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Lennar blames high mortgage rates for sales miss, but says its home prices also need to fall

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Lennar said higher mortgage rates have hurt sales, but the home builder also acknowledged that it needs to cut prices more to reignite buying.

The Fed's Impact on Mortgages

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US existing home sales data jumped to an eight-month high in November, as house hunters begrudgingly start to accept mortgage rates above 6%. Smriti Popenoe, Dynex Capital Co-CEO, President and Chief Investment Officer joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about the landscape for the housing market in the year ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

Home Sales Are Shaping Up for Their Worst Year Since the Mid-1990s

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February 2025 Options Now Available For Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)

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Investors in Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (Symbol: MAA) saw new options become available today, for the February 2025 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MAA options chain for the new February 2025 contracts and iden

U.S. Existing Home Sales Spike To Eight-Month High In November

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(RTTNews) - After reporting a significant rebound by U.S. existing home sales in the previous month, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Thursday showing another substantial increase by existing home sales in the month of November.

Home sales rebound as buyers seize a dip in mortgage rates. Could the bump be short-lived?

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Existing-home sales rose to a rate of 4.15 million in November, the National Association of Realtors said.

US Existing Home Sales Surged In November, But...

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US Existing Home Sales Surged In November, But... After a collapse in new home sales in October (and modest rise in pending and existing home sales), analysts expected a further (small) acceleration in existing home sales in November and they were right as sales rose 4.8% MoM (vs +3.0% exp) - the biggest MoM jump since Feb 2024. That lifted sales up 6.14% YoY - the highest since June 2021... Source: Bloomberg That beat lifted the Total Existing Home Sales SAAR to 4.15mm - six month highs, but in context, still languishing near the lowest since the trough in 2010... Source: Bloomberg But don't get all excited quite yet - these are contracts that were generally signed in September, and since then rates have surged higher and yesterday's Fed will not help as mortgage rates top 7% once again... Source: Bloomberg Affordability remains a major hangup. The median sale price of a previously owned home increased 4.7% from a year earlier to $406,100 last month, a record for the month of November. Of course, realtors can't help but get excited... “Home sales momentum is building,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a prepared statement. But Yun admits that annual home sales are on pace to come in even lower than last year, which was the worst since 1995. First-time buyers made up 30% of purchases in November, but NAR’s annual report showed the share was 24% for all of 2024, the lowest on record. Tyler Durden Thu, 12/19/2024 - 10:08

November home sales surged more than expected, boosted by lower mortgage rates

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Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.8% in November compared with October, according to the National Association of Realtors

Lennar Stock Falls After Homebuilder Logs Lower Profit, Revenue

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Primaris REIT Publishes Second Annual ESG Report

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TORONTO — Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (“Primaris” or the “Trust”) (TSX: PMZ.UN) announces the publication of its second Environmental, Social & Governance (“ESG”) Report, in which Primaris outlines its ESG plan and the material ESG factors, governance practices, accomplishments, and metrics that impact its business. Primaris also present its inaugural ESG targets. Consistent with […]

Mortgage Rates Predicted To Stay Above 6% in 2025: What This Means for Buyers and Sellers

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Concierge Auctions Announces Early 2025 Sale Calendar Spanning North America and Asia

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Events include historic sales with RM Sotheby’s at Arizona Car Week and ModaMiami, as real estate auctions for the first time alongside collectible automobiles NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 19, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Concierge …

Official opening for Banks Homes’ new West Rainton development

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… residential development after housebuilder Banks Homes threw open the … ’s official opening by Banks Group chairman and chief … and marketing at Banks Homes, adds: “Banks Homes will create … down particularly well. Visitors to Banks Homes' new Cathedral …

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Schedules Fourth Quarter 2024 Results Release

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TORONTO — Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Choice Properties” or the “Trust”) (TSX: CHP.UN) announced today that it will be reporting fourth quarter 2024 results on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, after-market hours. Management will host a conference call the next day on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM (ET) with a simultaneous audio […]

CoStar Group Stock: Is CSGP Outperforming the Real Estate Sector?

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CoStar Group has recently outperformed the broader real estate sector, and analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock's long-term growth prospects.

Will ‘Good Trump’ or ‘Bad Trump’ prevail on housing?

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If Democrats want to recapture working America, there are few better ways than to stand up for them on the bedrock issue of housing.

Biden drafting plan for construction of AI data centers on federal lands

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Worries the U.S. will lose the AI arms race fuels an eleventh-hour Biden administration effort to allow massive data centers and power plants on public land.

Chinese banks raise mortgage rates for the first time in 3 years

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… September. Chinese regulators guide banks to raise mortgage rates on … ) December 19, 2024 Chinese banks are battling a record-low … from Data Motion that surveyed banks’ local branches across Chinese … a “price war” among banks that undermined profitability as …

Ventas to grow senior housing portfolio, secures lease extensions

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Kimco Realty ® Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

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Advancing new urbanization with counties as carriers

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Major tasks for the upcoming year have been determined at China's Central Economic Work Conference, including pursuing coordinated progress in new urbanization and all-around rural revitalization and promoting integrated urban-rural development.

