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Homes listed in the first week of April get 14 percent more online views and are likely to sell six days faster than during the rest of the year.
For young adults, sky-high rents and unprecedented student loan debt reduce the likelihood of being able to buy a first home.
Prices are rising, but the gains are shrinking, since fewer buyers are able to afford the homes available for sale.
Housing starts were expected to total 1.21 million in February, in line with the prior month's 1.23 million. CNBC's Rick Santelli reports.
U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in February as construction of single-family homes dropped to more than a 1-1/2-year low.
Dave Nadig, ETF.com, and Mary Ann Bartels, Bank of America, join 'ETF Edge' to discuss how they're watching the homebuilder ETFs.
Bill Smead, Smead Capital Management CEO and CIO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss why housing is staying strong despite concerns of a slowing economy.
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is falling again today, as investors rush into the bond market. Mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury. Lower rates area already igniting home buying.
Sales of existing homes skyrocketed a whopping 11.8 percent in February compared with January, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed rate mortgage, which had been sitting for days at 4.40 percent, fell sharply to 4.34 percent.
Secretary for Development Michael Wong said in a speech Tuesday that around 1,000 hectares of land would be constructed to deal with Hong Kong's "serious shortage of land supply."
Lower rates are not giving mortgage demand any sizable boost, except when it comes to higher-end homes.
Bill Smead of Smead Capital Management discusses the Federal Reserve, interest rates and home buying in the U.S.
For first-time home buyers, these overlooked metro areas offer some of the biggest advantages — and less competition from other buyers.
Joe Lavorgna, Natixis chief economist, and CNBC's Steve Liesman join 'The Exchange' to discuss how the tax cuts impact the housing market.
Mortgage rates rose throughout most of last year but have since fallen to below year-ago levels. That should help make all homes more affordable.
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