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Mortgage demand drops more than 10% as rates hit the highest level since
Homes in Daly City, California, US, on Monday, March 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since last fall, and that pushed mortgage demand off a cliff. Total mortgage…
Big investors exiting for-sale housing market, even before Trump ban
In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesLegislation to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes to rent is making its…
Mortgage refinance demand plunges 19% after interest rates shoot higher
In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesMortgage rates last week jumped to the highest level since the end of last year, causing a…
What holding rates unchanged means for you
Amid geopolitical turmoil, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at the conclusion of its policy meeting on Wednesday. An energy shock and higher inflation expectations due to the Iran war ruled out any possibility of an…
Zillow denies its ‘interface design systematically deceives consumers’
Altman Brothers Real Estate owner Josh Altman joins 'Varney & Co.' to discuss how ChatGPT is influencing real estate negotiations, buyers and sellers receiving conflicting answers from AI. A University of Pennsylvania Wharton…
January new home sales plunge to the slowest pace since 2022
Blaine, Minnesota. New homes starting at a half million dollars in Lexington Waters are high efficiency homes and are HOA Maintained. Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesSales of newly built homes in January…
Miami beats Los Angeles and New York for highest housing bubble risk
"By contrast, prices in cities with moderate or low risk fell roughly 5%, while rents and incomes were broadly flat. Historically, worsening affordability and widening gaps between prices and rents have served as forerunners of housing…
Weekly mortgage demand surged 11% higher last week
Mortgage rates hovered around a four-year low last week, prompting more borrowers to refinance and more potential homebuyers to get off the fence. Total mortgage application volume rose 11% from the previous week, according to the…
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick joins billionaire exodus from California to
Texas REALTORS Chairman of the Board Jennifer Wauhob speaks to Fox News Digital about the Lone Star State’s recent wealth and population boom that’s ‘creating good things for Texas.’ Billionaire and Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick…
Iran war disrupts oil prices; consumers may be ‘hammered’: economist
In February, Americans were feeling pretty good about their financial standing. But that was before the Iran war, which is threatening to upend household budgets.A New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday found that consumers…