Shaina Mishkin

Ivy Zelman is bullish on housing stocks. Why she favors the “move up” market.

Higher rates increase the cost of buying a home. while hurricane damage can cause delays in new construction.

Ivy Zelman is bullish on housing stocks. Why she favors the “move up” market.

Jeffrey Kolitch of Baron Real Estate Fund is putting money into Vornado, an office REIT with high-end properties in New York City.

Jeffrey Kolitch of Baron Real Estate Fund is putting money into Vornado, an office REIT with high-end properties in New York City.

Rising mortgage rates make buying a house less attractive because monthly costs get pushed higher.

More home buyers signed sales contracts than expected in September. It’s a good omen for sales next year—even if October’s rapid rise in mortgage rates sends buyers back to the sidelines for now. 

Mortgage rates sharply rose again this week, to a recent 6.72%, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage rate survey.

Builder Stocks Rise. Mortgage Rates Are Expected to Tick Down.

Investors are betting that the president-elect will push to remove Fannie and Freddie from their Federal Housing Finance Administration conservatorship.