Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates 
Trump's Claim That the U.S. Can Cover Global Jet Fuel Shortfall Doesn't Add Up 
Asian Stocks Surge on Trump's Iran War Comments and Dip-Buying 
RBC Capital: European Medtech Firms Show Minimal Middle East and Energy Risk Exposure 
Australia to Ban Foreign Investors from Buying Existing Homes to Boost Housing Supply 
RBI Clamps Down on Rupee NDF Activity, Banks Face Steeper Losses 
UBS "이 미국 도시, 부동산 거품 위험 가장 높아" 
If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of 
Interim housing isn't just a roof and four walls. Good design is key to getting people out of homelessness 
Our housing system is broken and the poorest Australians are being hardest hit 
영국 대형 투자자들, 미국 부동산 가격 하락 시 매수 준비 
South Korea's Inflation Rises Modestly in March Amid Oil Price Pressures 
UK cities need greener new builds – and more of them 
The United States mortgage rates have gone down in the past despite rising demand for home loans. Mortgage rates are at a historic low of 2.69 pct for a 15-year fixed rate loan, the lowest since the WWII. Mortgage applications for new home purchases have risen by 80 pct over the past five quarters, a 64 pct annualized rate of growth.
"Unless the lion’s share of them is being rejected, the outlook for sales and starts has to be good," DBS said in a research note.
New home sales have been trending north at a 12 pct annualized pace but in a stop-start fashion. Further, this trend is also being noticed for housing starts, which is due today.
Markets expect only a 3 pct rise in April, which wouldn’t offset much of the 8 pct drop in March. Mortgage applications reveal that markets are too conservative.
