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The challenges include both demand- and supply-side factors like elevated mortgage expenses, record valuations and costly materials that together constrain affordability conditions. Additionally, restrictive immigration policies are quelling foreigner activities and reducing efficiencies via rising vacancy rates while placing downward pressure on the number of international prospective buyers and renters. Furthermore, it\u2019s also weighing on the overall availability of construction workers that are needed to build houses. As a result, on Monday, the following day\u2019s July headline result for new home sales was projected to decline from June\u2019s 628k seasonally adjusted annualized units down to 620k. But this indicator is volatile, and emblematic of the historical variability is the 39 forecasters participating in the monthly Reuters poll sported a wide range spanning from a minimum of 600k and a maximum of 655k. Turning to the Interactive Brokers Prediction Markets, the \u201cYeses\u201d as 600k, 625k, 650k and 675k were priced at $0.71, $0.55, $0.24 and $0.15 on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"414\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-1100x414.png\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers Prediction Markets contract of US New Home sales\" class=\"wp-image-217191 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-1100x414.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-700x263.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-1536x577.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-9-2048x770.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/414;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>US Gasoline Prices Likely Rose<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Also on Monday, it appeared that gasoline prices averaged around $4.10 in the past seven days, according to the associated trading action in the closely tied energy futures markets. Costs almost certainly rose from the $4.049 reported in the last print, in my opinion, and as a result, the Interactive Brokers Prediction Markets had the \u201cYeses\u201d at $3.95, $4.00 and $4.05 at $0.97, $0.97 and $0.92 on Monday for the following days gasoline data release.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"411\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-1100x411.png\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers Predictions Markets contracting addressing gasoline prices\" class=\"wp-image-217192 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-1100x411.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-700x261.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-1536x574.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/image-10-2048x765.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/411;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source for images: Interactive Brokers Prediction Markets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of <a>August 24, 2026.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Learn more about ForecastEx <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.ie\/predictionmarkets\/app\/#\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disclaimer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forecast Contracts are only available to eligible clients of Interactive Brokers LLC, Interactive Brokers Canada Inc., Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited, Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited and Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. 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Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited does not make recommendations with respect to any products available on its platform, including those offered by ForecastEx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New US home sales were expected on Monday to have remained suppressed as the real estate sector has continued to contend with a plethora of significant 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