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After last year’s frenzy for vacation homes, buyers are now backing off amid rising mortgage rates and an increase in loan fees for second
When our inbox overflows with interesting inquiries … It’s time for another enlightening installment of Ask The Guys! Listen in as we contemplate
Over the last several weeks, readers have become aware of an emerging housing affordability crisis as US mortgage rates continued their near-vertical ascent, risks
Inflation has turned from transitory to pernicious, with some economists even raising the specter of a 1970s-style wage-price spiral.
Investors are buying more U.S. farmland in search of a hedge against inflation, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is driving world food prices
Wall Street is buzzing over the shift in Federal Reserve policy—the era of loose, rock-bottom interest rates is out. In are a series of
Rental prices for single-family homes have skyrocketed to record levels across the U.S., increasing to an average of 7.8 percent in 2021. Apartment rents
30 Year fixed mortgage rates have jumped 160bp this year, reaching the highest since November 2018, with the latest Freddie Mac data showing an
The Federal Reserve and other central banks took ownership of the bond markets during the pandemic with zero-bound rates. Now they are busy breaking
The deceleration in home prices seen last fall didn’t continue in January as home buyers rushed to lock in deals.
Annual inflation hit a 40-year high last month, at 7.9 percent. And that’s pushing house prices up even higher. NTD spoke with Russell Gray,
In life and investing, mindset is a powerful tool. Today’s guest is a successful entrepreneur and investor who found the courage, determination and
Signs of trouble continue to show up in the world’s largest, most liquid government-securities market as government bonds logged their worst week in years
US mortgage rates continued their near-vertical ascent, soaring to levels not seen since Jan 2019 at an almost unprecedented speed…
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage shot significantly higher Friday, rising 24 basis points to 4.95%, according to Mortgage News Daily. It
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said longer-run structural issues will continue to put upward pressure on home prices and rents even as the central
Despite the unexpected plunge in existing home sales, analysts expected new home sales in February to rebound modestly from January’s drop but they were
As the latest existing home sales report cautioned, with NAR chief economist Larry Yun warning that “housing affordability continues to be a major challenge…”
After unexpectedly plunging in January, pending home sales were expected rebound very modestly in February (despite both new- and existing-home-sales tumbling as mortgage rates
As a result of the recent spike in rates, economists are now lowering their home sales forecasts for this year.
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