{"id":118999,"date":"2025-09-18T22:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=118999"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:53:43","slug":"sp-500-heavyweight-lennars-earnings-plunge-puts-rate-cuts-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/sp-500-heavyweight-lennars-earnings-plunge-puts-rate-cuts-to-the-test\/09\/18\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"S&amp;P 500 Heavyweight Lennar&#8217;s Earnings Plunge Puts Rate Cuts to the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"Federal Reserve rate cuts are seen as a potential lifeline for the struggling housing market, with a recent 50 basis-point slash aiming to lower mortgage rates and stimulate demand. Homebuilder Lennar&#8217;s grim earnings report, projecting a 49% profit drop, underscores the sector&#8217;s pain. While lower rates could ease monthly payments and attract buyers, critics argue this is a temporary fix for a deep-seated affordability crisis.<br \/><br \/>The housing market&#8217;s woes stem from high rates and a lack of affordable inventory. Builders have relied on incentives to sell homes, eroding profit margins. While a sustained downtrend in rates could boost demand, a lasting recovery requires broader policy changes like zoning reforms and tax credits to increase supply. Without these measures, a housing rebound may be short-lived. A true fix demands a holistic approach, not just rate adjustments.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Reserve rate cuts are seen as a potential lifeline for the struggling housing market, with a recent 50 basis-point slash aiming to lower mortgage rates and stimulate demand. Homebuilder Lennar&#8217;s grim earnings report, projecting a 49% profit drop, underscores the sector&#8217;s pain. While lower rates could ease monthly payments and attract buyers, critics argue &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":33381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-global-stock-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118999"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119003,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118999\/revisions\/119003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}