The Latest Breaking News from Housing Market

Plunging Mortgage Rates Could Light Up These 9 Stocks

Mortgage rates are dropping at their fastest pace in nearly a year which could give a much needed boost to the frozen housing market— as well as stocks tied to home loan servicers, builders and home retailers. 

Benzinga · Sep 14, 2025

This housing data is the 'most critical economic variable' for predicting recessions, and it's now at the lowest level since pandemic shutdowns

Moody’s own leading economic indicator that uses machine learning has estimated the odds of a recession in the next 12 months are now at 48%.

Fortune · Sep 14, 2025

Voices: Could banning the Bank of Mum and Dad unlock the housing market?

COMMENT: A new mortgage for first-time buyers with a deposit that hasn’t been handed to them on a plate will do more than just help young people get on to the property ladder, says James Moore

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

How Texas Home Prices Compare to Mexico, Canada and China 

Those looking overseas may find that Mexico's housing market is a bargain compared to the U.S., whereas Canada tends to be a bit higher.

GOBankingRates · Sep 7, 2025

Trump's FHFA Rushes To Rehire Staff Amid $30 Billion Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac IPO, Sparking Investor Frenzy, Housing Market Concerns

The U.S. government's effort to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through a $30 billion IPO has prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency to rehire employees it laid off earlier this year.

Benzinga · Sep 7, 2025

4 Types of Hot Housing Markets Most Likely To Cool Off in 2026

With the market shifting and interest rates reshaping buyer behavior, many overheated cities appear to be cooling, and experts say this trend will deepen.

GOBankingRates · Sep 5, 2025

America’s homeownership rate falls for the first time since 2016 amid economic and demographic shifts, Redfin says

Renting is all the rage, surging by the greatest level seen in years.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

10 Cities Where Retirees Hold the Most Real Estate Wealth — 5 Are in Florida

Approximately $18 to $19 trillion -- that’s how much of America’s real estate wealth is owned by baby boomers, the generation born between the years 1946 and 1964. That’s nearly half of all the real estate wealth in the entire country, acquired through what Realtor.com defines as multiple decades of…

GOBankingRates · Sep 5, 2025

What is stamp duty and what did Angela Rayner say about her flat purchase?

Housing market experts emphasised the importance of home-buyers taking specialist advice and double-checking paperwork.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

Average UK house price hits new record high of £299,331 in August, says Halifax

The bank said house prices recorded the third month-on-month rise in a row.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025