Browsing: mortgages
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up this week to just below its high for the year, the latest…
Buffett says Abel ‘has launched’ after new Berkshire CEO makes $8.5 billion housing bet
Berkshire Hathaway was long teased as the conglomerate that couldn’t find anything worthwhile to buy. Now, as the cash pile…
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its…
The traditional American starter home—the quaint, ranch-style two-to-three bedroom home young families once began their journey of wealth creation—is on…
The picture of an American springtime usually looks something like this: sunny days, chittering birds, and, on many suburban streets,…
Another month, another record-high home price: March hits $408,800—the 33rd straight increase
Home prices just did it again. For the 33rd consecutive month, the median price of an existing home climbed—this time…
Advances in medicine have extended the “golden years” for many retirees—also increasing the number of years retirement savings must support…
Blend’s CEO Nima Ghamsari wants to talk less about the past decade’s fintech sugar high and more about recovering from…
A war in the Middle East has suddenly made getting a mortgage even more expensive in a U.S. housing market…
Trump says he’s actually not ‘a huge fan’ of letting Americans use 401(k)s for a down payment
A White House official recently touted a plan to let Americans tap into their 401(k) savings to buy a home,…












