Mortgage Rates
As the 2025 holiday season draws to a close, the U.S. housing market has received a long-awaited gift. Freddie Mac’s final Primary Mortgage Market Survey of the year, released this week, confirms a significant downward trend in borrowing costs, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipping to 6.
PulteGroup
As the sun sets on 2025, the U.S. housing market stands at a fascinating crossroads. For much of the year, investors and homebuyers alike were held captive by the Federal Reserve's "higher-for-longer" interest rate narrative. Yet, against a backdrop of mortgage rates that stubbornly refused
REITs
As 2025 draws to a close, a striking divergence has emerged in the equity markets. While the broader indices have grappled with the "tug-of-war" between Federal Reserve policy shifts and persistent inflationary pressures, the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector has found a second wind. Specifically, residential and
Stratus Properties
In a definitive move to unlock shareholder value, Stratus Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: STRS) announced today, December 22, 2025, that it has entered into a $60.8 million agreement to sell Kingwood Place, a premier grocery-anchored mixed-use development in the Houston area. The transaction marks a significant milestone in the company’
Housing Market
As the calendar turns toward the end of 2025, the U.S. housing market is finally shaking off the "deep freeze" that paralyzed transaction volumes for nearly two years. This nascent "thaw" is being driven by a rare alignment of stabilizing mortgage rates, a series of
Central Bank
In a decisive and unexpected move on December 15, 2025, The Central Bank announced a significant reduction in its benchmark policy rate by 50 basis points, signaling an aggressive pivot to combat burgeoning economic slowdown and disinflationary pressures. This substantial rate cut, double the conventional 25 basis point adjustment, underscores
Real Estate
As of December 2025, the global real estate market finds itself at a pivotal juncture, navigating a complex landscape shaped predominantly by evolving interest rate policies. While central banks in major economies have initiated a cautious descent from peak rates, the pace has been more measured than anticipated, leaving rates
Toll Brothers
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) recently adjusted its stock price target for luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), lowering it from $145.00 to $143.00. This recalibration, announced on Thursday, December 11, 2025, comes on the heels of Toll Brothers' fourth-quarter earnings report, which presented a mixed financial
Treasury Yields
As December 1, 2025, dawns, global financial markets are grappling with a significant uptick in Treasury yields, a movement primarily catalyzed by a substantial sell-off in Japanese government debt and evolving expectations surrounding central bank policies. This surge has immediately cast a shadow of caution and a 'risk-off'
Centerspace
Minneapolis, MN – December 1, 2025 – Centerspace (NYSE:CSR), a prominent Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specializing in apartment communities, has announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share. This declaration, set for payment on January 12, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 30, 2025 (with an
Stewart Information Services Corporation
Houston, TX – December 1, 2025 – Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE:STC), a leading provider of title insurance and real estate services, today announced its Board of Directors has declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of $0.525 per share. This declaration underscores the company's unwavering commitment to shareholder returns
Farmland
The once-soaring trajectory of U.S. farmland values is entering a new, more tempered phase, according to MetLife Investment Management's (MIM) Head of Agricultural Research & Strategy, David J. Williams, PhD. In a recent Q&A session discussing MIM's "The Road Ahead: U.S.