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Housing Market News 10 December 2025 - 7 January 2026

Mortgage rates today: U.S. 30-year hits lowest since Sept 2024 as UK lenders cut deals

Mortgage rates today: U.S. 30-year hits lowest since Sept 2024 as UK lenders cut deals

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 07:39 EST — Premarket U.S. mortgage rates opened 2026 a shade lower, with the Mortgage Bankers Association’s measure of the 30-year fixed contract rate falling to 6.25%, the lowest since September 2024. Applications still fell over a holiday-adjusted two-week stretch, keeping the early-year rebound in refinancing on a tight leash. Why it matters now: the…
Mortgage Refi Rates Hover Near 6.24% as 2026 Starts—Here’s What’s Driving the Numbers

Mortgage Refi Rates Hover Near 6.24% as 2026 Starts—Here’s What’s Driving the Numbers

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 07:19 EST U.S. mortgage refinance rates stayed in the mid-6% range early Tuesday, with the average 30-year fixed refinance rate at 6.24%, Zillow data showed. Jumbo refinance loans, which exceed conforming loan limits, averaged 7.29%, while FHA- and VA-backed refinancings averaged 5.75% and 5.62%, according to a Fortune review of Zillow data as of Jan.…
Lowe’s stock closes lower as Wall Street slips; housing data and Fed minutes in focus

Lowe’s stock closes lower as Wall Street slips; housing data and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:26 PM ET — Market closed. Lowe’s Companies Inc shares finished Monday down 0.14% at $243.48. The stock was last indicated at $243.83 in after-hours trading. Yahoo Finance The move kept Lowe’s near a level investors have treated as a referendum on the U.S. housing cycle and interest-rate direction. Home-improvement spending can firm when mortgage…
Home Depot stock slips as housing data brightens — what investors watch next

Home Depot stock slips as housing data brightens — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 19:17 ET — After-hours Home Depot (HD) shares ended Monday down 0.67% at $347.45 and were little changed in after-hours trading, tracking a broad market dip as investors weighed new housing data and the outlook for rate-sensitive consumer names into year end. FinancialContent The home-improvement retailer is closely tied to the U.S. housing cycle because…
Home Depot stock ends higher into year-end as Fed minutes loom and housing stays in focus

Home Depot stock ends higher into year-end as Fed minutes loom and housing stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:49 ET — Market closed Home Depot shares ended the latest session on Friday up 0.7% at $349.78. The move came in a quiet, light-volume stretch for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all closing marginally lower on Friday. Reuters That matters now because year-end portfolio shifts and thin trading can amplify…
Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Weekend Update: Shares Hold Near $350 as Year-End Rally Meets Housing Headwinds—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Weekend Update: Shares Hold Near $350 as Year-End Rally Meets Housing Headwinds—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 2:06 p.m. ET — Market closed Home Depot, Inc. (The) stock is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with investors balancing a resilient year-end tape against the company’s own message that the housing-led “big project” cycle has yet to fully reaccelerate. Shares of Home Depot (HD) finished Friday’s regular session at $349.78, up…
Meritage Homes (MTH) Stock Today Encourages a “Show-Me” Quarter: Buybacks, Credit Outlook, and Housing Data Take Center Stage

Meritage Homes (MTH) Stock Today Encourages a “Show-Me” Quarter: Buybacks, Credit Outlook, and Housing Data Take Center Stage

Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) stock traded lower on Friday, December 19, 2025, as investors weighed a mix of sector-wide housing signals, recent credit commentary, and Meritage’s own capital-return plans ahead of its next earnings report. Shares were last indicated around $66.52, down about 2.6% on the day, after opening at $67.15 and trading between $65.73 and $67.42 intraday. That…
Lennar Stock (LEN) Falls After Q4 2025 Earnings Miss: Analyst Downgrades, 2026 Guidance and Housing Market Signals (Dec. 19, 2025)

Lennar Stock (LEN) Falls After Q4 2025 Earnings Miss: Analyst Downgrades, 2026 Guidance and Housing Market Signals (Dec. 19, 2025)

Lennar Corporation stock extended its post-earnings slide on Friday, December 19, closing at $106.65 after a bruising four-session stretch that followed the homebuilder’s fiscal Q4 report and softer-than-expected margin outlook. By Thursday’s close, the stock was already about 25% below its 52-week high, a gap that underscores how quickly sentiment can turn on homebuilders when incentives rise and margins fall.…
Canada Economic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025: CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data Set the Tone for CAD

Canada Economic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025: CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data Set the Tone for CAD

Canada’s macro calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025 is front-loaded with market-moving releases that can quickly reset expectations for Bank of Canada policy, the Canadian dollar (CAD), and rate-sensitive sectors such as housing and consumer discretionary. The headline event is Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November, landing just days after the Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% and reiterated that inflation has…
14 December 2025
Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 13, 2025): What the Fed’s Rate Cut Means for a $600,000 Mortgage Payment—and Why Housing Still Won’t Get “Much Relief”

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 13, 2025): What the Fed’s Rate Cut Means for a $600,000 Mortgage Payment—and Why Housing Still Won’t Get “Much Relief”

Updated: Saturday, December 13, 2025 — The Federal Reserve’s final move of 2025 was a quarter-point rate cut. But if you’re waiting for mortgage rates to plunge—and for the housing market to suddenly “unlock”—Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the bond market are delivering the same message: it’s not that simple. Reuters Below is the latest mortgage-rate picture, what it means…
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holds Near Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Cut, BoE Outlook and Housing Jitters – 11 December 2025

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holds Near Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Cut, BoE Outlook and Housing Jitters – 11 December 2025

London’s stock market spent Thursday morning in a holding pattern, with the FTSE 100 hovering just below record territory as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut, a softening UK housing market and growing expectations of a Bank of England (BoE) move next week. As of late morning on Thursday 11 December, the FTSE 100 was trading a…
Home Depot Stock Today: 2026 Outlook, Housing Warning and New Creator Strategy (Dec. 10, 2025)

Home Depot Stock Today: 2026 Outlook, Housing Warning and New Creator Strategy (Dec. 10, 2025)

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) is back in focus on December 10, 2025, as Wall Street digests a conservative 2026 forecast, a clear warning about the housing market, and a fresh push into creator-led marketing. Around midday on Wednesday, Home Depot stock is trading near $346 per share, up slightly on the session but still roughly 9% lower year…

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  • Cramer calls Bank of America quarter really fine despite 4% stock drop
    January 18, 2026, 1:03 PM EST. Jim Cramer said Bank of America delivered a real quarter, calling it really fine and noting a top- and bottom-line beat. He highlighted 7% revenue growth and 18% earnings per share growth, with net interest income (NII) up about 10% and better than expected. Yet the stock fell roughly 4% on the day, which he described as extreme and attributed to broad market weakness rather than the results. He pointed to strength across all four business lines, with global wealth and investment management and global markets each up more than 10% year-over-year. Guidance for 2026 includes 5-7% NII growth; CEO Brian Moynihan voiced optimism on the US economy. The pullback, in Cramer's view, reflected labeling risk rather than fundamentals.
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