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Mortgage Rates Climb to Mid-6% Range, Purchase Demand Drops

Fuel-price swings lifted Treasury yields and pushed borrowing costs higher for homebuyers.

Congressional Housing Package Becomes Law After President Declines to Sign

U.S. New-Home Sales Drop to 580,000 as Supply Rises to 10.3 Months

HST Rebate Drives Big Lift in GTA Low‑Rise Sales but Condos Remain Stalled

Midwest Leads Spring Rebound in U.S. Housing Market

GTA Sales Rebound as Prices Fall and Buyers Keep Leverage

U.S. New-Home Sales Jump in March as Prices Hit Lowest Since 2021

U.S. Housing Starts Jump to 1.5 Million in March as Permits Fall

White House Puts 10 Million-Home Shortfall at Center of Housing Strategy

House Flipping in England and Wales Drops to a Decade Low

Zillow Preview Nears 60 Brokerage Partners After Adding 28 More

Asking-Price Inflation in Ireland Falls to 4.7%, a Two-Year Low

Ontario to Scrap HST on New Homes for One Year Starting April 1

U.S. New-Home Sales Plunge to 3½-Year Low in January

Realtor.com Names April 12–18 the Best Week to List a Home in 2026

Germany’s Housing Permits Rise 8.4% in January, Extending 2025 Rebound

Record Mortgage Sizes Spur RBA Call to Build More Homes

House Prices Rise in Nearly All Dutch Municipalities as Winterswijk Leads

UK Average House Price Tops £300,000 for First Time, Halifax Says

GTA Home Prices Slip Below $1 Million as Sales Slide in January