A booming stock market means homebuyers will be more tolerant of high mortgage rates, Compass CEO says

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A for sale sign.

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New home construction in the US plummeted to a 5-month low in January

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Housing starts tumbled in January to a five-month low.

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Housing-market activity stalls in January amid uncertain rate outlook

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The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in over a decade

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The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in decades
The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in decades.

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Investors bought a record 26% of the affordable houses in the US last quarter

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Investors bought more than a quarter of the affordable homes in the US last quarter, Redfin said.

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Baby boomers are driving the trend of Americans staying in their homes for twice as long as they did 2 decades ago

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Boomers are unlikely to downsize given the current affordability conditions, Redfin said.

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30-year mortgage rate rises to the highest level in 2 months

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Americans are feeling the most optimistic about the mortgage market since the Fed started hiking rates

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Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.
Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.

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The US housing market has ended a 9-month streak of price gains

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US home prices have ended a nine-month streak of gains.

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The average US homebuyer has gained $40,000 in buying power in the last 3 months as mortgage rates cool

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