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Mortgage Refinancing Starts to Thaw as Rates Trend Down
Homeowners with high-rate mortgages are starting to get excited about refinancing. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to a 10-month low of 6.56%, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. The rate has inched down for nine of the past…
Issues in the $307b mortgage offset market spur ASIC probe
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Buried within the corporate regulator's strategic priorities and 2025-26 plan was a paragraph that's expected to have sweeping ramifications for…
Lisa Cook standing up for the Federal Reserve is a ploy to turn a blind eye from her mortgage scandal
Fed Governor Lisa Cook is standing up to Donald Trump, suing to keep her job because she says the president is trumping up a scandal and she's fighting for Fed independence. Trump has called for Cook's head for allegedly committing mortgage fraud…
Lower mortgage rates pushed inventory lower in August
Have lower mortgage rates altered the dynamics of the housing market based on our data? Now that August has come to an end, it's clear that they have — and the results have surprised me. In recent years, it has typically taken sustained…
Almeria sees huge spike in mortgages in 2025
THE REGION of Almeria has seen a significant spike in mortgage signings in the first half of 2025, a statistic that bodes well for the real estate market in the province. According to the National Statistics Institute, more than 6,200 mortgage…
WEEKLY - the misdirect: inflation and mortgages
Hello everyone! I am NOT emotionally ready for summer to be over. I mean, yes, I love crisp autumn days and roast pumpkin and crackling leaves underfoot and cinnamon bread. But summer is languid and viscous and bright with colour. Ice cream.
What the end of Federal Reserve independence could mean
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to the central bank's independence in decades. The…
The housing market is no longer a wealth-building engine as home prices continue to slump
Home prices aren't keeping up with inflation, representing a drag on wealth in real terms, according to S&P Global. That's as home prices have been falling on a monthly basis, while President Donald Trump's tariffs have kept inflation sticky and…
Residents in these cities are seeing more affordable homes hit the market
Finding a home for the right price is never easy, no matter where you live in the U.S. However, a new report from Zillow shows that some major markets are having significantly more luck finding affordable homes than others. While…
Howie Carr: The Democrats now are all 'Alibi Ikes'
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference earlier this month in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) “Mistakes were made.” Remember when…
Elliott sees opportunities to create value at warehouse REIT Rexford Industrial
Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Business: Rexford Industrial Realty is a self-administered and self-managed full-service real estate investment trust (REIT). The company is focused on owning, operating and acquiring…
Australia keeps pumping house prices, while Trump pursues 'state-run capitalism
Ben Picton, a senior macro strategist at Rabobank, had some interesting things to say last week. In some notes to investors, he criticised Australia's housing policies, questioned the illusory nature of Australia's housing wealth, and critiqued the…
As home prices reach historic high in Pikes Peak region, is the American Dream of homeownership out of reach for the typical buyer?
The median sale price of single-family homes in the Pikes Peak region reached a historic high this summer. The hot sales market underscores the area's exponential growth over the last decade, coupled with a shortage of available and affordable…
5 Low P/E Stocks Trading Below Book Value And Paying Dividends
Stocks with low price-earnings ratios (low p/e's) attract the interest of value investors. There's more to it, of course, but it's usually the first metric examined. A low p/e stock trading below its book value is even more interesting. Shares are…
It Was Meant to Solve the Housing Crisis. Trump Is Using It to Create an Enemies List.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump's second term has been an exercise in projection. After years of insisting the federal government was engaged…
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