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Inflationary concerns are casting doubt on the U.S. economy, but so far are having no impact on the red-hot rental housing market.
Black Knight publishes a monthly Mortgage Monitor report that contains interesting information on the mortgage market and housing.
Mortgage costs are the most expensive in years as the Federal Reserve embarks on aggressive quantitative tightening, implying that the souring macroeconomic climate may
A new analysis of IRS data reveals the mass migration of Americans from blue states to red states and the significant ramifications as a
Mark Spitznagel is paid to be prepared for when the market’s weakest links are exposed in a big way.
Rent growth accelerated slightly again this month, with our national index up by 1.2 percent over the course of May.
Apartment construction activity in the U.S. is at a record high, led by some key markets that are logging significant building rates.
With US Macro Surprise data in freefall throughout May, expectations were for Manufacturing sentiment surveys to slide (ISM extending its weakness and PMI confirming
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index showed prices were up 20.6 percent in March compared with 12-months earlier. That is a faster
The emerging multi-polar world now includes foreign-exchange markets — as China and Russia, the biggest challengers to U.S. supremacy, boost direct trading between their
With home sales slumping across the nation (while mean home prices are surging relative to median, signaling higher-end homes dominating the sales), this morning’s
Both the Case-Shiller House Price Index (HPI) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) HPI for March were released today. Here is a graph
Oil prices climbed above $121 a barrel on Monday, hitting a two-month high as China eased COVID-19 restrictions and traders priced in expectations that
Housing prices could drop by as much as 10% in many U.S. cities, per Fortune, referencing a new report from Moody’s Analytics.
You’ve heard the saying … “Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”
America’s red hot housing market is cooling down fast sparking fears of a housing bust and crippling recession as nearly half of home sale
The housing market has been keeping its head down, keeping calm, and carrying on in the face of the biggest rate spike since the 1980s. The
Brent Crude prices could jump to well above $150 per barrel if Russia’s oil exports fall off a cliff in the coming months, according
Last year, I pointed out that the foreclosure moratorium, combined with the expiration of a large number of forbearance plans, would NOT lead to
US mortgage rates posted the biggest drop in more than two years, offering homebuyers a slight reprieve from this year’s massive surge in borrowing
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