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Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as new Middle East attacks push oil prices up
Mon Aug 31 2:53 pm
The expectation had been for falling rates this year, but the war with Iran and its resulting rise in oil prices upended that.
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Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate surges to nearly 7%
Mon Aug 31 1:52 pm
CNBC's Diana Olick reports on news regarding mortgage rates.
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Manhattan's luxury rental market is booming, with units reaching $100,000 a month
Mon Aug 31 7:27 am
New York City brokers said they've seen a surge in the number of wealthy renters, which is driving Manhattan rents to new records.
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Trump administration weighs Yosemite land swap for private developer’s access road
Sat Aug 29 2:21 pm
The Trump administration is considering a Yosemite land exchange that could give a developer more direct park access.
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August apartment rents turn positive for the first time in four years
Fri Aug 28 9:28 am
Apartment rents are finally turning positive as vacancies drop, thanks to less new supply.
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Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further
Wed Aug 26 7:33 am
Mortgage rates rose again last week causing demand for both refinances and purchase loans to drop. Rates climbed to their highest level in three weeks.
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Investor competition for commercial real estate sees strongest growth in a year
Tue Aug 25 4:44 pm
Even though macro uncertainty and volatility continue to show up in the broader economy, bidding keeps rising, according to JLL.
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Cash is no longer king in home sales
Tue Aug 25 12:38 pm
Cash buyers are a diminishing share of the overall housing market, as more supply and weaker prices give all buyers more purchasing power.
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July new home sales miss estimates
Tue Aug 25 10:12 am
CNBC’s Diana Olick breaks down the newest housing data.
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Contractual power sustains data center demand despite backlash, says Cohen & Steers' Ji Zhang
Mon Aug 24 3:23 pm
Ji Zhang, global real estate portfolio manager at Cohen & Steers, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how the backlash toward AI data centers is affecting the real estate industry.
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Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on
Sat Aug 22 1:00 am
Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.
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New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports
Fri Aug 21 6:36 am
AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report.
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