Tag Archives: Interest rates

In a new report, the OCC highlights the nation’s credit, market, operational, and compliance risks, as well as other key issues facing the federal banking system.

“Financial distress can be a vicious cycle,” said Cassandra Happe, Analyst at WalletHub. “People who can’t make payments on their accounts end up damaging their credit scores, which in turn makes it more difficult for them to qualify for the best solutions to their debt.”

“Mortgage rates are dropping due to easing inflation and investors betting the Fed will cut interest rates sooner than expected," said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao. “Declining rates, along with a sizable year-over-year increase in new listings, are leading to more favorable conditions for some buyers."

While the housing market remains unpredictable, a surprising percentage of surveyed Americans report wanting it to crash in 2024, according to a new LendingTree study, as many believe that might be the only way they could afford a home.

According to a new study from First American, some 90% of homeowners remain discouraged by the idea of selling their homes. Will that change if mortgage rates were to decline in 2024? Here’s what experts predict about the ongoing “sellers’ strike.”

Commercial real estate looks to be on the leading edge of revitalization, according to comments made by Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors. Read on to see what he’s predicting for the months ahead.

A recent Point2 study examined America’s fastest-selling and most expensive ZIP codes, showing that while inventory fell dramatically in some of the nation’s priciest markets, homes are selling faster than the year before, with some million-dollar estates selling in just one week.

October sale prices indicated that the lack of housing supply is constraining market and frustrating homebuyers, according to First American's October Home Price Index report, with sellers continuing their "suppliers' strike" and further hampering already insufficient inventory levels.

While rent prices remain historically high despite a slight increase in year-over-year price growth, Single-Family Rental inventory surged in Q3 compared to the previous year, according to a new study from HouseCanary. Here are the details.

“Affluent Americans are the only ones who can avoid the sting of high mortgage rates; plus, they’re spending less on housing and keeping more money in the bank because they’re avoiding interest payments,” said Redfin Senior Economist Sheharyar Bokhari.