After ending yesterday's choppy session narrowly mixed, stocks moved to the upside in early trading on Wednesday but quickly came under pressure. The major averages pulled back well off their highs of the session and firmly into negative territory.The major averages saw further downside going into the end of the day, closing just off their lows of the session.The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 418.14 points or 1.8 percent to 22,693.32, the S&P 500 slumped 78.83 points or 1.2 percent to 6,721.43 and the Dow slid ...

If you share these concerns, now may be a good time to start preparing.And Wright isn’t the only one sounding alarms. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki has also warned that the “biggest crash in history” is beginning — adding that “residential real estate crashes” in this scenario as well.When asked how far prices would need to fall to restore balance, Wright didn’t mince words: “It's going to be near your 50% — and much greater in certain areas.”“I think we're going to correct all the way to a po ...

The landscape for homebuyers has been shifting over the past few years. Going into 2026, with mortgage interest rates finally dropping a little and home prices holding steady, new homebuyers may be wondering what chances they have to buy their dream home. Learn More: How Much House Does $300K, $400K and $500K Buy You in Every State? Read Next: How Middle-Class Earners Are Quietly Becoming Millionaires — and How You Can, Too For homebuyers looking to break into the $500,000 mark for a home, here’s what in ...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Most Read from Fast Company After announcing another 25-basis-point cut to the Federal Reserve’s short-term rate, Fed Chair Jerome Powell—whose term ends on May 15, 2026—was asked about the U.S. housing market. Powell acknowledged that recent rate cuts won’t restore affordability to the U.S. housing market. He suggested that the country needs to build more housing units—and noted that cen ...

Core Insights - The wealth gap between homeowners and renters has significantly widened, with the typical homeowner's net worth at approximately $430,000 compared to around $10,000 for renters, resulting in a 43-to-1 difference [1] - The last official dataset from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) in 2022 indicated a median homeowner's net worth of $396,200 versus $10,400 for renters, reflecting a 38-to-1 difference at that time [2] Wealth Dynamics - Home equity serves as a wealth multiplier, with homeowners building equity over time, which can constitute 50% or more of a household's total net worth, thus driving household wealth [4] - Renters do not build equity through rent payments, which means they miss out on ownership, price appreciation, and leveraging assets for future investments [5] Historical Context - The homeowner-renter wealth gap has been significant for years, but the increase from 2019 to 2022 marked the largest three-year jump in median net worth differences recorded by the SCF, indicating accelerated homeowner wealth growth despite broader economic challenges [6]

尽管北美大多数主要城市的房价仍在持续上涨，但加拿大一些城市的房价涨幅在北美独占鳌头，远远甩开纽约、洛杉矶等大城市。 一份新报告证实了许多买家早已感受到的现实：过去20年里，加拿大的房价一直在不断攀升。Visual Capitalist基于Zillow的数据，分析了美国 和加拿大房价的变化情况，其中多座加拿大城市格外突出。 报告比较了北美前25大城市的房价，发现2005年至2025年期间，房价平均上涨了92%，在20年内几乎翻了一倍。 尽管这些城市房价依然高企，但它们并未进入房价涨幅最快的前五名。 报告指出："房价涨幅最快的前三名城市全部位于加拿大。温哥华自2005年以来上涨了175%，位居首位，其次是蒙特利尔，上涨167%，多伦 多上涨165%。" 在美国，房价涨幅最快的城市包括Dallas、Charlotte、Denver、Seattle、Houston和Atlanta。 以下是北美房价涨幅最快的五大住房市场的涨幅情况，以及目前购买一套住房所需的成本。价格均以加元计算。 涨幅：139% 第3名：多伦多 涨幅：164% 第2名：蒙特利尔 涨幅：167% 第1名：温哥华 涨幅：175% 44 Bee Propo ...

The real estate market is challenging for buyers and sellers alike. With national average prices essentially flat in 2025, according to Zillow Research, sellers are disappointed to find they don’t have the advantages afforded to them during the pandemic. But those steady prices don’t help buyers who are already priced out of the market. Add that uncertainty about mortgage rates, and you have a perfect recipe for stagnation. But real estate markets are cyclical, so what’s true in October 2025 might not be ...

Gary Friedman last night uh guiding lower on margins takes us to a mad dash. >> No, it was not a call that if you're looking for upside. I think that in some ways and I went over this with Ben Stos, my research director, that RH is to housing as strategy is to Bitcoin.I mean, you just they're linked. >> You mean like a leverage play. >> Yeah.And and I feel like that if you're really sure that housing's going to come back, really really sure because if you're just kind of sure that's Home Depot, if you're re ...

Welcome back. The housing market expected to shift in 2026 as President Trump works to encourage the younger generation of American home buyers. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate now sits at 6.2%.That's about uh just over 5 a.5% for a 15-year fixed, higher than most people want. Mortgage rates expected to drop however slightly at least heading into the next year as the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates and did so this week by quarter point a third straight cut. Joining me now is the founder of Sirant ...

Core Insights - The housing sector is facing ongoing challenges, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicating that interest rate cuts are unlikely to significantly improve inventory and affordability issues [1][2][5] - Powell emphasized that the primary issues affecting the housing market are low supply and high mortgage rates, which are not directly influenced by the Fed's monetary policy [5][9][13] Interest Rate Cuts - The Federal Reserve has cut the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points for the third consecutive meeting, but Powell expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of these cuts in addressing housing market weaknesses [1][3][9] - The Fed's "dot plot" projections suggest only one additional rate cut in 2026, indicating a cautious approach moving forward [10] Housing Supply and Demand - Powell noted a long-standing shortage of housing supply in the U.S., stating that more diverse housing options are needed to meet demand [6][9] - Many homeowners are reluctant to sell due to having low-rate mortgages from the pandemic, which contributes to the ongoing supply constraints [5][13] Market Dynamics - The housing market has seen a significant increase in delistings, with a 38% rise in October compared to the previous year and a 45% increase in delistings for 2025 to date compared to 2024 [14][15] - Approximately 6% of listings have been removed from the market each month since June, marking 2025 as the year with the highest delisting rate since tracking began in 2022 [16]