Mortgage rates might face a turbulent week with a Fed rate announcement and a crucial inflation report on the calendar.
Warsh has a controversial opinion on "forward guidance," which is how the Fed communicates what it's expecting in the future.
Mortgage rates barely budged yesterday, so they remain at their lowest since Sep. 24. Monday morning's Barron's Daily e-newsletter summed up the current situation for markets: "Welcome to what could ...
Mortgage rates yesterday acted very differently from how they normally respond to awful inflation numbers. Here's why.
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Helping your child buy a home can come with unexpected tax implications, mortgage requirements, and financial risks. Here's ...
Yesterday, we wondered whether signs of an imminent escalation in the Middle East conflict might push mortgage rates higher on Thursday. Those signs pushed oil prices higher, but the bond investors ...
The Federal Reserve meets a week from today to decide whether to hike general interest rates. And there's little on the economic calendar over the coming seven days that's likely to affect mortgage ...
Iowa offers plenty of appealing places to call home, from the energy of Des Moines and the college-town atmosphere of Iowa City to the state’s many small, welcoming communities. But for countless ...
We were excited when we read a Wall Street Journal headline last week: A New Type of Mortgage Is Reviving Long Abandoned Neighborhoods. It was a little disappointing to discover that the mortgages in ...