Mortgage applications fall as rates rise to the highest level in 16 years
admin The numbers: Mortgage applications fell 2% this week, as rates continue to inch higher, adding…
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These 5 charts show the depth and seriousness of the U.S. housing downturn. Expect a ‘further weakening in demand.’
The U.S. housing market has been pushed into a recession, helped by pandemic-era prices and…
Read MoreLandlords are charging tenants ‘pet rent’ and $600 fees. Some pet owners, already under pressure from rising rents, are not happy.
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Read MoreWhen will mortgage rates go down? Brace yourself, economists warn house hunters that rates of 7% may be the ‘new normal.’
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Read More‘We are surprised and bewildered’: My brother passed away and left his house, cash and possessions to charity. Can his siblings contest his will?
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Read MoreOpinion: Florida’s insurance rates have almost doubled over five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money — and the reason is more insidious than hurricanes
Hurricane risk might seem like the obvious problem, but there is a more insidious driver…
Read MoreWhen will house prices go down? Some economists see a ‘prolonged slowdown’ — and a decline of up to 20% in house prices.
The real-estate market is taking a beating, with mortgage rates surpassing 7%. “Rates are still…
Read MoreTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. economy ‘has failed to live up to the nation’s promise of equal opportunity for all’
The Biden administration announced a slew of new efforts to further racial economic equity during…
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‘No housing market is immune to home-price declines’: Home values are already falling in these pandemic boomtowns.
Rising rates and waning buyer demand is finally weighing on home prices. With the 30-year…
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