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Builder sentiment rises, but the housing market is still hurting

The new-home market posted a modest sentiment gain in May, but rising mortgage rates tied to the Iran conflict continue to suppress buyer demand

Has Warsh just been given a poisoned chalice?

He wanted 'regime change' at the Federal Reserve. He got it — along with rising inflation, an oil crisis, a White House demanding rate cuts, and a committee he has publicly criticized.

Today’s inflation figures are even worse than yesterday’s

How to build business even when the rate environment refuses to cooperate

Federal court strikes down Trump’s 10% global tariff — what it means for brokers

One lumber analyst says tariffs are just one issue hammering the housing market

Iran war darkens mood for US property investors, survey shows

Investors pulled back as geopolitics, rates and insurance risks squeezed returns

Brokers hope change at the Fed could usher in lower rates

Powell’s replacement could find it difficult to cut rates, but brokers are optimistic about the prospect

Dissent shows most disunited Fed since 1992

MBA economist flags rare split vote and little relief for borrowers

RECAP: Fed's latest rate decision, as it happened

Reaction from Fed chair Jerome Powell and from across the mortgage industry

US housing starts surge to 13-month high

March surge masked weaker permits, soft confidence and stubborn affordability pressures

US homebuilders stare down another ‘lost’ year as Iran conflict, tariffs bite

Margins shrank, incentives swelled, and spring demand stayed stubbornly soft