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“Wayfair shares surge after home goods retailer announces 1,650 job cuts, 13% of workforce”

“Wayfair is cutting 13% of its global workforce as the digital home goods retailer continues its efforts to trim down its structure, cut out layers of management and reduce costs after going “overboard” with corporate hiring during the Covid pandemic, it… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995”

“Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in December compared with November to 3.78 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 6.2% lower than in December 2022, marking the lowest level… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“Home affordability in 2023 tanked to lowest level in 40 years”

“…Only 15.5% of homes for sale last year were affordable for the typical US household, the lowest level since Redfin began tracking the data in 2013. That’s down from the typical level of 40% seen before the pandemic homebuying frenzy began and… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“U.S. home prices climb for seventh month in a row to a record high, Case-Shiller says”

“…Home prices in the 20 major U.S. metro markets were up 3.9% in the past 12 months ending in September. The August report saw a 2.5% rise in home prices year-over-year. A broader measure of home prices, the national index,… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Home sales fell to a 13-year low in October as prices rose”

“…It was the slowest sales pace since August 2010. Analysts were expecting a smaller drop, to 3.9 million units. Sales were down 14.6% year-over-year… Tight supply kept pressure under prices. The median price of an existing home sold in October… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Home Sales on Track for Slowest Year Since Housing Bust”

“…This year’s housing slowdown is very different from the previous one, after the housing bubble of the early 2000s burst. Back then, the economy entered a deep recession and millions of people lost their homes to foreclosure.  This time around, home… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“‘Cost of owning crisis’ as 50,000 fall into negative equity”

“Homeowners are facing a “cost of owning crisis” as rapidly falling house prices push tens of thousands into negative equity. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said August’s sharp drop in house prices meant that 50,000 people had fallen into this predicament… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Home Depot Tops Earnings Estimates, Launches $15 Billion Stock Buyback”

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/7a5dbac6-51ee-38c9-8218-f8bd736dac4e/home-depot-tops-earnings.html The article is behind a paywall but the headline is useful. There’s a 15 billion dollar buyback.

Real Estate

“Home prices hit record highs in nearly two-thirds of major markets”

“Home prices are ticking up again and reaching new highs in many markets across the country, according to a new report. Prices grew by 0.8 percent in June after slowing for more than a year, pushing prices to record levels in around… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Lowe’s reinforces wavering home improvement demand with forecast cuts”

“Lowe’s Cos Inc cut its annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, joining larger rival Home Depot in highlighting waning demand for home improvement goods with sticky inflation forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending… Lowe’s expects full-year comparable… Continue Reading…