Home Sales Dip Only Slightly, but Mortgage Rates Cast Long Shadow
Existing home sales fell for the seventh straight month, but the “very mild” decrease at the end of a busy summer season is going to have some feeling relieved, as real estate professionals look anxiously ahead at the slower winter months with an eye on volatile...
Raise the Roof: Housing Starts Spike in Surprising Reversal
Housing starts, which have been falling for most of this year, surprised many observers by rising significantly in August—though low building permit numbers are foreshadowing more rough times ahead. Up 12.2% overall, multifamily drove the increase with a 28.6%...
Borrowers Opting for ARMs Are Wealthier Than Before
Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), an attractive option for borrowers on account of their low initial interest rates, are becoming more popular as home prices continue to rise. The share of applications for ARMs increased to 12.6% in June, marking the first time that...
Fed Makes Another ‘Unusually Large Increase’ in Interest Rates
There was a time last year when the term “transitory” was commonly used when federal officials discussed elevated inflation. That has proven somewhat of a misnomer in recent months as inflation has climbed, and officials have raced to reel things back in...
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