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XHB Jan 2025 30.000 call
| Previous close | 36.77 |
| Open | 36.77 |
| Bid | 35.30 |
| Ask | 45.30 |
| Strike | 30.00 |
| Expiry date | 2025-01-17 |
| Day's range | 36.77 - 36.77 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 26 |
- Yahoo Finance Video
Home builders expect home starts to rise by 5% in 2024
While home builder sentiment continues to decline into November, home builders are also expecting single-family housing starts to see a 5% bump in 2024, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Yahoo Finance takes a closer look at NAHB data, monitoring home builder stocks and discussing pressures on home pressures ahead of the new year. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Homebuilder stocks feeling the heat after rising rates
The current interest rate environment is driving mortgage rates higher, which in turn are having their own effect on homebuilder stocks, such as D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), and PulteGroup (PHM). Many stocks across the homebuilding sector have been noted to be in a downturn since the Federal Reserve's rate pause last week. Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre joins the show to break down how these stocks are performing amid elevated volatility. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
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U.S. housing: Homebuilders try to find silver-lining between mortgage rates
U.S. housing data revealed permits and home completions rose in August, while housing starts dropped month-over-month and year-over-year. Jessica Lautz, National Association of REALTORS Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research, provides insights into homebuilder and consumer sentiment, between supply conditions in the housing market and mortgage rates above 7%. "At least we're not looking at last year's really strong demand, that frenetic activity that was going on in the real estate market where we had actually had 5.5 offers for every... [listing]," Lautz states. "If you're a consumer you have an opportunity to tour a home. — you are buying it at a higher interest rate, you may have the opportunity to refinance that in the future. So that could be the silver lining." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
