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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Mortgage Rates Hit Yearly Low After Fed’s Cut – Why Experts Say 3% Mortgages Are Gone for Good

Mortgage Rates at 14-Month Lows After Weeks of Decline After climbing to painful highs earlier in 2025, mortgage rates have finally pulled back in recent weeks – offering a dose of relief to homebuyers and refinancers. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage now hovers around 6.2% (APR) as of November 4 nerdwallet.com. That’s down from the ~7%+ range seen at the start of the year and marks the lowest level for rates in about 14 months themortgagereports.com. Freddie Mac’s weekly survey showed the 30-year average easing to 6.17% at the end of October, the fourth consecutive weekly drop and the lowest
4 November 2025
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Opendoor Stock Skyrockets 1300% Amid Meme Hype – Will the Rally Survive the Housing Slump?

Opendoor Stock Skyrockets 1300% Amid Meme Hype – Will the Rally Survive the Housing Slump?

The 1300% Rally and Meme Stock Frenzy Opendoor’s stock has experienced a jaw-dropping rally in 2025, transforming from a penny-stock into a retail trading sensation. After languishing below $1 per share through mid-year (and drawing a Nasdaq delisting warning), OPEN caught fire over the summer. A coalition of individual investors on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) began touting Opendoor as the next big “meme stock,” similar to past hits like GameStop and AMC nasdaq.com. This social-media enthusiasm, combined with activist investor pressure, ignited a massive short squeeze and sent Opendoor shares rocketing up around 1,300% from their lows nasdaq.com. The
3 November 2025
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Opendoor’s Wild 2025 Ride: Meme-Stock Surge, Crypto Pivot & Housing Hopes – What’s Next for OPEN?

Opendoor’s 1600% Meme-Stock Rally Meets Reality – New CEO, Crypto Hype & Housing Woes Collide

From Penny Stock to Meme Superstar: A Wild 2025 Ride Opendoor’s stock journey in 2025 has been nothing short of astonishing. The San Francisco-based real estate tech firm – known for its online home-buying and flipping platform – started the year trading for pennies amid deep losses. But by mid-September, OPEN shares had skyrocketed to over $10, bolstered by frenzied retail trading and social media hype. In the span of about three months, the stock leapt roughly 1,600% off its June lows ts2.tech, transforming Opendoor into a buzzy “meme stock” sensation featured on Reddit and X (Twitter). This dramatic rally
24 October 2025
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Buyers Bet on Falling Mortgage Rates as 2025 Housing Market Hits Standstill – Will Relief Come?

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 down soon. Consumer surveys show a majority of Americans expect borrowing costs to ease in the near future prnewswire.com. After all, 30-year mortgage rates have finally edged down from their 7%+ peak earlier in the year to around 6.2%–6.3% recently ts2.tech, which feels like progress. In fact, this month rates briefly hit 6.27%, the lowest level in about a year
23 October 2025
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Cavco Industries’ Rollercoaster: Record Highs, Big Acquisition & Housing Market Headwinds (Oct 2025 Update)

Cavco Industries’ Rollercoaster: Record Highs, Big Acquisition & Housing Market Headwinds (Oct 2025 Update)

Stock Performance Snapshot (Oct 2025) Cavco’s stock went on a rollercoaster ride in late 2025. After a steady rally through the year (+30% YTD by early October tipranks.com), CVCO surged to an all-time high around $574 per share marketbeat.com. This run-up coincided with strong earnings and optimism around affordable housing. However, on October 6, the stock sharply reversed, dropping from the mid-$570s to the high-$490s in a single session (a −12.6% plunge intraday) marketbeat.com finance.yahoo.com. This sudden sell-off wiped out about $72 per share, reflecting broader market turbulence rather than any negative Cavco news gurufocus.com. Indeed, analysts noted the downturn
7 October 2025
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Champion Homes (SKY) – Booming Modular Home Titan Defies Housing Headwinds

Champion Homes (SKY) – Booming Modular Home Titan Defies Housing Headwinds

Company Overview and Background Champion Homes (formerly Skyline Champion) is a leading producer of factory-built housing (manufactured and modular homes, park models, and ADUs) in the U.S. and Canada businesswire.com. The company’s lineage dates back to the 1950s, and through mergers (the 2018 Skyline–Champion combination) it now encompasses famous brands like Skyline Homes, Genesis, Champion Home Builders, and others businesswire.com. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Champion employs roughly 9,000 people and operates 46–48 manufacturing plants across North America ir.championhomes.com ir.championhomes.com. It builds homes for single-family, multi-family, and hospitality markets, and complements manufacturing with services: on-site installation, its Star Fleet trucking arm,
7 October 2025
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