Market news
Reporting from 34 markets — 34 articles, indexed to 1,222 location and topic placements. Also listed: 41 market-data articles from Housing Market Insights.
Browse by market
Germany
Deutsche Bundesbank figures show Germany's central bank policy rate at 2.5% in October 2026, the same as in September and above the level recorded in October 2025.
Source: Deutsche Bundesbank · via Housing Market Insights
Canada
The average 5-year fixed mortgage rate at Canada's chartered banks held at 6.19% on 28 October 2026, according to the Bank of Canada, after rising from 6.09% at the end of September.
Source: Bank of Canada · via Housing Market Insights
USA
Federal Housing Finance Agency data place the US index lower in August 2026 than in July 2026, though it was still higher than in August 2025.
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency · via Housing Market Insights
USA
US residential building permits dropped from July to August 2026 but stayed above their level of a year earlier, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau · via Housing Market Insights
USA
The seasonally adjusted US house price index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency stood at 444.61 in August 2026, well above its readings from March 2020 and earlier.
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency · via Housing Market Insights
USA
Single-family building permits in the United States fell to 70,100 in September 2026, below both August 2026 and September 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · via Housing Market Insights
Germany
The average rate on new bank mortgage lending in Germany edged up in August 2026 and stood above both the previous month and a year earlier, according to Deutsche Bundesbank data.
Source: Banco de España and Deutsche Bundesbank · via Housing Market Insights
USA
US housing completions stood at 98,900 in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, below August 2026 and below the level recorded in September 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · via Housing Market Insights
Germany
Annual price growth for new dwellings in Germany was unchanged in 2026 Q2 from the previous quarter, according to Destatis, and below the pace recorded a year before.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · via Housing Market Insights
USA
US housing starts totalled 103,800 in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, down 6.8% on August and 9.0% on September 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · via Housing Market Insights
Germany
Destatis figures show Germany's price index for new dwellings edged down in 2026 Q2 from the previous quarter but stayed higher than a year earlier.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · via Housing Market Insights
USA
The FHFA's seasonally adjusted US house price index reached 443.21 in July 2026, up 0.2% on June and 2.5% higher than in July 2025.
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency · via Housing Market Insights
Looking for the archive? The newsroom holds every earlier article.