Real Estate NewsBelow are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.Real EstateHere's why new home sales tankedNewly built homes are more expensive than they've ever been before. That's why sales are suffering. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:33:00 PDT New home sales plunge 9.4% in July, falling to 7-month lowThe Commerce Department said on Wednesday new home sales tumbled to the lowest level since December 2016. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:06:00 PDT New home sales down 9.4%CNBC's Diana Olick reports the latest read on new home sales. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:02:00 PDT Housing growth happening in lower cost areas: KeyBanc's Kenneth ZenerKenneth Zener, KeyBanc Capital Markets, weighs in on the health of the housing markets and home builder sentiment. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:16:00 PDT Weekly mortgage apps fall 0.5%CNBC's Diana Olick reports on the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest data on home financing. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:14:00 PDT Mortgage volume stuck for second straight week, but jumbo loans get cheaperBoth homeowners and homebuyers seem unimpressed by the lowest mortgage interest rates of the year. Read Article Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:00:00 PDT Chinese outbound real estate investment down, but not out: ResearcherChinese policymakers oppose "irrational" overseas real estate buys, but they have not stopped all transactions, notes Nicholas Holt, Asia-Pacific head of Research, Knight Frank. Read Article Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:28:00 PDT Changing mortgage deduction would discourage homeownership: Toll Brothers CEOMaking changes to the popular mortgage interest rate deduction would be "very bad policy," Toll Brothers CEO Doug Yearley told CNBC on Tuesday. Read Article Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:49:00 PDT Will Lowe's be the next victim of Amazon's success?Boris Schlossberg of BK Asset Management says Lowe's may be in trouble as it feels pressure from two external forces: Amazon and the possibility of rising interest rates. Read Article Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:30:00 PDT Popular mortgage deduction could get a haircut in tax reformThe mortgage interest tax deduction has long been considered politically untouchable — until now, that is. Read Article Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:51:00 PDT |