Residential homes in Teaneck, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Real estate agents … [+] struggle to find listings as deals decline, mortgage rates remain high and signs point to leane...
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Home Builder Confidence Jumps For First Time In 12 Months — As Housing Market ‘Turning Point’ May Be Here
Topline Home builder sentiment climbed in January for the first time since December 2021, according to the National Association of Home Builders, a welcome bright spot for the otherwise bleak housing ...
Moody’s Mark Zandi sees relief within 6 months
The U.S. will see inflation cut in half within six months, according to Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. His call, which comes on the cusp of another key inflation report, hinges on oil prices s...
Next Fed rate hike to spark dangerous game in economy: Peter Boockvar
The market’s violent reaction to hotter-than-expected inflation may usher in more losses. Investor Peter Boockvar believes Wall Street is coming to grips with a painful reality: Inflation isn...
Inflation ‘collapse’ will spark big stock market gains: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse expects the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes sooner than widely expected due to tumbling inflation. According to the firm’s chief U.S. equity strategist, it will launch...
People Aren’t Moving For Better Opportunities—But Maybe They Should
A young couple moving. getty Many cities have terrible crime problems, most having rising home prices, and a few still have limited job opportunities. So why aren’t people moving to better locales? Th...
Home Prices Finally Cooling Off? Market Slows In April But Demand Remains High Despite Rising Mortgage Rates
Topline Home prices, which have been shooting up since last year, grew at a slower pace in April, showing signs of a potential cool down in the red-hot housing market, according to new data from S&...
Stephen Roach gives stagflation warning, calls peak inflation absurd
Stagflation is making a comeback, according to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach. He warns the U.S. is on a dangerous path that leads to higher prices coupled with slower growth. ̶...
How relocating Americans created new inflation hot spots
Americans moved around a lot over the past two years, and those destinations also now happen to have the highest inflation rates in the U.S. “We saw right away that inflation was highest in Phoe...
Home affordability at 2007 bubble level but crash unlikely: Blackstone
A major Wall Street firm is drawing a striking parallel to the housing bubble. Blackstone’s Joe Zidle calls homes almost as unaffordable as the 2007 peak. Yet, he believes a crash is unlikely du...
Consumers at breaking point as Fed inflation battle heats up: Boockvar
The economy may be hitting a crucial turning point. Investor Peter Boockvar warns the Federal Reserve will not be able to meaningfully contain surging inflation, and there’s not much more consum...
Why people moving out of big cities are seeing the most inflation
Some of the hottest pandemic-migration destinations also happen to be home to the hottest regional inflation rates. The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as m...
U.S. is top safe haven amid Russia-Ukraine war: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle
The world’s leading private equity firm suggests the U.S. the ultimate safe haven play. According to Blackstone’s Joseph Zidle, it’s largely insulated from the Russia-Ukraine war fal...