Jerome Powell drops a bombshell, a new movie celebrates a pioneering banker, and the Washington Commanders debut their new stadium’s design. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 12-16. Hit: A Very Big...
Florida recorded a total of 255,023 closed sales of existing single-family homes during 2025, up 0.9% year-over-year. The Sunshine State also recorded 88,793 sales of existing condo-townhouses, down 5.9% compared to 2024. According to data from Florida Realtors, new...
The Santa Fe, New Mexico-based compound where Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead last year will be listed for sale at $6.25 million. The Wall Street Journal reports the 53-acre estate was purchased by Hackman in the 1990s. The...
Canada recorded a total of 259,028 housing starts during 2025, up by 5.6% from the 245,367 recorded in 2024. According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), last year’s housing starts total was the fifth highest annual number on record. Housing starts in...
An off-hand remark by President Trump appears to affirm that National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is out of the running to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. The Wall Street Journal reports Trump was speaking at a healthcare event at the White House...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes began 2026 with a downturn, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). For January, the HMI fell two points to 37, well below the 50-mark...
