It's still painfully expensive to buy a house, but relief could be on the way

thestreet.com Caroline Woods brings the latest business headlines from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as markets close for trading Friday, April 26. Related: Dave Ramsey says…

The future of real estate commissions post-Realtor settlement

aol.com Real estate commissions survived the rise of the Internet and decades of attacks from disruption-minded discounters. Now, finally, they might be coming down. A federal…

Stagflation fears just hit Wall Street. Now for the next crucial report on prices

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Dave Ramsey shares how 'now is the time' for you to buy a house

thestreet.com High interest rates understandably cause many people to shy away from buying homes, but there are a few other factors potential homebuyers should consider. Dave Ramsey,…

Thought the Fed would give us an interest-rate break in '24? Think again

thestreet.com Everybody, including the Federal Reserve, is caught in a bind. You want a strong economy. You want low inflation. The problem right now is this: While inflation is better…

Ticker: New rules automate airline refunds; Mortgage rates climb 4th straight week

bostonherald.com The Biden administration issued final rules to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage…

Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for March 2024

benzinga.com McLEAN, Va., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac FMCC today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for March 2024, which provides information on Freddie…

Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says

aol.com Buying a house is costlier than anytime in at least the last decade, with property buyers hit with the double whammy of rising mortgage rates and home prices, according to…

Warren Buffett Says 'When It Rains Gold, Put Out The Bucket' And This High Yield Investment Is Making It Rain

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Mortgage rates continue upward climb to 7.17%

finance.yahoo.com Mortgage rates climbed again this week, exacerbating the home affordability crisis that is stifling the housing market. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey,…

Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs for fourth straight week to highest level since November

abcnews.go.com The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in what’s traditionally the housing…

Step-by-Step to Buying Your Dream Home

247wallst.com Owning a home is part of the American dream, but seems more out of reach for upcoming generations as prices skyrocket, wages level off and interest rates continue to rise.…

High mortgage rates hang around, reaching 7.17%

aol.com Mortgage rates continued their climb past the 7% threshold this week, sidelining affordability-sensitive buyers in their wake. The rate on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage…

Mortgage rates climb for fourth week in a row, taking ‘the wind out of the sails’ of the housing market

marketwatch.com The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging 7.17%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Mortgage Rates Continue to Increase

benzinga.com MCLEAN, Va., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac FMCC today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate…

Real estate experts share a message for home buyers as they predict rising home prices through 2025

aol.com Real estate experts are urging home buyers not to wait as mortgage rates remain high and home prices are expected to rise. Jenny and Dolly Lenz of Dolly Lenz Real Estate…

Homeowners get good news over mortgage rates

newsweek.com While mortgage rates remain higher than they were during the housing market's booming pandemic years, Moody's Ratings has predicted them to finally start declining over the…

Federal Reserve’s Capital Has Now Plummeted to Negative $121 Billion, and Congress Needs To Act

nysun.com Meantime the central bank seeks to palm off on the public the idea that its staggering negative capital is a ‘deferred asset.’ Hold up your hand if you think that the…

A new reality of 7% mortgage rates could be setting in, top economist says

aol.com Mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time all year last week, according to Freddie Mac; daily readings are trending higher, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate…

Florida’s Home Insurance Industry May Be Worse Than Anyone Realizes

finance.yahoo.com Seven property insurers in Florida went bankrupt in 2021 and 2022. The bankruptcies left thousands of homeowners scrambling to get new coverage, which often came with a big…

Surge in home insurance costs adding more inflation pressure on Americans

aol.com The astronomic rise in mortgage rates and spike in home prices over the past year have pushed a key tenet of the American dream out of reach for millions of families. Now,…

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq notch big gains with Tesla earnings on deck

finance.yahoo.com US stocks climbed on Tuesday, on track for further gains as tech-focused investors prepared for a fresh wave of earnings highlighted by struggling Tesla (TSLA). The…

US has 'structural shortage' of millions of homes, PulteGroup CEO says

aol.com Homebuilder PulteGroup (PHM) said Tuesday that a chronic housing shortage in the US presents the company with an opportunity to grow its market share. “After more than a…

