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Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

The housing market is becoming more buyer-friendly after years of sharply rising prices

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

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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

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

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…

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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

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Mapped: House prices by area as new record high reached

Northern Ireland continues to lead the UK for annual house price growth

The Independent UK

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

The U.S. housing market is ‘finally starting to listen’ to homebuyers plagued by high mortgage rates and home prices, economist says

Mark Fleming’s analysis is based on First American’s Real House Price Index, which, unlike other home-price indexes, accounts for inflation.

Fortune

What is stamp duty, and what has Angela Rayner said about her flat purchase?

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

Evening Standard

What to know about stamp duty and how to avoid falling foul of the rules

Angela Rayner has disclosed she underpaid stamp duty, described by an expert as a ‘confusing mess’

The Independent UK

The Big Short's Steve Eisman Dismisses 2025 Housing Crash Fears: 'People Just Love To Predict The End of The World'

Investor Steve Eisman, known widely for predicting the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, which was dramatized in the 2015 movie The Big Short, says that he sees no signs of a similar crisis brewing in 2025.

Benzinga

New Zealand to allow some wealthy foreign investors onto property market

New Zealand is to ease a ban on foreigners buying homes to allow wealthy investors access to its housing market and boost the economy

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US Housing Market Hits Rough Patch as Home Prices Struggle To Match Inflation

The US housing market is experiencing a period of stagnation, with home prices failing to keep up with the rate of inflation, making home ownership increasingly unaffordable for many Americans.

Fortune

The housing market is no longer a wealth-building engine as home prices continue to slump

"Now, American housing wealth has actually declined in inflation-adjusted terms over the past year—a notable erosion that reflects the market's new equilibrium."

Evening Standard

Phil Spencer: rumoured reforms to stamp duty and capital gains tax would be catastrophic for London

It’s difficult to exaggerate the disruption and distortion that would take place in the lead up to any changes, half of London would be on the market

Fortune

New home inventory is at its highest level since just before the housing market collapse that led to the Great Recession, but that doesn't mean it's the same market

Since roughly 2022, ResiClub co-founder Lance Lambert told Fortune, "the national power dynamic has slowly been shifting from sellers to buyers."

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Are Seniors Being Discriminated Against in the Housing Market Again?

For decades, laws have protected older adults from discrimination in housing. Yet many seniors say they still feel overlooked, excluded, or priced out in today’s...

Fortune

In a frozen luxury housing market, buyers are asking to 'try before you buy' and having sleepovers in multimillion-dollar mansions

Sellers are trying new tactics to get the most money for their homes.

The Guardian - UK

Property tax threat is slowing down housing market, say UK agents

Talk of the chancellor looking at a new levy on expensive homes or removing CGT exemption is making buyers wary

Benzinga

Home Prices Are Quietly Cracking—The Last Time It Looked Like This Was 2010

A trend unseen since the aftermath of the financial crisis is unfolding, as U.S. home prices declined for a third consecutive month in June 2025, quietly signaling that cracks may be forming in the housing market.

Fortune

Millennials and Gen Z are gambling on a big mortgage-rate drop, using ARMs and refinancing. But that could be a 'financial ticking time bomb'

About two-thirds of recent younger homebuyers hope for a mortgage rate drop soon, according to a Truework study.

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5 Housing Markets Poised for Major Price Drops in 2026

Home prices are set to drop in 2026, with speculated declines in New Orleans, San Francisco, Austin and more as buyer demand slows and inventory rises.

Fortune

The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now

“A few participants noted a weakening in housing demand, with increased availability of homes for sale and falling house prices.”

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