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The massive beat in the payrolls print has removed any hopes of a Fed Pivot and sent rate-hike expectations soaring…
The U.S. labor market remained red-hot in July despite expectations job growth would cool as tighter monetary conditions and company layoffs stoked fears of
More than two years after the virus pandemic upended the world of work, signs of distress in commercial real estate markets are emerging. The
Rising mortgage rates and inflation in the wider economy caused housing demand to drop sharply in June, forcing home prices to cool down.
Depending on where you live, owning a home may seem like a far off dream or it could be fairly realistic. In New York
Existing home sales showed a 5.4% decline in June from May, but prices remain elevated, according to the National Association of Realtors. The median
When it comes to markets, Florida is SO hot right now … And we’re not talking about the weather. Between population growth, a healthy
Just one day after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate, mortgage rates took a sharp turn lower.
Home sellers slashed prices in June in areas that were red-hot earlier in the pandemic, according to Realtor.com.
Analysts expected Case-Shiller Home Price acceleration to slow modestly in May (the latest available data in this heavily lagged and smoothed data set) and
Amid a plunge in homebuilder confidence, record low affordability, tumbling single-family starts and permits, and multi-decade lows in mortgage applications, it is no surprise
The tax limits generally deductions for passive activity losses (PALs) from real estate unless you can qualify as a real estate professional. To measure
The Federal Reserve will probably have to inflict much more pain on the economy to get inflation under control. Growth is already slowing in
Sure, listening to experts talk is informative … And watching experts sit on a panel and talk to each other? Enlightening! But sitting at
About 45 percent of small business owners in the United States are freezing the hiring of new workers because of high labor costs and
Low financing costs, excess savings, and a demand for more space during the pandemic fueled a frenzy in the housing market that sent home prices surging.
Blackstone, one of the most dominant real estate investors in the world, is going to dominate more after completing the biggest real estate fund of its
Chinese investors were the most active buyers of US real estate last year among foreigners — spending a record $6.1 billion on homes mainly
The pain in the mortgage market is only getting worse as higher interest rates and inflation hammer American consumers.
Existing-home sales dropped for the fifth straight month in June, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Three out of four major U.S. regions
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