government-backed loans shifted out of forbearance, while the share of portfolio and private-label securities loans remained flat from December.
February 18
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman — who is viewed as a leading contender to be the next vice chair for supervision at the central bank — said changes to the post-financial crisis framework should be a focal point of the Fed's regulatory policy review.
February 18
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Builder confidence had surged following Trump's election win but home financing costs stuck around 7% in recent months have sapped demand and sent builder stocks tumbling.
February 18
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The lender says its first-of-its-kind program can give consumers up to $5,000 in credits based on their prior 12-month rent payment history.
February 18
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A just-released McKinsey report predicts strong growth for market data providers, but analysts note that big tech companies are encroaching.
February 18
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With proposed tariffs on homebuilding materials working looming and a cloudy forecast for mortgage rates, young homebuyers are facing increased volatility.
February 18
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The private mortgage insurers reported just 5% less business versus the third quarter and 33% more new insurance written over the fourth quarter 2023.
February 18
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The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the Justice Department in the first Trump administration, was indicted as part of the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
February 17
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Mike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.
