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mortgage rates

  • Falling Mortgage Rates Fail to Spark Buyer Interest as Applications Plunge
    Falling Mortgage Rates Fail to Spark Buyer Interest as Applications Plunge
    Despite lower mortgage rates, homebuyer interest and refinancing activity fell sharply last week.
    August 21, 2024BY Tom Ozimek
  • Harris to Call for Ban on Food ‘Price Gouging’ | Business Matters (Aug. 15)
    Harris to Call for Ban on Food ‘Price Gouging’ | Business Matters (Aug. 15)
    Vice President Kamala Harris wants a federal ban on "price gouging" in an effort to help lower grocery ...
    August 15, 2024BY Don Ma
  • Highest US Household Debt Ever at $17.8 Trillion; Japan Backs Off on Interest Rate Hikes, Fearing Market Volatility | Business Matters Full Broadcast (Aug. 7)
    Highest US Household Debt Ever at $17.8 Trillion; Japan Backs Off on Interest Rate Hikes, Fearing Market Volatility | Business Matters Full Broadcast (Aug. 7)
    U.S. household now stands at $17.8 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It’s also ...
    August 7, 2024BY Don Ma
  • Good News for Homebuyers: Mortgage Rates Will Soon Fall, Economists Say
    Good News for Homebuyers: Mortgage Rates Will Soon Fall, Economists Say
    Experts predict that underlying interest rates and mortgage risk components will both come down.
    July 25, 2024BY Kevin Stocklin
  • Housing Predicament: Supply, Prices, Mortgages, Maintenance, Utilities, Insurance
    Housing Predicament: Supply, Prices, Mortgages, Maintenance, Utilities, Insurance
    Home prices are going up. But so are mortgage rates, property insurance, and maintenance. Here's how to take ...
    June 21, 2024BY Rodd Mann
  • Mortgage Rates Soar to 10-Week High on Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation
    Mortgage Rates Soar to 10-Week High on Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation
    Mortgage rates have jumped as inflation data came in higher than expected this week, suggesting inflationary pressures persist.
    February 16, 2024BY Tom Ozimek
  • Real Estate Economists Predict High Mortgage Rates, but More Affordable Homes in 2024
    Real Estate Economists Predict High Mortgage Rates, but More Affordable Homes in 2024
    This year could wind up being the worst year since 2008 or 1995, according to the National Association ...
    December 22, 2023BY Mary Prenon
  • So, You Want to Buy a Home In This Market? Think Again.
    So, You Want to Buy a Home In This Market? Think Again.
    Understanding the forces driving the perfect storm in the real estate market.
    November 7, 2023BY Mary Prenon
  • US Housing Affordability at Lowest Level Since 1980s, Real Estate Industry Says
    US Housing Affordability at Lowest Level Since 1980s, Real Estate Industry Says
    Mortgage rates and low housing stocks are worsening housing affordability in America, new data show.
    October 18, 2023BY Andrew Moran
  • Where Are Mortgage Rates Headed? Housing Market Predictions for 2024
    Where Are Mortgage Rates Headed? Housing Market Predictions for 2024
    Experts attribute the current market slowdown to increasing interest rates, low inventories, and out-of-control inflation.
    October 13, 2023BY Mary Prenon
  • Mortgage Rates Soar to 23-Year High in Fresh Blow to Homebuyer Affordability
    Mortgage Rates Soar to 23-Year High in Fresh Blow to Homebuyer Affordability
    Mortgage rates have risen for the fifth straight week to a 23-year high, raising home loan borrowing costs ...
    October 12, 2023BY Tom Ozimek
  • US Homebuilder Sentiment Tanks Again Amid Spike in Mortgage Rates, Erasing Months of Gains
    US Homebuilder Sentiment Tanks Again Amid Spike in Mortgage Rates, Erasing Months of Gains
    High US mortgage rates continue to weaken builder confidence this month
    September 19, 2023BY Bryan Jung
  • How Bidenomics Wrecked America’s Housing Market
    How Bidenomics Wrecked America’s Housing Market
    Commentary All around the nation can be found the detritus of “Bidenomics,” especially in America’s broken housing market. Countless families ...
