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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a

President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director

Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meets with shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on

The announcement of a megadeal between Berkshire Hathaway and top 10, publicly traded homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home came as a

Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2,

A construction worker works at a new house being built in Alhambra, California, on March 19, 2026. Frederic J. Brown

A version of this article also appears in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new

The AvalonBay Communities Inc. Park Loggia condominium, center, is reflected in a building in New York, U.S. Mark Abramson |

Prospective buyers arrive during an open house in Rancho Cucamonga, California, US, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Kyle Grillot |

Higher mortgage rates, rising gas prices and continued economic uncertainty over the war with Iran are all still weighing on