Source: Bloomberg — For more than a year, we watched the scalding-hot housing market with a mix of alarm (anyone who was just thinking of buying or selling), horror (anyone already deep in the process) and caution (economists everywhere). Now? Historically low...
Source: WSJ —Â Â The U.S. moratorium on home foreclosures ended nearly a year ago, but the sizzling housing market is still protecting many delinquent mortgage borrowers from losing their homes. The pandemic that wiped out tens of millions of jobs in the spring...
Source: The Daily News Online — (TNS) – Consumers are already paying more for gas, groceries and everyday items, but they should expect to fork over more in other parts of their lives after Wednesday’s interest rate increase. The Federal Reserve’s move to rein...
Source: Fox Business — While the housing market continues to get battered by rising interest rates and sky-high prices, Redfin’s CEO warned that homebuyers are feeling the inflation squeeze as the U.S. is “headed for recession.” “People...
Source: CNBC —Â For homeowners, big projects and purchases may be another casualty of rampant inflation, new research suggests. Overall, 60% of homeowners in a recent survey are less comfortable making large purchases for their home or household because of...
Source: Fox Business — While the real estate market shows signs of cooling down after the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit its highest level since 2008, one expert issued a timely warning to first-time homebuyers: “We’ve seen rates even above 6%, and...