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Lennar Falls as Q3 Profit Halves to $284M and Margins Shrink

September 17, 2026 by Bruno
AI-generated editorial image: Newly framed residential home under construction at dawn with stacks of timber lumber

Lennar reported Q3 2026 net income of $284 million, down 52% YoY, as 6.8% mortgage rates forced builder incentives and squeezed gross margins to 15.8%.

Categories Earnings, Federal Reserve & Rates, Real Estate Tags earnings season, homebuilder stocks, len stock, lennar, mortgage rates, stock market

Homebuilder Stocks Near 52-Week Lows as 10Y Hits 4.95%

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 by Bruno
Homebuilder Stocks Near 52-Week Lows as 10Y Hits 4.95%

Homebuilder stocks sit near 52-week lows as the 10-year Treasury climbs to 4.95% and the 30-year mortgage hits 6.76% ahead of the September FOMC.

Categories Inflation Tags 10-year treasury yield, federal reserve, homebuilder stocks, mortgage rates, stock market

How Mortgage Rates Are Set: 10-Year Treasury + Spread

September 12, 2026September 11, 2026 by Bruno
How Mortgage Rates Are Set: 10-Year Treasury + Spread

30-year mortgage rates aren’t tied to the Fed’s rate. They track the 10-year Treasury plus a mortgage spread. Here’s how the math works.

Categories Market Education Tags 10-year treasury, federal reserve, housing finance, investing basics, mortgage backed securities, mortgage rates

30-Year Treasury Crosses 5%: What It Means for Mortgages and Markets

September 12, 2026May 5, 2026 by Bruno
30-Year Treasury Crosses 5%: What It Means for Mortgages and Markets

The 30-year Treasury yield closed at 5.025% on May 4, 2026 — crossing a key threshold. Here’s what the curve’s steepest gap since 2022 signals for rates, mortgages, and capital markets.

Categories Federal Reserve & Rates, Stock Market Tags 30-year treasury yield, bond market, capital markets, federal reserve rates, mortgage rates, yield curve steepening

March Home Sales Miss: What It Means for Housing Stocks

September 12, 2026April 14, 2026 by Bruno
March Home Sales Miss: What It Means for Housing Stocks

U.S. existing home sales fell 3.6% in March—far worse than the 0.7% consensus estimate. What the miss means for homebuilder stocks, REITs, and mortgage markets.

Categories Stock Market Tags homebuilder stocks, housing market, mortgage rates, real estate, REITs, stock market

The Iran War Just Killed the Spring Housing Market

September 12, 2026April 7, 2026 by Bruno

Mortgage rates have climbed back above 6.5%, buyer confidence is in freefall, and America’s usually-reliable spring selling season is quietly falling apart. The Iran conflict isn’t just an oil story anymore.

Categories Stock Market Tags economy, home buyers, housing market, interest rates, Iran war, mortgage rates, real estate, spring housing, strait of hormuz

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