Housing Market News 23 October 2025

Mortgage Rates Today, December 8, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Hovers in the Mid‑6% Range as Markets Bet on a Fed Rate Cut

Mortgage borrowers are waking up to another day of mid‑6% mortgage rates – better than the 7%+ highs of earlier this year, but still far from the ultra‑cheap loans of the pandemic era. At the same time, markets are almost certain the Federal

8 December 2025

Bank of Canada Rate Cuts Are Likely Over: What a 2.25% Policy Rate Means for Mortgages, Housing and TSX Mid‑Cap Stocks

Published: December 5, 2025 Key Points 1. Where Bank of Canada Rates Stand Now The Bank of Canada’s key policy rate currently sits at 2.25%, after an October 29 cut of 25 basis points from 2.50%. Bank of Canada+1 That

5 December 2025

Canadian Economy · Housing Market · Interest Rates · Mortgages · NYSE:BLK · Stock Market

Mortgage Refinance Rates Today (December 4, 2025): What Redfin’s ‘Great Housing Reset’ Means for Homeowners

Published December 4, 2025 Mortgage and refinance rates are starting December parked in the low‑to‑mid 6% range, but the story doesn’t stop there. A fresh forecast from Redfin, new daily rate reports from Fortune, Bankrate, NerdWallet and others, and growing

4 December 2025

Homeownership · Housing Market · Mortgage · NASDAQ:RDFN · Real Estate News · Refinance

2026 Housing Market Forecast: 22 Cities Face Price Drops as Mortgage Rates Ease and a ‘Reset Year’ Begins

On December 3, 2025, a flurry of new forecasts reshaped expectations for the 2026 U.S. housing market. Realtor.com released its national 2026 outlook, CBS News spotlighted 22 major metros where home prices are expected to fall, Bright MLS called 2026

3 December 2025

Economic Forecast · Home Prices · Housing Market · Mortgage Rates · NASDAQ:RDFN · Real Estate

Canada Economy News Today (December 3, 2025): Big Bank Earnings, Cooling Housing and a Cautious Bank of Canada

Canada’s economy is sending mixed signals this Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Big banks are reporting strong profits and raising dividends, the stock market is hovering near record highs, but the housing market – especially in Toronto – is clearly soft,

3 December 2025

Banking · Canada · Economy · Financial News · Housing Market

Home Depot Stock Today (HD): Earnings Miss, Housing ‘Funk’ and Governance Shake-Up – Update for November 29, 2025

Home Depot stock is back in the spotlight this weekend as investors digest a messy mix of solid sales, weaker profits, softer housing activity, fresh governance changes and a new AI push aimed at professional contractors. As of the last

29 November 2025

Corporate Governance · Earnings Reports · Home Improvement · Housing Market · NYSE:HD · Stock Market

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) Stock Today, 28 November 2025: Banks Retreat, Valuations in Focus, Housing Tailwinds Build

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) ended Friday’s session slightly weaker, as investors rotated out of bank stocks following a recent bounce and renewed concerns about interest rates, margins, and the broader economic outlook. Below is a rundown of today’s market

28 November 2025

Australian Economy · Banking · Housing Market · Investment Analysis · Stock Market

APRA’s New 20% Cap on High‑Risk Home Loans: Double Whammy for Australia’s Hot Housing Market

27 November 2025 – Australia Australia’s banking regulator has fired a clear warning shot at the housing boom, unveiling its first‑ever cap on high debt‑to‑income (DTI) mortgages just as markets brace for possible Reserve Bank interest rate hikes in 2026.

27 November 2025

Australia Economy · Financial Regulation · Home Loans · Housing Market · Real Estate

U.S. Mortgage Rates Slip to 6.23% as Job Market Cools and December Fed Cut Odds Surge

Holiday homebuyers are creeping back, but mid‑6% mortgage rates and economic uncertainty keep the housing rebound fragile. Mortgage Rates Finally Ease — But Only Slightly After several weeks of inching higher, U.S. mortgage rates have finally moved in borrowers’ favor,

27 November 2025

Federal Reserve · Housing Market · Jobs Report · Mortgage Rates · U.S. Economy

Rocket Companies Stock Blasts Off After $14B Mega-Merger – Will RKT Keep Soaring?

RKT Stock Today (Nov. 18, 2025): Rocket Companies Trades Higher as Housing, Spending and Insider-News Collide

Rocket Companies Inc. (NYSE: RKT) is back in the spotlight today as investors digest a fresh batch of U.S. housing-market data from Redfin, new consumer-spending survey results from Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, and headlines about insider selling by a key

18 November 2025

Financial News · Housing Market · Insider Trading · Investing · NYSE:RKT · Stock Market

Zillow Stock Soars on Rental Boom and AI Buzz: Latest Earnings, Analyst Takes, and 2025 Outlook

Zillow Raises Red Flag: Hidden Homeownership Costs Near $16,000 As Mortgage Rates Hold Around 6.3%

The American dream of owning a home just got more expensive. As of Sunday, November 16, 2025, new data from Zillow and Thumbtack show that the “hidden” costs of homeownership now average $15,979 per year nationwide — about $1,325 a month on top of the

16 November 2025

Homeownership · Housing Market · Mortgage Tips · NASDAQ:Z · Personal Finance · Real Estate

Buyers Bet on Falling Mortgage Rates as 2025 Housing Market Hits Standstill – Will Relief Come?

Buyers Pin Hopes on a Rate Drop, But Patience Wears Thin Despite sky-high home prices and a two-year slump in sales, homebuyer optimism is oddly resilient – largely because so many buyers are betting that mortgage rates have to come

23 October 2025

Home Buying · Housing Market · Market Trends · Mortgage Rates · Real Estate

Housing Market News 23 October 2025 - 8 December 2025