Don’t count on monetary policy to make housing affordable

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Unless housebuilding picks up, neither cheap nor dear money will bring relief

Jennifer Lopez struts her stuff—still living in $68 million mansion she shared with Ben Affleck

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Lopez shared a series of social media posts of herself inside the property, and the pricey pad has been decked out for the Christmas season.

Skanska divests rental residential property in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M

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Hong Kong Housing Society reclaims 30 rental flats from well-off tenants

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Head of city’s second-largest public housing provider says organisation has made ‘good progress’ and will continue to clamp down on misuse.

Skanska Gets $68 Mln Contract To Renovate Collin College's Plano Campus In Texas

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(RTTNews) - Skanska AB (SKSBF.PK), a Swedish construction company, Thursday announced that it has signed a contract with Collin College for renovations to the Plano campus in Plano, Texas, USA.

Korean Lenders to Clean Up Bulk of Property Loans Amid Turmoil

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South Korea’s financial market regulator is increasing pressure on lenders to clean up troubled real estate loans as the nation’s political turmoil hurts economic growth.

Barings buys Joondalup Square

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The $74 million deal represents the biggest large format retail transaction nationally this year.

China Banks Raise Mortgage Rates For the First Time Since 2021

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Chinese banks raised new mortgage costs for the first time in three years, as narrowing margins are dragged down by a persistent property slump and slowdown in the world’s No. 2 economy.

Westbridge sells Daglish land

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The Subiaco-based fund manager has sold an 809sqm block to a local developer for $2.13 million.

New shopping centre for Port Hedland

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A Good Grocer IGA, Hungry Jacks and new child care centre could move into South Hedland by late 2026 if the plans are approved.

Thailand’s property boom attracts Chinese investors, but fraud risks loom

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Foreign buyers face legal hurdles and scams, risking significant financial losses, according to Thai law firm.

Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. Expands Portfolio With New Acquisition in Alberta, Canada

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LADERA RANCH, Calif. — Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. (“SSGT III”), a private real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of its newest self-storage facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located at 14135 128 Ave NW in Edmonton, Alberta, this newly […]

UK Government to Aid in Rescue of Titanic Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff

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The UK government is close to a deal to aid in the rescue of Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, a person familiar with the matter said, despite earlier refusals to do so.

MillerKnoll’s stock sinks on outlook, but company says bigger orders signal bigger focus on office space

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Shares of MillerKnoll Inc. slid after hours on Wednesday after the furniture maker trimmed its full-year profit outlook, citing “slower-than-expected macroeconomic improvements” and a housing market that continues to stay tight.

Bitcoin Is No Manhattan Real Estate, Peter Schiff Challenges MicroStrategy's Micheal Saylor: 'BTC Doesn't Generate Any Income'

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Hong Kong demand for flexible office space grows as market in Singapore slumps

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Bengaluru and Makati are the hottest spots as demand surged by 107 and 47 per cent, respectively, according to a study.

LGI Homes, Inc. Launches New Community Choplin Farms in Nash County, Offering Modern Homes on Spacious Lots

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LGI Homes opens Choplin Farms in Nash County, featuring new homes on large lots, starting in the mid-$300s.

Sunrise Realty executive chairman Leonard Tannenbaum acquires $1.38 million in stock

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LGI Homes Opens Raleigh-Area Community with New Plan Lineu

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Construction partners' chief accounting officer sells $240,704 in stock

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NNN REIT is Now Oversold

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which me

SPDR S&P Homebuilders Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for XHB

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (Symbol: XHB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $111.49, changing hands as low as $108.48 per share. SPDR S&P Homebuilders shares are currently trading off about 3% on the day. The chart below

The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund Getting Very Oversold

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (Symbol: XLRE) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $41.085 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis i

Chinese Students Give Boost to Hong Kong Commercial Property

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Hong Kong’s flailing commercial property market is getting a lift from the education sector as the number of Chinese students surges in the city.

iShares U.S. Real Estate Getting Very Oversold

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (Symbol: IYR) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $93.25 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to

The agricultural property relief row is a warning to the Treasury

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… Treasury has justified the current agricultural property relief (that is, exempting … by…restricting the generosity of agricultural property relief and business property … same One rationale for abolishing agricultural and business property relief would …

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) Passes Through 7% Yield Mark

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Broadstone Net Lease Inc (Symbol: BNL) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.16), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.47 on the

Brookfield Office Properties Provides Update on Conversion Option for Its Class AAA Series AA Preference Shares

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Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services nor for dissemination to the United States.All amounts in Canadian dollars. BROOKFIELD NEWS, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (“Brookfield”), a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., today announced that after having taken into account all election notices received by the December 16, 2024 […]

Why one of the biggest U.S. mortgage lenders expects housing demand to double in 2025

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Home buyers are expected to see more for-sale listings and lower mortgage rates in 2025.