The housing market continues to limp toward the finish in 2025, as high rates have stymied potential buyers and sellers are pulling back rather than lowering asking prices.The freeze is exacerbated by several other factors, including aggressive immigration enforcement that limits the construction labor force and high tariffs on materials such as lumber, aluminum, and steel.Both starter and luxury homebuilders are feeling the pressure, and this might be a sector to avoid unless mortgage rates drop significan ...