PulteGroup is trading 6.47% up at $120.19, with a supportive real estate-sector backdrop ahead of its October 22 Q3 earnings release. - The release is scheduled before the market opens. Results are not yet confirmed in available reporting; analysts had focused on margins amid affordability pressures and weaker buyer traffic. - The real estate sector was up 1.73% pre-market as Treasury yields fell following weaker housing-starts data; no company-specific earnings surprise has been verified.