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New Treasury Rule Flags All-Cash Home Deals Over $300,000 — Buyers Throughout America Affected

The housing market just received a shake-up that hits all-cash buyers right where it matters most: privacy and speed. A new Treasury-backed rule now flags certain all-cash home purchases over $300,000 for added scrutiny, changing how deals move from offer to closing. Buyers who once enjoyed quick, quiet transactions now…

Clever Dude

‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?

In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the “mum and dad” investor has always been a central character.

The Conversation

Capital gains discounts were meant to usher in an Australia of ‘shareholders’ – not property speculators

Defenders of the Howard-era discount say ‘if you tax something more, you’ll get less of it’. But less investors in the housing market is a good thing

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New Federal Rule Targets All-Cash Home Purchases — Millions Of Buyers Affected

A significant shift just hit the housing market, and it zeroes in on one of real estate’s most quietly powerful strategies: buying homes with cash. Federal regulators now aim to shine a bright light on all-cash home purchases, a move that could reshape how deals happen from luxury penthouses to…

Everybody Loves Your Money

Florida's influx of rich residents is killing the middle class and housing market

The pandemic wave of Florida transplants is backfiring.

Fortune

The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges a surprise winner

Cleveland is becoming one of the more desirable markets for homebuyers.

Fortune

D.R. Horton Stock Surges 8% on Q2 Earnings Beat and Strong Sales Orders

D.R. Horton Inc. shares jumped sharply in morning trading Tuesday after the nation's largest homebuilder reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that exceeded earnings expectations and showed resilient demand through higher net sales orders, despite ongoing affordability challenges in the housing market.

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Buying a Home Just Got Harder: How the Iran Conflict Is Pushing Rates Up

Rising oil prices tied to the Iran conflict may keep mortgage rates elevated, squeezing affordability for U.S. homebuyers and reshaping the housing market.

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Trump's big housing market solution is dead on arrival, UBS says—its model is Texas from 25 years ago

"There isn't a magic wand that will all of a sudden return housing affordability to its historic average tomorrow," ResiClub's Lance Lambert told Fortune.

Fortune

Iran War Jitters And Rising Mortgage Rates Cool Crucial U.S. Spring Housing Market, CNBC Survey Finds

A new CNBC survey finds Iran war fears and rising mortgage rates are chilling the key 2026 U.S. spring housing market, slowing buyer demand despite still‑tight inventory.

International Business Times

Older millennials are starting to act like boomers in the housing market — and pulling away from the pack

The generation once shut out of homeownership is now using equity to trade up, leaving younger buyers further behind.

Fortune

Gen Z is carving a different path in the housing market by doing it alone

“Gen Zers are absolutely crushing it when we think about singles purchasing homes in this housing market compared to millennials at the same age."

Fortune

North Carolina’s Housing Market Pressures Are Driving Rent Higher

A policy change doesn’t have to mention rent to affect it—but in housing, everything connects. In North Carolina, rent increases are showing up across cities and towns, and while eviction law hasn’t undergone sweeping reform, the broader housing environment is shifting in ways that ripple through monthly costs. Landlords, property…

Everybody Loves Your Money

Real estate has had a terrible start to spring—usually housing’s hottest season

Affordability fears, high mortgage rates, and a war in the Middle East are rewriting the rules of the housing market’s most important season.

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US home sales fall in March, marking a slow start to the spring homebuying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace nine months, as easing mortgage rates and more properties on the market failed to motivate home shoppers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re trapped’: despair for sellers as Iran war knocks confidence in UK housing market

Estate agents say rising mortgage costs have created a mood of fear, with Canterbury among the cities being hit

Fortune

The 'affordability economy' has created a housing market nobody predicted: Prices collapsing in the Sun Belt, soaring in the Rust Belt

Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami are now leading a national price downturn, while metros like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee are finally having their moment.

Evening Standard

Rising mortgage costs dent buyer demand amid ‘housing market mood shift’

Surveyors said their report points to a housing market increasingly pressured by inflationary concerns and higher mortgage costs

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The housing market has been frozen for 3 years. Here's why this spring could finally change that

Affordability is improving, first-time buyers are returning and inventory is slowly rising. Here's what to watch this season.

MarketBeat

3 Discounted Stocks With Strong Rebound Potential

Stocks near 52-week lows may offer value as analysts see upside potential despite short-term macroeconomic headwinds and cautious investor sentiment

The Independent UK

Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates

The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring

Evening Standard

Housebuilder Berkeley to pause buying new land for homes amid global volatility

The risk of global volatility slowing recovery in the housing market ‘has now become a reality’, Berkeley said.

Barchart

There Is No Housing Shortage: What Legendary Investor Michael Burry Really Thinks Is Wrong with the U.S. Housing Market

Michael Burry rejects the housing-shortage narrative, arguing policy‑driven immobility and wealth‑driven demand are the real culprits. He’s bullish on Fannie and Freddie but not on the broader market.

Kiplinger

Iran War Looms Over Spring Home-Buying Season

The Iran conflict has put the housing market recovery on hold by driving up mortgage rates and raising costs for builders.

The Independent UK

Older generations ‘holding onto most of the UK’s housing wealth’ as market stalls

Savills estimates the over-60s collectively hold a staggering £3.84 trillion in housing equity in the UK

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