Sales of newly constructed homes rose at their fastest pace in more than three years last month. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Close Key Takeaways New homes are now more popular than existing homes, due largely to builder incentives and plentiful inventory, new data released this week showed. Sales of newly-constructed homes in August came in at an annual rate of 800,000, a 20% increase from July's rate of 664,000. It was the fastest pace of sales since early 2022, economists at Wells Fargo noted in a repo ...

Inflation isn't cooling fast enough to relax Fed fears, housing may be stirring from its slump, and OPEN’s dramatic stock reversal reminds us this cycle is built for volatility.Inflation Slightly Warmer… Cutting Rates Isn't Debated, It's QuantifiedAugust's CPI report showed inflation climbing to 2.9% YoY, up from 2.7% in July, with core inflation steady at 3.1% . Monthly inflation also rose around +0.4% seasonally adjusted… enough to stoke the embers of rate-cut caution, but not pull the emergency brake.100 ...