KB Home reported third-quarter net income of $65.3 million, down 41% from a year earlier, as net orders fell 12% and housing gross margin compressed. Executives said housing conditions have weakened since June as higher mortgage rates pressure affordability and buyer...
The housing recovery keeps getting postponed. A fresh Reuters survey of property analysts shows forecasters raising their mortgage-rate expectations again, with borrowing costs now expected to decline only modestly from current levels. The shift comes as the 10-year...
The U.S. housing market has spent years arguing that it needs more homes. Builders are now sending a different signal: in many of the markets that produced the most new supply during the pandemic-era boom, they are pulling back. A new Zillow analysis released Sept. 14...
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield crossed 5% on Monday, a threshold it had not breached since October 2023, adding another jolt to mortgage pricing just one day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. The move matters immediately to the...
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August as energy costs jumped and shelter inflation accelerated. For a housing market already dealing with mortgage rates around 7%, the bond market’s reaction may be the bigger story. Homebuyers looking for relief from mortgage rates...