The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says. 64% of single Americans struggle to afford housing, compared with 39% of married people.

The housing affordability crisis is forcing homebuilders to do something they’ve almost never done: slash prices on new homes more aggressively than homeowners are for their homes on the market. This is a first for the housing market in recent …

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U.S. worldwide shipping container exports by ocean carrier fell 78.4% in April compared to March

by Fidler_2K https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/trump-tariffs-hit-us-exports-import-covid-level-event.html The Port of Portland, Oregon, tops the list with a 51% decrease in exports, while the Port of Tacoma, Washington, a large agricultural export port, has seen a 28% decrease. Tacoma’s top destinations for corn, soybeans and …

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Simply Unaffordable! Mortgage Demand (Purchase Applications) Fall 14% Compared To One Year Ago While HUD Energy Rules Will Add Up To $31,000 To New Home Prices (Payback Time Is 90 Years)

by confoundedinterest17 Housing in the US is simply unaffordable, particularly after HUD levied new regulation rising the cost of new housing up to $31,000. Wait for this to kick into the data for mortgage demand! Mortgage applications decreased 2.3 percent from …

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