Returning capital market activity in Hong Kong key to property sector: Hongkong Land CEO
Michael Smith, CEO of Hongkong Land, talks about sentiment in the Hong Kong property market, as it moves to recycle up to $10 billion in capital in the next ten years, and it sells office & retail space in One Exchange Square to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing.
Zelman and Associates’ Ivy Zelman gives her read on the spring housing market
Ivy Zelman, Zalman & Associates co-founder, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the drop in existing home sales in March and the cooling housing market.
March home sales drop to their slowest pace since 2009
Home sales in March were weaker than expected, due to higher mortgage rates and concern over the broader economy.
March existing home sales miss
CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ with the latest housing data to cross the tape.
Weekly mortgage demand plunges nearly 13%, as interest rates hit 2-month high
Mortgage demand continues to drop as mortgage rates climb to a two-month high. Refinance demand is hit the most, while homebuyers face economic uncertainty.
NYC’s most expensive home lists for $110 million amid market uncertainty
The four-floor listing at 111 West 57th St. spans 11,480 square feet and is being pitched as a rare collector’s item for global elites.
Blackstone President Jon Gray on Q1 results, Pres. Trump’s tariff policy and real estate market
Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, impact of President Trump’s tariff policy, state of the real estate market, the Fed’s inflation fight, President Trump’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell, and more.
Why Americans love McMansions
McMansions first appeared in American suburbs in the 1980s but have continued to grow larger and more eclectic as Americans seek bigger homes filled with amenities. These types of homes are often known to have been built with cheap materials and a poor design. Yet, Americans continue to buy them. CNBC looked into the why.
Homebuyers rush to riskier loans, as tariff turmoil pushes interest rates higher
Mortgage rates moved sharply higher last week, causing a drop in mortgage demand and a surge in homebuyers seeking riskier loans.
China consumption data and on-the-ground feedback is encouraging, not all gloom-and-doom for trade: Barclays
Jian Chang, chief China economist of Barclays, discusses the better-than-expected Q1 GDP data from China and says she has been less bearish on U.S.-China relations and China’s trade prospects with the rest of the world since November 2024.
Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
Mortgage rates surged over 7% to end the week, after massive volatility in bond markets surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.