Source: Forbes — Key takeaways Mortgage applications fell 1.9% from the previous week for the week ending on December 2, with many potential homebuyers likely waiting to see what the rate hike announcements will be like this week. Mortgage rates fell for the...
Source: Axios — Low-interest rates giveth, high-interest rates taketh away. What happened: American households saw the third consecutive quarterly decline in net worth during Q3, as stocks were pummeled by rising interest rates. Why it matters: Household net...
Source:USA Today — WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is going slower but aiming higher. The Fed agreed to raise its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday, dialing back from recent outsize hikes as it draws up an end game in its...
Source: Newsweek — High mortgage rates, soaring inflation, rapid growth over the past couple of years and other factors have been at the center of recent discussions on the fate of the U.S. housing market. Though some experts—such as Barry Sternlicht, CEO of...
Source: Mansion Global — Home sales have plunged. Buyers, facing the fastest-rising mortgage rates in decades, are scrapping their plans. And forecasters have rarely disagreed so much over where the market goes next. By many measures, the housing market entered...
Source: CNBC — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.28% Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now at the lowest level since mid-September. The decline came after a lower-than-expected reading of the November’s consumer price...
Illinois Home Sales and Inventory Decline While Median Price Rises
