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News Corp (NWS) Chief Executive Robert Thomson will participate in the Morgan Stanley European Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on November 19, 2026.
The Barcelona session runs from 5:00 AM to 5:45 AM EST (11:00 AM to 11:45 AM CET). A live webcast will be available on News Corp’s investor website, where a replay is expected afterward.
Realtor.com published research estimating that buying a median-priced home would cost typical U.S. mortgage holders about $1,100 more each month.
At a modeled 7.32% mortgage rate, estimated monthly principal and interest would rise from $1,332 to $2,468, an 85.3% increase, excluding property taxes and insurance. The calculation uses September 2026's $419,250 median listing price and a 14.3% down payment. The typical outstanding mortgage carries a rate of about 4.0%.
Buying would more than double current payments in roughly one-third of the 100 largest metros. Portland, Maine, has the largest percentage gap at 167.0%; Pittsburgh has the smallest at 43.3%. At a hypothetical 6.0% rate, the estimated national payment would be $2,154, still 61.7% above the typical current payment. Realtor.com said lower rates alone would not erase the affordability gap.
Realtor.com published research suggesting eligible veterans can become homeowners about four years sooner by using zero-down VA home loans. The estimate compares a 0% down VA loan with a conforming loan requiring 10% down on a $419,250 home, assuming first-time buyers save 10%-15% of household income.
From October 2025 through September 2026, 75.7% of home sales using VA loans required no down payment. Average 30-year fixed mortgage rates were 5.81% for VA loans versus 6.22% for conforming loans. In the home-price example, estimated monthly payments were $2,668 with zero-down VA financing versus $2,648 with 10% down conforming financing. A Veterans United survey found only about three in 10 veterans knew about the zero-down benefit. The research accompanies the 2026 Mission Zero campaign, which launches November 11.
Realtor.com reported that the national luxury housing entry price fell for the 31st consecutive month of annual declines. The October 2026 threshold for the top 10% of listings was $1,197,014, down 2.3% year over year. Thresholds for the top 5% and top 1% fell 4.1% and 6.2%, respectively, to $1,873,040 and $5,125,874.
Luxury listings moved faster: the top 10% spent a median 73 days on the market, five fewer than a year earlier. Million-dollar listings represented 12.3% of inventory, down 0.5 percentage points. Twelve metros recorded annual luxury price gains of at least 1%, including five in Florida. Naples led with a 9.0% increase, followed by North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota at 7.7%. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury ranked as the most expensive luxury market at $3,960,000, despite a 6.8% annual decline.
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Realtor.com (NWS) published its October housing report, showing rising active inventory as fewer sellers listed homes and buyer activity weakened. Active listings reached 1,183,500, up 7.4% year over year, while new listings fell 7.5% to 357,000. Homes under contract declined 10.5% year over year, the steepest annual drop since October 2023.
The national median listing price fell 2.2% to $415,000, its 12th consecutive annual decline. Thirty-year mortgage rates averaged 7.33%, up 110 basis points from a year earlier. The delisting rate was 4.4%, compared with 4.6% a year earlier. A preliminary 20.5% of active listings had price cuts, down 0.3 percentage points from September but up 0.2 points year over year. Homes spent a median 63 days on the market, one day longer than a year earlier.
The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com named Appleton, Wisconsin, No. 1 in their Fall 2026 Housing Market Ranking. The ranking covers the 200 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas; 19 of the top 20 are in the Midwest and Northeast, with Lynchburg, Virginia, the exception.
Appleton's September median listing price was $404,950, up 1.3% year over year but below the national median of $419,250. Active listings more than doubled to 695 homes, while homes spent 40 days on the market. Its unemployment rate was 2.8%, versus 4.2% across ranked metros.
The national 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.40%, versus 6.27% a year earlier, increasing typical monthly principal-and-interest payments roughly 12% for the same loan amount. In 15 of the top 20 markets, typical payments based on September prices were below the national level of $2,863.
Realtor.com reported that Los Angeles County’s median asking rent fell 3.6% year over year in the third quarter of 2026. At $2,554, it was 11.7% below its 2022 peak. Asking rents for zero-to-two-bedroom homes declined 3.8% to $2,239, while rents for larger homes fell 1.9% to $3,571.
In the City of Los Angeles, median asking rent fell 3.3% to $2,708 but remained 5.5% above its pre-pandemic level. Countywide, the estimated monthly cost of buying a median-priced home was $7,270, or $4,716 more than renting. Realtor.com said newly completed accessory dwelling units may be contributing to pressure on smaller-unit rents.
Realtor.com (NWS) released its third-quarter 2026 New York City rental report, showing record median asking rent of $3,785. Rent increased 4.5% year over year and was 27.5% above its pre-pandemic level. Manhattan’s median reached $5,375, up 8.3%; Brooklyn’s rose 4.9% to $4,197; Queens’ increased 3.9% to $3,744; and the Bronx’s rose 2.7% to $3,233.
The estimated monthly cost of buying a median-priced home fell about 1% year over year to $10,737, still $6,952 above renting. The median listing price declined 2% to $1,409,792, outweighing an increase in the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from 6.57% to 6.68%. Mortgage rates surpassed 7% in late September; at a 7% rate, estimated monthly buying costs would reach about $11,008. Average private-sector hourly earnings rose 4.2% year over year in August, below overall rent growth.
Realtor.com released a report examining how a federal manufactured-housing law could expand starter-home supply, depending on local zoning rules. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act removes the permanent steel-chassis requirement and requires equal treatment of chassis-free homes for financing, titling, insurance, taxes, transport and installation.
Realtor.com says the change could lower material costs and make manufactured homes look more like site-built homes. However, only about 17% of zoned land nationwide expressly allows mobile and/or manufactured housing parks, based on Land Use Labs data covering roughly two-thirds of national jurisdictions. Hartford-West Hartford, Connecticut, ranks first in the report's opportunity analysis, followed by Denver and Allentown-Bethlehem. The analysis emphasizes relatively affordable land, new-construction premiums and limited starter-home inventory.