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U.S. single-family homebuilding plunged to a near 2-1/2-year low in August amid a glut of unsold new houses, suggesting the housing market could remain an economic headwind this quarter.
The National Association of Homebuilders thinks the US housing market is on the verge of a major pivot as mortgage rates edge down amid rate-cut hopes.
Staff economists at the Fed also reported that housing valuations have edged down but remain elevated. Participants warned that a “more substantial deterioration in the housing
The U.S. labor market appears to be deteriorating rapidly just as the country's housing market is also creaking, two negative forces that risk feeding off each other and smothering economic growth.
Lumber prices are falling, suggesting that a slowdown in new construction is looming over the U.S. housing market.
Buyers, sellers, and builders are emerging from this summer feeling stymied due to a mix of high costs, elevated interest rates, and sluggish demand.
U.S. single-family homebuilding and permits for future construction dropped in August amid a glut of unsold new houses and a softening labor market, shrugging off falling mortgage rates. Single-family housing starts,
The economy could soon see a big drop in shelter prices that slashes the current inflation rate by more than half, Rosenberg Research said.
US stock market futures were mostly steady on September 19, 2025, near record highs set the previous day. Dow Jones futures hovered around 46,496 points, slightly down by 0.04%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures showed little movement,
U.S. home prices are expected to rise just 2.1% this year and 1.3% in 2026, according to median estimates from 27 housing analysts in a September 2-16 Reuters poll, well below the 3.5% rises predicted for both years in a June survey.
That doesn’t mean all housing stocks are doomed, said analysts at Bernstein.The firm upgraded Zillow Group, the dominant online buying and rental platform, to Outperform from Market Perform and lifted its price target on the stock to $105 from $85 in a research note Wednesday.
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