How is the Fed’s rate cut affecting mortgage rates? Mortgage rates have been mostly falling since late July on expectations of a Fed rate cut. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage was at 6.35% last week, its lowest level in nearly a year, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A similar pullback in mortgage…
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will lower its benchmark rate by a quarter point, paving the way for relief from some of the high borrowing costs that have weighed on consumers. The federal funds rate, which is set by the Federal Open Market Committee, is the interest rate at which banks borrow and lend to one…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at the Peterson Institute For International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position. “What she…
President Trump’s massive new tax bill has a number of changes affecting homeowners. High earners who live in high-tax states are likely to get the biggest breaks. The reason? The new law bumps the cap on state and local tax deductions from $10,000 to $40,000. A boosted SALT cap will make it more advantageous for…
The Reform UK leader has repeatedly heaped praise upon the former Tory PM – whose disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy and sent mortgages spiralling 19:54, 31 May 2025Updated 19:57, 31 May 2025 Nigel Farage is a big fan of Liz Truss(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Nigel Farage would lock Britain into a “Truss-style doom loop”,…
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) scored another sell-out weekend for Sierra Sea, its mega residential project in the New Territories, as homebuyers took advantage of discounted prices that are about 20 per cent lower than those of similar properties in the district. As of 6pm, Hong Kong’s largest property developer sold all 288 of the…
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s mortgage market, for years almost non-existent due to spiraling triple-digit inflation and high borrowing costs, is starting to show signs of coming back to life under the pro-market reforms of libertarian President Javier Milei. Monthly new mortgages in Buenos Aires province, home to 40% of the country’s…
Wall street analysts feel good about one of our retail stocks but apprehensive about another. The news on Home Depot Telsey Advisory Group, a leader in retail industry analysis, upgraded Home Depot stock to a buy-equivalent outperform on Friday. The research firm also increased its 12-month price target to $455 per share from $360, implying…