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After the unexpectedly large drops in new- and existing-home-sales, analysts expected pending home sales to also fall in March (though only modestly) and they
Sales of new U.S. homes fell in March to a four-month low, indicating high prices and surging borrowing costs are putting more of a
Analysts expected a 3rd straight month of declines in new home sales in March, but they did not see this bloodbath coming. New Home
For real estate investors, there’s a lot of insight and perspective to be gained from others who have traveled a similar path …
In the week ending April 21, 2022, mortgage rates rose for a seventh consecutive week. 30-year fixed rates rose by 11 basis points to
There’s no doubt about it: Soaring mortgage rates are an economic shock to the U.S. housing market. Over the past month alone, the average
After dismal earnings by such mammoth retailers as Walmart, Targets and this morning’s “horror report” by Abercrombie and Fitch, on Tuesday afternoon we actually
Almost one year ago, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman spoke with Bloomberg Radio about the state of the US housing market, and said that the
As mortgage rates rise, homebuilder sentiment slips, and home sales weaken, analysts expected housing permits and starts to fall MoM in March but, thanks
Our updated forecast includes an expectation of a modest recession in the latter half of 2023 as we see a contraction in economic activity
Almost one year ago, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman spoke with Bloomberg Radio about the state of the US housing market, and said that the
The cost of groceries increased nearly 10% year-over-year and 1% since February, driven largely by a rise in prices of meat, poultry, fish, and
Precious metals are a great way to hold equity on your balance sheet, diversify your portfolio, and increase liquidity … … And it’s
Starting March of 2021, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) made Housing Affordability Data available to the St. Louis Fed.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell abandoned his “transitory” inflation narrative months ago and has since steered the central bank toward its tried-and-true playbook for
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates millions of Americans have been priced out of the housing market since January as sky-rocketing mortgage rates
U.S. consumer prices rose in March by the most since late 1981, underscoring the painfully high cost of living and reinforcing pressure on the
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk posted in a thread on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) last month advising followers to own “physical things” when inflation is high.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates millions of Americans have been priced out of the housing market since January as sky-rocketing mortgage rates
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