Mortgage rates are rising, home sales are falling

Sales of existing homes fell 4.7% in March, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and were down nearly 4% from March 2023.At the same ... Read More

US pending home sales jumped in March, beating expectations by a mile

Pending home sales — a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings rather than closings — climbed 3.4% in March, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursda ... Read More

Homebuyers’ Quandary: to Wait or Not to Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates

Acting now would likely saddle a buyer with a rate of around 6.9% on a 30-year mortgage. In late October, the rate surged to a 23-year high of nearly 8%, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. Read More

Amazon sold a chemical that led to 15 deaths: Who is responsible?

In December 2020, 15-year-old Tyler Schmidt took a deadly chemical to a wooded area near his home in Camas, Clark County, Washington. Read More

Mortgage rates rise after disappointing March inflation report

Mortgage rates drifted higher this week, and could increase further, in a sign that America’s affordability crisis isn’t letting up. Read More

'Best Buying Cycle' In IOS Real Estate Is Here, Primed By Values At Ports And Inland Growth

IOS investors see the next year as one filled with buying opportunities, including in high-demand port regions and up-and-coming inland markets, ... Read More

China Wants Everyone to Trade In Their Old Cars, Fridges to Help Save Its Economy

China’s world-beating electric vehicle industry, at the heart of growing trade tensions with the US and Europe, is set to receive a big boost from the government’s latest effort to accelerate growth. Read More

Asking prices for UK homes near record high; Thames Water lifts spending plan to £19.8bn – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... Read More

FTSE 100 Live 19 April: Index closes up for day, down for week; S&P below 5000

The FTSE 100 index is set to fall about 0.9% as traders react to developments in the Middle East and a weak finish for US stocks last night. Brent Crude rose by about $4 at one point to a peak of ... Read More

FTSE 100 Live 23 April: Another record close amid interest rate cut hopes, Tesla results in focus

The FTSE 100 index set a new intraday high this morning after recording an all-time record close last night. The progress follows a strong session on Wall Street as tech stocks including Nvidia ... Read More

Stock Market Today: Dow edges lower as tech earnings drive Nasdaq up

Follow all the action in markets on Wednesday after Tesla's warmly-received results with a slew of more earnings to come. Read More