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The 10 Most Shorted ETFs: Which Sectors Saw Short Interest Increase?

Today, 5:22 AM

Investors often short stocks to hedge positions against long positions or as a way to bet against a particular company. Benzinga provides a look at the most shorted stocks here.

AGG

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Options Action Expects 16% Downside For Homebuilders, But Analyst Says Buy The Dip

By Priya Nigam

Today, 5:22 AM

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (ARCA: XHB) traded more than 2 times its average daily put volume on Tuesday.

XHB

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The Crisis In Housing, Part 3: Unequal Opportunities

By Phil Hall

Today, 5:22 AM

The old cliché that “a rising tide lifts all boats” is not applicable to the U.S. housing market. Two demographics within the U.S. population, Black Americans and the LGBTQ community, have painful histories of real estate disenfranchisement. Even today, obstacles remain for these groups to enjoy the opportunities that others take for granted.

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The Crisis In Housing, Part 2: The Multifamily Conundrum

By Phil Hall

Today, 5:22 AM

Several recent data studies by leading housing market analytics firms are showing the state of U.S. rental housing as being in something of an existential crisis.

10 minute read

The Crisis In Housing, Part 1: A Lopsided Market

By Phil Hall

Today, 5:22 AM

The Japanese novelist Kobo Abe once wrote, “There is always order in the distant view. No matter how strange the happening, it can never project from the frame, from the order which this distant view possesses.”

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USA Pending Home Sales (MoM) for Feb (4.100)% vs 1.000% Est; Prior (5.700)%

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 5:22 AM

USA Pending Home Sales (MoM) for Feb (4.100)% vs 1.000% consensus estimate. The prior reading was (5.700)%.

SPY

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USA Existing Home Sales (MoM) for Feb (7.200)% vs (1.000) Est; Prior 6.700%

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 5:22 AM

USA Existing Home Sales (MoM) for Feb (7.200)% vs (1.000) consensus estimate. The prior reading was 6.700%.

SPY

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USA New Home Sales for Jan 806.000K vs 806.000K Est; Prior 811.000K

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 5:22 AM

USA New Home Sales for Jan 806.000 thousand vs 806.000 thousand consensus estimate. The prior reading was 811.000 thousand.

SPY

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USA New Home Sales for Nov 744.000K vs 770.000K Est; Prior Revised from 745.000K to 662.000K

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 5:22 AM

USA New Home Sales for Nov 744.000 thousand vs 770.000 thousand consensus estimate. The prior reading was revised from an initial 745.000 thousand to 662.000 thousand.

SPY

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USA Existing Home Sales (MoM) for Nov 1.900% vs 0.800% Prior

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 5:22 AM

USA Existing Home Sales (MoM) for Nov 1.900% vs 0.800% prior reading.

SPY