Source: Forbes —Â TOPLINE Though the labor market’s overall resilience continues to puzzle experts, the plight of rising interest rates, which are spurring a historic plunge in home sales, could soon lead to a rash of harsher job cuts across the housing...
Source: ABC 10 News — According to the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, home prices are finally declining after 10 years of a seller’s market. The drop is the result of a marked increase in interest rates and constant quality home price...
Source: Deseret News — Britta Joslyn was at a breaking point. She’d decided to move out of her house in Heber City, Utah, after a split-up. But, finding a new home proved Sisyphean. She needed to find a rental close to her children’s school that would...
Source: WWNYTV 7 News — WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Mortgage rates are right around 7 percent for a 30-year fixed rate. Nationally, rates are at their highest since 2006 and they’ve nearly doubled since last year. So, what is this doing to the local...
Source: Yahoo! Finance — With mortgage rates near 20-year highs, some homebuyers are struggling to afford homes. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.95% in November’s first week, dipping from a 7.08% peak a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac...
Source: The Business Times — THE Federal Reserve suggested on Friday (Nov 4) that lofty home prices could be susceptible to steep declines after big run-ups in recent years on the back of ultra-low interest rates. “With valuations at high levels, house prices...