Prashant Gopal

RT @norahmulinda: The US real estate industry has been eager for interest-rate relief in recent years. But not quite like this. Read my l…

New Radiohead album on the way? Yes please! https://t.co/wWLuLVTY90

The spring home sales season is arriving under thick economic clouds, high mortgage rates, wavering consumer confidence and tariff wars. It's like waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to emerge on Groundhog Day. Will buyers see their own shadow? @business https://t.co/n9qmQVXMkL

President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs on Canada — and his administration’s subsequent delays and exemptions — are frustrating efforts to import lumber from the country and putting the building supply market on edge. https://t.co/7KO8szqGaG via @wealth

In America's hottest housing market, 7% #mortgage rates hardly matter. Buyers have so much cash that even $4 million fixer uppers are selling for hundreds of thousands above asking. https://t.co/2RZhCHgxf6

Asking prices are ‘meaningless’ in California towns buoyed by tech stocks, where the newly rich are racing to land deals before competition intensifies https://t.co/790DuAo0Gu via @wealth

RT @business: States—and even historic towns like Lexington, Massachusetts—are easing zoning to fight the housing crisis and build apartmen…

Lexington, MA -- the pricey suburb where the American Revolution began, has emerged as an unlikely leader in the #YIMBY movement. Historic homes are literally being moved aside to make way for multifamily growth. Meanwhile, a backlash is brewing. https://t.co/UW2PBghRuM

RT @NewsLambert: Homebuilders' margins during the Pandemic Housing Boom ROARED—they had MAX pricing power as housing demand 📈 Even with…

Trump nominated Bill Pulte as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, giving the self-proclaimed online philanthropist a key role in deciding a bet that could net hedge fund billions https://t.co/le0qANpz30 via @wealth

RT @patregnier: The real estate industry is not taking Trump literally, say @pat_clark @mrgopal and @natalexisw https://t.co/D8bHwxygU1

Don't get confused by Fed rate cuts. Economists now expect mortgage rates to stay high through next year. "The difference is Trump. The market seems to be pricing in that he’ll move forward with at least some of the tariffs.” https://t.co/IJcLw5ZiPS

RT @JarrellTDillard: NEW: Mortgage rates will likely stay higher for longer now that Trump has been elected. Story w/ @prashantgopal @mcco…

The jump in rates serves as a double whammy for homebuyers, choking off affordability and discouraging more owners from listing properties https://t.co/hMXEEwaQgM via @wealth

Rising rates and #election fears are pushing homebuyers back to the sidelines while available inventory climbs to the highest level since 2019. But doesn't that make it a good time to buy? https://t.co/xcLyBVyZ3N

Good day for a housing reporter obsessed with rock when the Rolling Stones land at the top of a story about refinancing! https://t.co/GiuiahEWiD

America's new #mortgage refinancing wave begins with borrowers saving enough to take out their diaper bills! https://t.co/82Uk3rxOsA