U.S. new home sales rebound in March; house price decline slowing

theglobeandmail.com Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February’s downwardly revised level, drawing support from a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on…

US new home sales rebound; house price decline slowing

aol.com Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February's downwardly revised level, drawing support from a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on…

Homebuyer Payment Hits Record High As Mortgage Rates Climb Back Above 7% For The First Time In 2024

zerohedge.com Homebuyer Payment Hits Record High As Mortgage Rates Climb Back Above 7% For The First Time In 2024 Mortgage rates in the United States climbed to the highest level since…

You don't have to look outside U.S. stocks for international exposure

tker.co Stocks fell last week with the S&P 500 shedding 3% to close at 4,967.23. The index is now up 4.1% year to date and up 38.9% from its October 12, 2022 closing low of…

Mortgage rates are rising again. Here's how much the steeper rates will cost you

aol.com Mortgage rates jumped to the highest level this year, throttling demand among would-be buyers and putting more pressure on the already beleaguered housing market. Mortgage…

Mortgage rates today, April 22, 2024: Fixed rates keep rising

finance.yahoo.com Fixed mortgage rates are up across the board. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate increased by 22 basis points this week, and the 15-year fixed rate went up by…

Analysis: What stalled this year’s seemingly infallible stock market rally

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The outlook for home prices has changed drastically in just the past month as Fed rate cuts look more and more distant

finance.yahoo.com Forecasts for U.S. home prices suddenly look a lot different compared to just a month ago, according to Freddie Mac's latest outlook. Price will increase only 0.5% in 2024…

Mortgage rates today, April 21, 2024: Interest costs on the rise

finance.yahoo.com Mortgage rates remain elevated today, and they should stay relatively high until inflation slows and the Federal Reserve lowers the federal funds rate. While many people…

Mortgage rates today, April 20, 2024: Over 7% for the first time this year

finance.yahoo.com The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate moved past 7% for the first time this year, according to Freddie Mac. This is the third week in a row that the 30-year rate has gone…

Mortgage rates sail past 7% as market moves into critical spring homebuying season

foxbusiness.com Mortgage rates sailed past 7%, likely dampening homebuying appetite during the market's critical spring homebuying season, according to Freddie Mac. The average 30-year…

U.S. mortgage interest rates surpass 7%, again

blobstreaming.org Mortgage rates have experienced a notable ascent lately. According to Freddie Mac's weekly report, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has surpassed 7% for the first time this…

Housing Affordability Crisis: Middle-Class Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach

tftc.io Recent data from a comprehensive study by Creditnews Research has revealed a stark decline in housing affordability for middle-class households in the United States. The…

Middle Class Can't Afford Homes In Nearly Half Of Top 100 US Metros, Study Finds

zerohedge.com Middle Class Can't Afford Homes In Nearly Half Of Top 100 US Metros, Study Finds By Sam Bourgi of CreditNews, Housing is becoming an exclusively upper-class privilege in a…

Mortgage rates surpass 7% for the first time this year

aol.com Mortgage rates are on the up and up. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surged past 7% for the first time this year, Freddie Mac said alongside its weekly reading yesterday.…

Mortgage rates top 7 percent for first time in 2024

thehill.com Mortgage rates topped 7 percent for the first time this year, according to new data released Friday by Freddie Mac. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.1…

Sharp Drop in Single-Family Home Construction Marks Major Blow to Housing Market

tftc.io Single-family homebuilding experienced a sharp decline in March, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. This downturn comes despite the…

Will house prices go down? Housing market stung by new prediction

newsweek.com The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, is predicting that home prices will rise much more modestly in 2024 and 2025 than its experts had…

Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7% for the First Time in 2024

statista.com Mortgage rates in the United States climbed to the highest level since November 2023 this week, as higher-than-expected inflation readings have dashed hopes of the Fed…

What stalled this year’s seemingly infallible stock market rally

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The cost of buying a house hit another record high as mortgage rates spike again

aol.com The cost of buying a new house just hit a fresh record as mortgage rates rose to the highest level this year, according to a new report. Findings from Redfin show the…