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Housing Market News 9 December 2025 - 6 January 2026

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. 5. Fortune The level matters because refinancing—replacing an existing home loan with a new one—has remained out of reach for many borrowers since rates jumped from pandemic-era lows. A sustained decline would lower monthly payments and could loosen a market
6 January 2026
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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 rates ease and housing turnover rises, but it tends to stall when homeowners delay big projects. Housing data delivered a fresh data point late in the session. Contracts to buy existing homes — known as pending home sales, a gauge
30 December 2025
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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+1 The home-improvement retailer is closely tied to the U.S. housing cycle because moves, remodels and repairs tend to rise when more homes change hands and homeowners feel less squeezed by borrowing costs. Mortgage rates and leading housing indicators have become key inputs for investors trying to pin down the timing of a
30 December 2025
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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 swings, especially in rate-sensitive consumer names tied to housing and remodeling. Reuters Home Depot is closely watched as a read-through on U.S. home-improvement demand, where borrowing costs and home turnover can affect big projects and discretionary spending. Reuters On Friday,
29 December 2025
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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 0.70%. Yahoo Finance After-hours trading was essentially flat, with quotes hovering around $349.77 later Friday evening. MarketWatch With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, the next key moment for HD investors is Monday’s open, when year-end positioning and rate expectations
27 December 2025
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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 kind of move isn’t unusual for homebuilders in late 2025: mortgage-rate expectations, affordability, and incentive-heavy selling strategies can swing sentiment fast. But Meritage has a few specific storylines converging right now—most notably a ramped share repurchase plan, a steady investment-grade
19 December 2025
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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. StockAnalysis+1 The timing matters. Lennar’s earnings landed in a housing market that’s showing early signs of stabilization—mortgage rates have eased into the low-6% range and existing-home sales just ticked higher—but affordability remains tight, and builders are still leaning heavily on
19 December 2025
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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 been contained near target—even as trade frictions and tariff-related restructuring keep uncertainty elevated. Bank of Canada+1 The backdrop going into Monday is already lively: the loonie has been firm, supported by a “policy divergence” narrative (markets weighing a BoC on hold versus
14 December 2025
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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+ 2National Mortgage News+ 2 Below is the latest mortgage-rate picture, what it means for monthly payments on a $600,000 home loan , and the key reasons the housing market may remain constrained heading into 2026. The Fed cut rates again—here’s the big headline for homeowners On December 10, 2025 ,
13 December 2025
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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 touch higher around 9,662, up about 0.1% on the day and almost unchanged in percentage terms after an early dip.Investing.com UK+1 The blue‑chip benchmark remains only a few percent below the record close near the 10,000 mark set in mid‑November.Reuters The
11 December 2025
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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 to date and about 19% below its 52‑week high of $428.Investing.com+1 With a market cap of about $345 billion, a trailing P/E of ~23.6, and a 2.66% dividend yield, HD remains a premium-priced blue chip under real macro pressure.StockAnalysis+1 At
10 December 2025
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US Economy News Today: Fed Rate Cut Looms as Inflation Sticks Near 3%, Layoffs Surge and Housing Begins a “Great Reset”

US Economy News Today: Fed Rate Cut Looms as Inflation Sticks Near 3%, Layoffs Surge and Housing Begins a “Great Reset”

The United States economy heads into the final weeks of 2025 with a strange mix of strength and strain. Growth is holding up, stocks are near record highs and inflation has cooled sharply from its 2022 peak — but price pressures remain above the Federal Reserve’s target, layoffs have climbed to their highest level since the pandemic, and the national debt has blown past $38 trillion. Bureau of Economic Analysis+2Challenger Gray+2 At the center of it all: a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting this week, new Trump administration economic moves, and early signs that the overheated housing market may finally be starting
9 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

7 February 2026
CapitaLand Investment shares rose 1.3% to S$3.12 on Friday, bucking a 0.8% drop in Singapore’s benchmark index. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported a 16.4% jump in second-half distributable income, while CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posted a 1.4% full-year rise. CapitaLand China Trust saw full-year DPU fall to 4.82 cents amid weaker yuan and occupancy. CLI reports FY2025 results on Feb. 11.
Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

7 February 2026
Keppel shares closed at S$11.64 on Friday, up 0.17%, after surging 6.1% the previous day on stronger FY2025 profit and a larger dividend plan. The company bought back 151,400 shares for about S$1.74 million. Keppel reported a 29% rise in full-year profit to S$1.02 billion and proposed a total distribution of 47 cents per share, including a special dividend partly paid in Keppel REIT units.
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