Housing
It’s bad enough mortgage rates are over 7% – now it’s harder to qualify for a home loan
JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a double whammy for would-be homebuyers. Not only are interest rates soaring, it’s getting harder to qualify for a loan. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage climbed over 7% at the end of last week, according to Mortgage News Daily, and is expected to […]
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These are the 10 states where renters are most behind on payments — and high-cost California didn’t make the list
South Dakota has the highest percentage of renters behind on payments, at 26%, according to a new study. Pictured, Mount Rushmore National Monument. Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin) Renters across the U.S. are feeling the sting of soaring inflation, rising housing costs and the end of the national eviction ban. Some 15% of American households, […]
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Apartment demand unexpectedly fell during its busiest season, according to a new report
The third quarter of every year is historically the busiest for apartment rentals, but demand fell this year, according to RealPage. It’s the first time the rental technology platform has recorded a third-quarter drop in the 30 years it’s been tracking the metric. Demand fell by more than 82,000 units nationally, according to the report. […]
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Mortgage applications plummet 14% as higher interest rates and Hurricane Ian crush demand
A sign points toward an Open House in Alhambra, California on May 4, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The highest mortgage rates in more than 20 years coincided with one of the deadliest hurricanes on record in the United States, both contributing to a steep drop in mortgage demand. Total mortgage […]
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High mortgage rates, tight supply and economic uncertainty: Here’s what’s happening with home prices
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices are softening in most markets across the nation. Yet home prices are still higher compared with a year ago, and it’s unlikely they will fall too steeply. The sharp rise in mortgage rates over the past several months has made housing more expensive for anyone needing […]
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American homebuyers are finding UK bargains, discounted by a weaker pound
Street in Chelsea district, London Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images American homebuyers are searching for bargains in the U.K., as a weaker pound contributes to double-digit price cuts. The fall in the British currency over the past year, down 17.5% against the U.S. dollar so far in 2022, has made U.K. real estate […]
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Australia’s house prices fall, interest rates soar but analysts say there’s no crash yet
Newly built houses in the Denham Court suburb of Sydney, Australia. Mortgage rates have fallen to below 2% in recent years, but interest rates are rising rapidly in Australia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SYDNEY — In a country where real estate ownership dominates barbecue conversations and dinner parties, Australian Lili Zhang is like […]
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File quantity of Uk property finance loan discounts pulled in a person day as industry mayhem takes maintain
Over-all, 935 home finance loan products ended up pulled from the marketplace on Tuesday, in accordance to knowledge from funds comparison web page Moneyfacts. Picture by Richard Baker | In Pics | Getty Visuals LONDON – Hundreds of household mortgage loan offer delivers in the U.K. have been pulled immediately after market place chaos sparked […]
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Mortgage refinancing drops to a 22-year low as interest rates surge even higher
Mortgage rates drove even higher last week after the Federal Reserve signaled it would continue its aggressive action to cool inflation. That, and rising uncertainty in the overall housing market, caused mortgage application volume to drop 3.7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. After a […]
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Home prices cooled in July at the fastest rate in the history of S&P Case-Shiller Index
A ‘for sale’ sign is displayed outside a single family home on September 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Allison Dinner | Getty Images U.S. home prices cooled in July at the fastest rate in the history of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index, according to a report released Tuesday. Home prices in July were still […]
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