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Sales of previously owned homes declined 2.4% in March compared with February, according to a monthly report from the National Association of Realtors.
ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its Q1 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 95,712
After February’s surprise surge in Housing Starts and Permits, driven largely by a brief dip in mortgage rates, the housing market’s data was expected
The dollar is losing its reserve status at a faster pace than generally accepted as many analysts have failed to account for last year’s
While the magnitude of losses that banks may suffer is uncertain following the recent banking crisis, commercial mortgage defaults could add to the existing
Homebuyers with good credit scores will soon encounter a costly surprise: a new federal rule forcing them to pay higher mortgage rates and fees
US banks lost money on mortgages in 2022, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), which noted that the average loss
Builder sentiment in the market for newly built homes rose in April for the fourth straight month, as the supply of existing homes for
Landlords in Houston and Dallas are having a tougher time filling their empty office buildings with new tenants than any other market in the
Today’s homebuyers are exceptionally sensitive to mortgage rates with house prices so high — and they’ve found their tipping point.
There’s no sign of a slowdown in central bank gold buying. In February, central bank gold reserves rose by another 52 tons …
The housing environment is so unaffordable that certain banks lost money for each mortgage they financed last year — the first time that’s happened,
Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht, who has a net worth of $4.6 billion, says inflation is going to drop—and it’s going to drop hard.
Thanks to higher interest rates, turmoil at regional banks, and slowing rent growth, sales of apartment buildings are falling at their fastest rate since
Almost $1.5 trillion of US commercial real estate debt comes due for repayment before the end of 2025. The big question facing those borrowers
The sunbelt cities of Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida are among the hottest job markets in the country right now, according to an assessment
US bank lending contracted by the most on record in the last two weeks of March, indicating a tightening of credit conditions in the
There’s no sign of a slowdown in central bank gold buying. In February, central bank gold reserves rose by another 52 tons …
Bonds and Bullion are soaring after the ugly JOLTS and weak manufacturing data this morning. Spot Gold soared back above $2020. The precious metal has only ever been higher
The price of gold is inching near its all time high … Whether or not you’re interested in investing in metals, as a real
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