U.S. mortgage rates rise, surpass key milestone in 2025
U.S. mortgage rates rose for consecutive weeks in January of 2025. That's the word from Freddie Mac, which released its ...
Mortgage Rates Surge Back Above 7% After Strong Jobs Report
“Mortgage rates ticked up for the fifth consecutive week and crossed 7% for the first time since May of 2024,” says Sam ...
The America that Trump is inheriting is in pretty good shape, actually
Overall, the country that Trump is inheriting from Biden is in pretty good shape on everything from the economy to democracy, ...
Trump Bump May Be Overdone for Fannie and Freddie
First, Aaron Back joins Miriam Gottfried and Spencer Jakab to discuss why politicians and investors have different priorities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then, Charley Grant explains why Tesla's ...
L.A. Fire Victims Grapple With Delinquent Mortgage Payments as Lenders Explain Next Steps So Credit Scores Won't Take a Hit
Mortgage delinquency can have disastrous financial consequences, including mounting late fees, a drop in the borrower’s ...
Trump will inherit a housing market creaking under the strain of high prices and high interest rates
Trump’s administration has promised to slash mortgage rates and home prices by instituting mass deportations of undocumented ...
Billionaire Bill Ackman Thinks Donald Trump Could Make These 2 Stocks Big Winners -- and Both Are Already Up Over 6X in the Last 12 Months
Ackman recently took activist investing to an even higher level. He wants -- and expects -- President-elect Donald Trump to ...
Mortgage rates climb above 7%; what does that mean for housing market?
Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices ...
Kentucky housing market slows as mortgage rates climb above 7%
KENTUCKY, USA — The Kentucky housing market is slowing down as mortgage rates topped 7% this week. On Thursday, the Kentucky ...
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Ackman’s Plan To Free Fannie and Freddie From the Government’s Clutches Gets a Tepid Wall Street Reception
Shares slip after a run-up that followed December disclosure of Pershing Square chief’s plan to end government ...
Mortgages Rates See Large Two-Day Drop
After recently shooting up to the most expensive level since May, 30-year mortgage rates have fallen considerably the last two days. Most other loan types also saw declines.