<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal - Real Estate Journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal - Real Estate Journalist]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APy9hargB6M/prashant-gopal</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Prashant Gopal - Real Estate Journalist</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APy9hargB6M/prashant-gopal</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APy9hargB6M/prashant-gopal.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Homebuyers in the US Canceled Contracts at Record Rate for July]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/homebuyers-in-the-us-canceled-contracts-at-record-rate-for-july</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/homebuyers-in-the-us-canceled-contracts-at-record-rate-for-july</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:41:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in the US Hold at the Lowest Level Since October]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/mortgage-rates-in-the-us-hold-at-the-lowest-level-since-october</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/mortgage-rates-in-the-us-hold-at-the-lowest-level-since-october</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZJG_6ZoadBA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZJG_6ZoadBA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Residential homes in Discovery Bay, California.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed Found Over 22,000 Mortgages Like Those Pulte Is Flagging]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/fed-found-over-22-000-mortgages-like-those-pulte-is-now-flagging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/fed-found-over-22-000-mortgages-like-those-pulte-is-now-flagging</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:50:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivn1Xl8OvaXw/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivn1Xl8OvaXw/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toll Misses Estimates on Orders in Challenging US Housing Market]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/toll-misses-estimates-on-orders-in-challenging-us-housing-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/toll-misses-estimates-on-orders-in-challenging-us-housing-market</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:54:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifjgbmugrVdQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifjgbmugrVdQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A contractor carries plywood on the roof of a house under construction at the Toll Brothers Redwood, a 55 years of age and up active adult community, in Folsom, California, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release housing starts figures on March 18.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why It’s Actually a Good Time to Buy a House, According to a Zillow Economist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orphe Divounguy walks would-be homeowners through this confusing moment.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-a-house-a-zillow-economist-says-yes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-a-house-a-zillow-economist-says-yes</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icWiZS0V.kyo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icWiZS0V.kyo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Fall for a Third Week, Hitting Lowest Since April]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/mortgage-rates-fall-for-a-third-week-hitting-lowest-since-april</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/mortgage-rates-fall-for-a-third-week-hitting-lowest-since-april</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Wants a Rate Cut to Boost Housing. It’s Not That Simple]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/will-powell-cut-rates-trump-s-pitch-to-unlock-housing-market-draws-skeptics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/will-powell-cut-rates-trump-s-pitch-to-unlock-housing-market-draws-skeptics</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:50:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI1DU0yQokgA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI1DU0yQokgA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Prospective buyers stand in the kitchen during an open house at a home in Seattle, Washington, US, on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Sales of previously owned homes in the US unexpectedly bounced back in February, spurred by a greater supply of houses and improved weather heading into the crucial spring period.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Decline Slightly, Sending 30-Year Loans to 6.72%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/mortgage-rates-decline-slightly-sending-30-year-loans-to-6-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/mortgage-rates-decline-slightly-sending-30-year-loans-to-6-72</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Housing Market Posts Worst Spring Selling Season in 13 Years]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-28/us-real-estate-market-high-prices-mortgage-rates-hamper-spring-home-selling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-28/us-real-estate-market-high-prices-mortgage-rates-hamper-spring-home-selling</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWe9Zsy_wO_s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWe9Zsy_wO_s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An &quot;Open House&quot; sign in front of a home for sale in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Like in the broader US market, home sales have slowed in Southern California as high interest rates and economic uncertainty chill demand.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in US Inch Down, Sending 30-Year Loans to 6.74%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/mortgage-rates-in-us-inch-down-sending-30-year-loans-to-6-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/mortgage-rates-in-us-inch-down-sending-30-year-loans-to-6-74</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izK8.Y0SFztU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izK8.Y0SFztU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in a residential neighborhood in San Francisco.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.R. Horton Jumps on Profit Beat Despite Soft Housing Market]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/d-r-horton-surges-on-earnings-beat-despite-soft-housing-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/d-r-horton-surges-on-earnings-beat-despite-soft-housing-market</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:14:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivuDgrtKzfcc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivuDgrtKzfcc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A worker builds a home in Lillington, North Carolina.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Rise for a Second Week, Sending 30-Year to 6.75%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/mortgage-rates-rise-for-a-second-week-sending-30-year-to-6-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/mortgage-rates-rise-for-a-second-week-sending-30-year-to-6-75</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLFa_3TWd55Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLFa_3TWd55Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Residential homes in Crockett, California.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Climb After Five Straight Weeks of Declines]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/us-mortgage-rates-climb-after-five-straight-weeks-of-declines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/us-mortgage-rates-climb-after-five-straight-weeks-of-declines</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy0NaskhvyV0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy0NaskhvyV0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Hercules, California, US, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Mortgage rates in the US, declined for the fourth consecutive week, with the average 30-year fixed loan falling to 6.77%, the lowest level since early May and down from 6.81% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in US Drop for First Time in More Than a Month]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/mortgage-rates-in-us-drop-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-month</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/mortgage-rates-in-us-drop-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-month</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnaDunVXRoM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnaDunVXRoM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Hercules, California.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Rise for a Third Time While Sticking Below 7%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-a-third-time-while-sticking-below-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-a-third-time-while-sticking-below-7</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i09tdNjLROMc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i09tdNjLROMc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Hercules, California, US, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The Mortgage Bankers Association is scheduled to release mortgage applications figures on March 26.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rise in US Home Prices Slowed in March as Buyers Pulled Back]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/us-home-price-increases-slowed-in-march-as-buyers-pulled-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/us-home-price-increases-slowed-in-march-as-buyers-pulled-back</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRwm2__w3z68/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRwm2__w3z68/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Hercules, California.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Fannie, Freddie Pitch: Who Stands to Win or Lose]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/trump-s-gse-pitch-mints-stock-billions-risks-costlier-mortgages</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/trump-s-gse-pitch-mints-stock-billions-risks-costlier-mortgages</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Wong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:37:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ii42UuznL.Ak/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ii42UuznL.Ak/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Prospective buyers attend an open house at a home in San Francisco.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in US Rise for Second Week, Climbing to 6.86%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/mortgage-rates-in-us-rise-for-second-week-climbing-to-6-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/mortgage-rates-in-us-rise-for-second-week-climbing-to-6-86</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ie..flJ1laNU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ie..flJ1laNU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Centreville, Maryland.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toll Maintains Home Sales Forecast as Luxury Demand Holds Up]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/toll-maintains-home-sales-forecast-as-luxury-demand-holds-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/toll-maintains-home-sales-forecast-as-luxury-demand-holds-up</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 20:58:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida’s Housing Market Softens as Climate-Related Costs Mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising insurance and condo fees have left homeowners struggling to keep up. A major hurricane this summer would only make it worse.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/florida-home-prices-drop-as-climate-risk-adds-to-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/florida-home-prices-drop-as-climate-risk-adds-to-costs</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leslie Kaufman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icAzn5oDObRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icAzn5oDObRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - JANUARY 26: In an aerial view, homes sit on lots in a neighborhood on January 26, 2023 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. 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