    September 8, 2023BY E.J. Antoni
  • Biden Admin Is Killing the American Dream of Homeownership
    Biden Admin Is Killing the American Dream of Homeownership
    Commentary In boasting about Bidenomics two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his policies are ...
    September 4, 2023BY Stephen Moore
  • ANALYSIS: US Housing Market Facing Many Challenges From High Mortgage Rates to Lack of Supply
    ANALYSIS: US Housing Market Facing Many Challenges From High Mortgage Rates to Lack of Supply
    The U.S. housing market is facing a roller coaster ride of issues, from higher mortgage rates to a ...
    August 29, 2023BY Andrew Moran
  • US Home Prices Hit Record Highs in 60 Percent of Key Markets
    US Home Prices Hit Record Highs in 60 Percent of Key Markets
    Home Prices Hit Record Highs In Most U.S. Housing Markets
    August 8, 2023BY Bryan Jung
  • US Homebuyers’ Monthly Payments Up 19 Percent From Last Year
    US Homebuyers’ Monthly Payments Up 19 Percent From Last Year
    Homebuyers' monthly mortgage payments rise 19 percent from last year as prices rise.
    August 8, 2023BY Bryan Jung
  • Foreign Buyers Purchasing Fewer Homes in the United States
    Foreign Buyers Purchasing Fewer Homes in the United States
    Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing American homes.
    August 6, 2023BY Bryan Jung
  • Housing Starts Tumble Despite Signs of an Improving Home Sales Market
    Housing Starts Tumble Despite Signs of an Improving Home Sales Market
    The number of housing starts tumbled last month, despite signs that the home sales market is heating up again after ...
    July 20, 2023BY Bryan Jung
  • Lessons From the 1980s Can Help Us Weather Current Rising Mortgage Rates
    Lessons From the 1980s Can Help Us Weather Current Rising Mortgage Rates
    Commentary The Bank of Canada, as well as other central banks of Western nations, continues to raise interest ...
    July 7, 2023BY Tom Czitron
  • Industry Experts Predict Mortgage Rates Below 6 Percent by 2024
    Industry Experts Predict Mortgage Rates Below 6 Percent by 2024
    Despite the national slump in real estate sales, Lawrence Yun, the chief economist at the National Association of ...
    June 2, 2023BY Mary Prenon
  • ‘Huge Income Shock’ Predicted for Households on Fixed-Term Mortgage Deals
    ‘Huge Income Shock’ Predicted for Households on Fixed-Term Mortgage Deals
    British households with fixed-term mortgage deals will feel the impact of higher interest rates when their current deals ...
    May 26, 2023BY Evgenia Filimianova
  • Chinese Banks See Surge in Bad Loans Amid Real Estate Woes
    Chinese Banks See Surge in Bad Loans Amid Real Estate Woes
    China’s major banks are grappling with a surge of non-performing loans (NPLs) since last year, largely driven by ...
    May 23, 2023BY Anne Zhang and Lynn Xu
  • New-Home Sales ‘Unexpectedly Rise’ in March to Highest Level in a Year
    New-Home Sales ‘Unexpectedly Rise’ in March to Highest Level in a Year
    New-home sales in the United States rose last month even though home prices increased during this period, with ...
    April 25, 2023BY Naveen Athrappully
  • US Home Prices See Biggest Annual Drop in Over a Decade
    US Home Prices See Biggest Annual Drop in Over a Decade
    Home prices have registered their biggest annual decline in over 10 years, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, ...
    April 20, 2023BY Naveen Athrappully
  • Bank Failures Lead to Lower Mortgage Rates
    Bank Failures Lead to Lower Mortgage Rates
    The first good news for potential homebuyers has come out recently with a drop in mortgage rates. Rates ...
    March 18, 2023BY Mike Valles
  • Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Could Impact Housing Market in Two Ways: Zillow
    Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Could Impact Housing Market in Two Ways: Zillow
    The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could impact the housing market in two separate ways, according ...
    March 16, 2023BY Katabella Roberts
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