Mortgage rates

Housing market outlook: Lock-in effect could last into the next decade

Barbara Terrio

The lock-in effect that has kept U.S. housing market activity subdued probably isn’t going away this year or next year or ...

Here’s when experts think the Fed could start cutting interest rates

Barbara Terrio

A top question on the minds of investors and consumers alike is when might the Federal Reserve make its first ...

Americans are feeling the most optimistic about the mortgage market since the Fed started hiking rates

Christine Lake

Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage ...

How Laguna Beach, California, is helping residents age in place

Barbara Terrio

Laguna Beach, California Luciano Lejtman | Moment | Getty Images About 77% of adults ages 50 and up hope to ...

3 Incredible Growth Stocks That Offer a Once-in-a-Decade Buying Opportunity

Barbara Terrio

The S&P 500 index is up 23% over the last year and rallied into the new year. The market’s rebound ...

Six experts weigh in on real estate in 2024

Barbara Terrio

Buying and closing on a home: Here’s how much it actually costs The process of buying a home isn’t done ...

Home prices may pick up speed after the Fed cuts rates with 88% of the housing market still overvalued, Fitch says

Barbara Terrio

(Left) Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, (Right) Getty Images Home prices may pick up speed after the Fed cuts rates next year, ...

The Fed Will Cut Interest Rates (Six Times!) in 2024, According to Wall Street. Here’s What It Means for Stocks

Barbara Terrio

A pot plant carved in the shape of an upward-trending arrow In October, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit ...

Should you wait for a better deal on a home or jump in now? Here’s what housing market economists say.

Barbara Terrio

Floor plans are shrinking across the US.GaryAlvis/Getty Images Falling mortgage rates can lead to a surge in homebuyer demand, which ...

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says you’re ‘dead wrong’ if you try to wait for a better deal on the housing market

Barbara Terrio

Barbara Corcoran.BI Don’t wait for a better deal in the housing market, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says. As rents and ...

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