Homebuilder Margins & Pricing Power Shift Upstream

Nathan Nicholson was the top salesperson at his company but had very little to show for it. His retirement fund? It wasn’t doing anything for him today, so he did something most would call “crazy”: he cashed it out. And it was the best move he could’ve made, as it’s helped him buy 23 rental…

Munis cheapened Tuesday, as U.S. Treasuries saw small gains out long and equities ended lower. Processing Content Muni yields were cut by up to seven basis points, depending on the scale, as USTs richened by up to two basis points. Heavy issuance and misaligned muni-UST ratios are driving a correction, NewSquare Capital’s Kim Olsan said….

Rate cuts can fuel homebuying demand much faster than new construction, pushing prices higher rather than easing affordability pressures, according to new Bank of Canada research. The staff analytical paper, released Thursday, examines how unexpected changes in monetary policy affect Canadian home sales, housing starts and prices under different labour-market conditions. Researchers Benjamin Strauss, Stéphane…

CFTC accused of ‘double standards’ on compute futures – Risk.net Skip to main content Close navigation menu End of drawer navigation content Duffy question ‘long review’ of CME’s contract when Kalshi already offers similar product CME chief executive Terry Duffy has accused the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission of applying double standards by blocking its…

Leasehold building safety will be in the spotlight again tomorrow as the Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill gets its second reading in the House of Lords. The Private Member’s Bill was introduced by Baroness Pinnock and aims to plug several holes in the Building Safety Act 2022, brought in after the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Many…