Tag: Mortgages
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Demand for riskier mortgages rises along with interest rates
Mortgage rates continue to rise, pushing some buyers to riskier, adjustable-rate loans in order to find savings. Rates are at the highest level since June 2025.
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Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as new Middle East attacks push oil prices up
The expectation had been for falling rates this year, but the war with Iran and its resulting rise in oil prices upended that.
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August apartment rents turn positive for the first time in four years
Apartment rents are finally turning positive as vacancies drop, thanks to less new supply.
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Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further
Mortgage rates rose again last week causing demand for both refinances and purchase loans to drop. Rates climbed to their highest level in three weeks.
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Cash is no longer king in home sales
Cash buyers are a diminishing share of the overall housing market, as more supply and weaker prices give them more purchasing power.
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Weekly mortgage demand stalls along with interest rates, but rates are now moving higher again.
Mortgage rates were unchanged last week, as was mortgage demand, and total volume remains lower than year-ago levels.
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We upgraded Home Depot and raised our price target. It made the best of a terrible hand
Home Depot reported a very good quarter, executing well on things it can control.
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Income investors need to ‘wake up’ to the new market regime. Where to find solid yields now
With Kevin Warsh heading the Federal Reserve, investors have to accept the reality of a new market regime, said Luis Alvarado at Wells Fargo.
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Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing
Long-term government bond yields have risen sharply in recent days. Higher bond yields push consumer borrowing costs up, sometimes immediately.
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New federal rules could end mortgage escrow interest for some homeowners. States are suing to block them
A new lawsuit challenges recently issued rules from federal banking regulators that preempts state laws requiring banks to pay interest on escrow accounts.
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