‘The U.S. housing market is crumbling under the weight of higher mortgage rates and rock-bottom affordability’: Prices fell the most in these U.S. states
Americans are finding it hard to afford homes at mortgage levels now beyond 7%, according to some measures. Home prices have begun to reflect that. As mortgage rates rose in the last quarter of 2022, Americans found the cost of homeownership increasingly challenging, adding hundreds of dollars in interest to their potential monthly mortgage payment. […]
Office Landlord Defaults Are Escalating as Lenders Brace for More Distress
Real EstateProperty ReportDelinquency rate for office loans that back commercial-mortgage-backed securities remains low, but it is heading higher Source link
Home-Buying Companies Stuck With Hundreds of Houses as Demand Slows
Ribbon Home Inc. had a fast-growing business during the housing boom. The New York City-based startup purchased homes with cash on behalf of buyers. Then it sold the homes to the buyers at the same price, plus a fee, once the buyers got a mortgage. This approach made their clients’ offers more appealing, since sellers often […]
Lawrence Summers and IMF director both say odds of soft landing for U.S. are improving
““It looks more possible that we’ll have a soft landing than it did a few months ago.”” Those were the words of former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on Sunday, offering hope that the U.S. economy can avoid recession, but warning that inflation is still far too high. In an interview on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” […]
Want an ‘average’ retirement lifestyle? You’ll need more than $1 million — sometimes a lot more — in these cities.
It now takes retirees more than a cool million to fund an average lifestyle in nearly 40% of the 384 U.S. metropolitan areas. Nationally, retirees would need an average nest egg of $1.07 million. Meanwhile, a retiree in San Francisco needs nearly $1.37 million, a study by LendingTree found. That’s the highest figure in the […]
How would a gas stove ban affect wok cooking and the Asian American community?
When Charlene Luo was looking for a condo to buy in 2021, she had two nonnegotiable requirements: one, enough space to host friends for dinner; and two, a gas stove with the capacity to install a powerful range hood.Luo, a data scientist, cooks every day and hosts a supper club from time to time in […]
Adani selloff worsens after cancellation of $2.5 billion share sale
Shares of Adani Group companies continued their multi-day plunge Thursday, hours after the Indian conglomerate cancelled an up-to-$2.5 billion share sale amid a record dive in the stock price of its flagship company. Shares of Adani Enterprises 512599, -7.78% were last down 8.8%, a day after the stock fell more than 28% in its biggest […]
Mortgage demand falls 9% despite rates falling for fourth week in a row
The numbers: The housing market is not out of the woods yet, as mortgage demand fell again despite an improvement in rates. Despite mortgage rates dropping for the fourth consecutive week, mortgage demand fell 9% in the latest week. Demand for both purchases and refinancing fell. That pushed the market composite index down, a measure […]
‘Recession is underway’: Home builders expect single-family starts to fall further before recovering in the second half of this year
LAS VEGAS — Home builders are expecting a little more pain before business improves. While realtors believe that the housing market is on the mend, home builders are still cautious, with low demand and rising construction costs. Home builders are one of the key contributors to the housing supply. And… Source link
Adani shares mixed after 413-page response to Hindenburg
Shares of Adani Group companies were mixed in early trading Monday after the Indian conglomerate hit back at criticisms by U.S. short seller firm Hindenburg Research in a 413-page rebuttal. Flagship company Adani Enterprises 512599, +3.47% and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. 532921, -0.74% were up 6.8% and 4.8%, respectively, reversing course from […]