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Is the housing market back? A surge in mortgage interest rates last year ground the real estate market to an abrupt halt, as scores of would-be buyers could no longer afford to purchase homes. But last month, as mortgage rates...
Homebuyers who are closely watching the correction in the real estate market might believe now is a good time to pounce. After all, homes are sitting on the market for longer, those maddening bidding wars have dried up, and wild offers...
Mortgage rates have dropped yet again—could this spell an opportunity for homebuyers? The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate home loan fell to 6.09% for the week ending Feb. 2, according to Freddie Mac. That’s down nearly a...
After suffering all-time lows during the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply of homes for sale has rebounded with a bang. January marked a whopping 65% more real estate listings than this same month a year earlier, according to a recent...
the rental market appears to have hit an inflection point—and not a moment too soon for many Americans who have been squeezed tight by record-setting price increases over the past few years. Finally, the steady drumbeat of steep and often...
f you’re like a lot of sellers in the latter part of 2022, you decided not to put your house on the market this year. Sure, you knew about record-high home prices. But maybe you also heard how, at the end of the year, homes were lingering...
With interest rates at their highest in decades, the allure of investing in bonds has returned. With that comes a lesser-known type of risk. It’s called “reinvestment risk.” “The great thing about a bond is that they pay a consistent and...
Key Takeaways Mortgage rates have nearly tripled since this time a year ago. However, housing prices have continued to rise, making new mortgages unaffordable. Overall, the result is a 41% decline in new loan applications year-over-year....
Three new stocks made November’s Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio, available to members as of November 16, 2022. Recap From October’s Picks The Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio (+10.0%) underperformed the S&P 500...
Key takeaways The US inflation rate is currently at 7.7%, which remains high by historical standards. However, on a global scale it looks practically miniscule, with some countries currently experiencing over 200% inflation. On the other...