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Back to news homeU.S. Mortgage Rates Climb Above 7%, a 21-Year High
Mortgage rates surged to a 21-year high this week, a jump that will make it even harder for buyers to afford homes in a market hampered by high prices and […]
Divvy Wants to Make Rent-to-Own Deals Easy. Many Customers Find Them Hard.
The three-bedroom house in suburban Atlanta on a quiet cul-de-sac seemed exactly what Jeneyha Wheatley-Frett and her husband, Shawn Frett, were looking for when they moved in about 15 months […]
U.K. Inflation Remains Stuck at 8.7 Percent
Last month, the central bank warned that many mortgage holders had not experienced the cost of higher interest rates yet. About 1.3 million households are expected to reach the end […]
China’s Central Bank Cuts Loan Prime Rates
China’s central bank cut key interest rates on Tuesday for loans issued by the state-controlled banking system, in the clearest sign yet of mounting concern in the Chinese government and […]
New Zealand House Prices Have Crashed, Wiping Out Billions in Wealth
Michael Wilson was hopeful when he put his three-bedroom house up for sale: Over a dozen would-be buyers came to the initial showing.But about a year later, the property is […]
Mortgage Transfers Pick Up as a Way to Beat Rising Rates
Craig O’Boyle is hoping to create a business making assumptions faster and easier. Mr. O’Boyle is a real estate agent who has been selling homes in Colorado for three decades, […]
First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase
Regulators seized control of First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase on Monday, a dramatic move aimed at curbing a two-month banking crisis that has rattled the financial […]
Housing Market Gridlock: Buyers Are Eager, but Sellers Are Scarce
The housing market typically comes to life in spring, when buyers emerge in the warmer weather. This year, the market appears stuck in a deep freeze, and the biggest culprit […]
Stress Builds as Office Building Owners and Lenders Haggle Over Debt
A real estate investment fund recently defaulted on $750 million of mortgages for two Los Angeles skyscrapers. A private equity firm slashed the value of its investment in the Willis […]