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Over the summer, many of the home builders started rallying in anticipation of rate cuts from the Fed. But now the Feds start cutting and the group keeps rolling over. So what's going on here.Didn't we want rate cuts to jolt the industry out of the doldrums. Well, let's look at what happened when some of the key home builders recently reported. First, we got Lenar, the Miami based developer that's become one of the largest home builders in the country.Lenar kicked these off last Thursday when they reported ...

Let's get more on that burst of positive economic news out this morning. Refllies inflation adjusted GDP for the second quarter came in at a healthy 3.8%. That was stronger than the 3.3% figure that was previously reported.And meanwhile, in a sign of strength for the labor market, initial jobless claims edged lower to 218,000 and July existing home sales, which just crossed ticked higher to just over 4 million. So, how does the US economy keep chugging along amid what seems like a drum beat of dire predicti ...

Welcome back to Squawk on the Street. Real estate one of the worst performing sectors on the year behind just health care and consumer staples. All underperformers.Home wielders across the board remain in correction territory which means they're 10% or more from their 52- week highs. Lenar is the worst of the group. And then watch KB Home shares today reducing fullear sales guidance due to lower prices.The company COO saying on the call they're not seeing the uptick in demand they'd expect given the recent ...

The potential of lower interest rates is likely to be gradual and lack the "oomph†needed to thaw the housing market, Oppenheimer analysts said. ...

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Governor, welcome to the program, sir. We've got tons of time to talk about what's going to happen next. Your thoughts on the labor market, the balance of risk, the broader economy.I actually wanted to lead the conversation with this one. Governor, what was your experience like. I'm sure this was unexpected 12 months ago.What was it like walking into the room and was it different to what you expected. Good morning and thanks for having me. It's great to see you again.Look, you know, walking into the room, y ...

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Your next guest has a great look into the real estate market, particularly in Texas. This company owns several commercial real estate buildings in Austin. They're developing around Dallas, also in Arizona.Joining us on set is Rastagar Capital CEO Ari Rastagar. Ari, great to have you on the program. >> Thanks for having me, bro.>> Okay, so you went from son of immigrants, zero money to building what may be the tallest building in Dallas. Before we get into the specifics, tell us how you did that because a lo ...

New home sales for the month of August coming in stronger than expected, climbing more than 20% month overmonth with mortgage rates coming down and demand clearly strong. So is this the turning point for the housing market. Joining us now, housing wire lead analyst Logan Moasami.Uh Logan, thank you for being here. Um so what do you think. Is this the kind of the unlock that we have been waiting for.You know, whenever mortgage rates head below 6.64% and down to 6%, housing data tends to improve, right. New h ...