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U.S. Housing Market Stalls as Iran War Pushes Rates Up Four Straight Weeks
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (338+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By David Barley | March 27, 2026 9:15 AM ET The long-anticipated rebound in the U.S. housing market is losing momentum, as a fresh uptick in borrowing costs and escalating geopolitical tensions inject new uncertainty into an already fragile recovery. Data…...
Builders Tell Congress Government Rules Are Pricing Americans Out of Housing
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (394+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By Michael Gerrity | January 23, 2026 1:47 PM ET U.S. home builders pressed lawmakers on Tuesday to roll back what they describe as a growing web of federal regulations that they say is exacerbating the nation's housing affordability crisis by…...
Hong Kong Property Investors Take a Wait-and-See Approach Due to U.S. Tariffs
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (610+ words) Commercial News " Hong Kong Edition | By Michael Gerrity | April 28, 2025 9:05 AM ET The looming threat of President Trump's China tariffs in the first quarter of 2025, coupled with Hong Kong's strong economic ties to China, contributed to a decline in commercial rents…...
Hong Kong Stock Market Front-Runs Local Home Prices by Two Months
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (337+ words) Residential News " Hong Kong Edition | By Michael Gerrity | January 29, 2026 5:31 AM ET Hong Kong's stock market continues to serve as an early signal for movements in the city's residential property sector, with equity gains typically preceding changes in home prices by…...
U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year Low in January
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By WPJ Staff | January 12, 2026 5:02 AM ET Mortgage borrowing costs in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels in three years, providing a welcome boost to prospective homeowners amid steady economic growth. Freddie Mac's Primary…...
Asia-Pacific Property Markets Show Signs of Revival as Investment Rises
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Commercial News " Tokyo Edition | By Michael Gerrity | October 15, 2025 8:26 AM ET Asia-Pacific's commercial real estate sector is showing fresh signs of momentum, lifted by a favorable mix of cyclical recovery, structural tailwinds, and an emerging global rate-cutting cycle that is reviving…...
U.S. Single-Family Rent Growth Hits 15-Year Low
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (244+ words) Residential News " Irvine Edition | By David Barley | October 23, 2025 9:10 AM ET Single-family rent prices across the U.S. edged up just 1.4% in August 2025 compared with a year earlier, marking the slowest annual growth in more than 15 years, according to Cotality's latest Single-Family Rent…...
Federal Reserve Delivers First Rate Cut of 2025 as Mortgage Relief Proves Limited
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By Michael Gerrity | September 18, 2025 8:31 AM ET The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in nine months this week, trimming its benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of…...
U.S. Mortgage Rates Experience Sharpest Weekly Drop in Over a Year
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By WPJ Staff | September 12, 2025 8:38 AM ET U.S. mortgage rates tumbled this week, posting their largest weekly decline in more than a year and providing a boost to prospective homebuyers. According to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market…...
U.S. Mortgage Applications Rise in Late July, Breaking Four-Week Slump
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (390+ words) Residential News " Washington D.C. Edition | By WPJ Staff | August 7, 2025 7:54 AM ET Mortgage applications rose for the first time in four weeks as interest rates continued their downward slide, offering some relief to borrowers amid signs of broader economic softening. According to…...