State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) News
Track canonical SquawkNews coverage tagged to XHB, State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF. This hub brings together deduplicated headlines about alpaca us equities, markets catalysts, earnings, analyst actions, and wider market events so traders can review how a developing story changed over time. It contains 16 indexed stories across 10 publication days and is ordered by the same first-publication timeline used by LiveCast.
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Housing remains an economic drag as high mortgage rates freeze the market
HOUSING STAYS FROZEN AS HIGH MORTGAGE RATES KEEP BUYERS AND SELLERS SIDELINEDThe US housing market remains stuck in a frustrating stalemate, according to Cresset chief investment strategist Jack Ablin. Home prices have l
MACRO | Sep 24, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC
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US Aug single-family home sales data
Sept 24 (Reuters) - For the U.S. Commerce Department's report on sales of new single-family homes, see: newsroom))
MACRO | Sep 24, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC
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Peter Schiff: Don’t Buy the Fed’s Tough Talk on Tight Money
The Fed’s rate hike tomorrow is all but a done deal, but economist Peter Schiff sees it as mostly policy smoke and mirrors. The central bank is talking tough while its balance sheet grows, and the Treasury is quietly wor
LIVE | Sep 15, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC
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U.S. new-home sales fall 10.5% in July
U.S. new-home sales plunged 10.5% month over month in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, missing economists’ expectation for a 1.4% decline.
EARNINGS | Aug 26, 2026, 07:53 PM UTC
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U.S. homebuilding drops as mortgage rates stay elevated
U.S. residential starts fell 12.4% in July to a 1.239 million annualized pace, below Reuters’ 1.35 million estimate, as higher Treasury yields keep mortgage costs elevated.
MACRO | Aug 20, 2026, 05:19 PM UTC
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HD XHB Total U.S. mortgage applications increased 1.9% last week. That's odd given mortgage rates recently hit their highest levels in almos
HD XHB Total U.S. mortgage applications increased 1.9% last week. That's odd given mortgage rates recently hit their highest levels in almost a year. Our play on a rebound in the housing market is Home Depot. That hasn't
MACRO | Jul 22, 2026, 01:09 PM UTC
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XHB US June single-family starts -0.2% to 895,000 unit rate; multifamily +76.2% to 532,000 unit rate US June housing permits -3.0% vs may -0
XHB US June single-family starts -0.2% to 895,000 unit rate; multifamily +76.2% to 532,000 unit rate US June housing permits -3.0% vs may -0.9% US June housing permits 1.367M unit rate (consensus 1.400M) vs may 1.410M un
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC
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XHB NAHB homebuilder sentiment: 34 vs 35 est, prior 36. Homebuilder sentiment stayed below 40 for a 15th straight month, the longest stretch
XHB NAHB homebuilder sentiment: 34 vs 35 est, prior 36. Homebuilder sentiment stayed below 40 for a 15th straight month, the longest stretch since 2012, with 37% of Builders cutting prices. The NAHB cited high mortgage r
GEOPOLITICS | Jul 16, 2026, 02:03 PM UTC
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*(US) APR S&P COTALITY HOUSE PRICE INDEX (20-CITY) M/M: % V -0.10%E; Y/Y: 1.14% V 0.90%E
House Price Index (overall) Y/Y: % v 0.80%e Revisions: - Prior House Price Index (20 City) MoM revised xxx from -0.16% to % - Prior House Price Index (20-city) YoY revised xxx from 0.83% to % - Prior House Price Index (o
EQUITY | Jun 30, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
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House Speaker Johnson: Trump will not veto housing bill as the President is still deciding whether to sign - Politico [citing interview
Will talk with Trump again tomorrow - - **Reminder 28th June: (US) Follow up: House Speaker Johnson: Will send Housing Bill over to Pres Trump on Monday - Fox News - **NOTE: On June 24th: Trump said he was cancelling his
GEOPOLITICS | Jun 30, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC
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US New Home Sales: 580K
US new home sales come in at 580K, below expectations of 640K
MACRO | Jun 24, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC
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US Trump Criticizes Warren Housing Bill
US President Trump criticizes Senator Elizabeth Warren's housing bill, calling it of minor importance
EQUITY | Jun 24, 2026, 01:49 PM UTC
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Rosenberg Dumps AI
David Rosenberg urges investors to abandon AI market plays and invest in undervalued US housing sector, which he expects to 'double very quickly'
EQUITY | Jun 24, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC
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US ABI Index Falls
The US Architecture Billing Index falls to 44.5 in May from 48.3 prior
EQUITY | Jun 24, 2026, 05:37 AM UTC
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US House: Affordable Housing Bill
The US House majority votes in favor of a bipartisan bill to spur construction of affordable housing amid severe shortages.
EQUITY | Jun 23, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
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US Senate Limits PE Home Buys
The US Senate votes to pass a housing bill limiting private equity purchases of single-family homes.
EQUITY | Jun 23, 2026, 04:17 PM UTC