A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a number of forecasts about where the U.S. economy in general – and the housing market, in particular – will be heading in 2024. There are a few easy predictions that I can make. For starters, I can...
Canadian households are struggling to meet their basic needs, with housing security among their top concerns, according to the 2023 Canadian Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis report published by the Salvation Army Canada. In a survey of more than 1,500 Canadians, the...
Canadians are increasingly pessimistic over the direction of their nation’s economy, with nearly one-third of homeowners fearing they will need to sell their residences if interest rates continue to rise. According to the Financial Health Survey published by Manulife...
Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, is warning that today’s mostly positive jobs report should not be embraced as evidence of an improving economy. “The job market continues to crank out jobs in high figures: 336,000 in...
The Federal Reserve announced another hike in the federal funds rate that brings it to a 22-year high. The central bank’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously on a quarter-percent increase that brings the rate range to 5.25% to 5.5%. In...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
