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Mario Tama // Getty Images Where homebuyers can score five- and six-figure incentives on new homes The 2025 housing market has presented challenges for buyers, with high prices, elevated interest rates, and economic uncertainty. Still, demand for homeownership remains strong, and builders are responding with a growing array of incentives to help buyers move forward.…

When it comes to building a new home, labor, materials and land costs dominate. But there is a fourth expense item that has weighed heavily on builders and pushed up prices. Just over a tenth of what a new single-family home costs in metro Denver goes to cover the development fees that local governments charge…

Opendoor is demonstrating some improvements, but it’s still in a precarious environment as mortgage rates remain high. The market is also optimistic about the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates …

When it comes to building a new home, labor, materials and land costs dominate. But there is a fourth expense item that has weighed heavily on builders and pushed up prices. Just over a tenth of what a new single-family home costs in metro Denver goes to cover the development fees that local governments charge…

Mario Tama // Getty Images Where homebuyers can score five- and six-figure incentives on new homes The 2025 housing market has presented challenges for buyers, with high prices, elevated interest rates, and economic uncertainty. Still, demand for homeownership remains strong, and builders are responding with a growing array of incentives to help buyers move forward.…

Shares of BigBear.ai ( BBAI 13.46%), which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to crunch large amounts of data for its customers, roared ahead nearly 13% in early trading Tuesday before retracing — all …

When it comes to building a new home, labor, materials and land costs dominate. But there is a fourth expense item that has weighed heavily on builders and pushed up prices. Just over a tenth of what a new single-family home costs in metro Denver goes to cover the development fees that local governments charge…

Recent market reaction to rate cuts is also a cause for concern. The S&P 500 was down six months after the Fed’s first rate cut in September of 2024, and fell over the six months after its follow-on …

Restaurant chains have been broadly struggling this year due in part to weak consumer sentiment, concerns about tariffs, and a softening labor market, so that may partly explain Dave & Buster’s …

When it comes to building a new home, labor, materials and land costs dominate. But there is a fourth expense item that has weighed heavily on builders and pushed up prices. Just over a tenth of what a new single-family home costs in metro Denver goes to cover the development fees that local governments charge…