Mortgage demand dropped again last week as rates climbed higher, but one type of loan is attracting borrowers. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which offer lower rates, are seeing renewed demand after getting very little interest over the last decade. Total mortgage application volume dropped 2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the
The Biden Administration Tuesday announced it is sending states $59.9 billion of fiscal year 2023 transportation funds allocated under the bipartisan infrastructure law. The money marks a $15.4 billion increase in formula highway funding over fiscal year 2021 allocation, administration officials said on a press call. It’s the second year of funding under the Infrastructure
The Washington and Oregon governors and the premier of Canada’s British Columbia province have signed a pact joining with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in setting environmental mandates that encourage electric vehicle use, and pledging dollars to investing in EV infrastructure. Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan
Andrew Bailey dashed the hopes of pension funds on Tuesday, ruling out continuing the Bank of England’s £65bn bond-buying intervention into next week. The BoE governor said that although strains had been felt, market conditions in the government bonds “seemed calmer” on Tuesday after it had staged its second emergency intervention in two days. “We’ve
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Here are the companies making headlines before the bell: Angi (ANGI) – Angi shares added 2% in premarket trading after the online home services company named Joey Levin as CEO, replacing Oisin Hanrahan. Levin is currently the CEO of Angi parent company IAC and will continue in that role as well as running Angi. Leggett
Actress Sandra Bullock has channeled much of her A-list wealth into real estate ventures, having bought and sold homes in Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, New York, a Georgia Tybee Island home and more across the country. Now a producer, she has just listed her stunning 91-acre compound in San Diego for $6 million. The property,
JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a double whammy for would-be homebuyers. Not only are interest rates soaring, it’s getting harder to qualify for a loan. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage climbed over 7% at the end of last week, according to Mortgage News Daily, and is expected to
Transcription:Caitlin Devitt: (00:03)Hi and welcome to the Bond Buyer podcast. I’m Caitlin Devitt. My guest today is Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, which is, as most of you know, a nonprofit research group on all things transportation related. And he’s also the editor of the Eno Transportation Weekly, a
Kwasi Kwarteng will need to announce a fiscal tightening of more than £60bn if he wants to convince investors that he can stabilise the UK’s public finances, according to a leading think-tank. The chancellor, who has promised to “get debt falling in the medium term”, will on October 31 set out a new debt-cutting plan
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Ford (F), General Motors (GM) – UBS downgraded both automakers, cutting Ford to “sell” from “neutral” and downgrading GM to “neutral” from “buy.” UBS said the auto industry is rapidly moving toward vehicle oversupply following three years of unprecedented pricing power. Ford slid
Ben Affleck’s Pacific Palisades home recently sold for $28.5 million. Affleck, the Academy Award winner known for movies like “Gone Girl,” “Argo” and “Good Will Hunting,” bought the home for $19 million in 2018, according to public records. He married Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas in July and had a second wedding ceremony with the
Uncertainty around the U.K. housing and mortgage market has spread among first-time buyers. Resolution Productions via Getty Images Mortgage products have been pulled, payments are doubling and lenders are backing out of agreed deals; concern and uncertainty among Brits trying to buy a home skyrocketed last month after Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced his “mini-budget.”
Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” against the bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia, a critical military supply route for its invasion of Ukraine and symbol of Russian prestige. Russia’s president said there was “no doubt” that Ukraine was behind the explosion, which sent two of the bridge’s road spans
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At the end of January 2022, non-fungible token (NFT) sales raked in $4.77 billion and NFT sales have slipped month after month since then. Last month, $549.82 million in NFT sales took place in September which shows monthly NFT sales are more than 88% lower than they were in January. Furthermore, after the search term
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters Using a market downcycle to accumulate shares of companies with strong fundamentals and prospects can lead to good returns when the market goes up. To that end, keeping an eye on which stocks
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The quality of life factors are off the charts for this 1904 classic home in Boulder, Colorado. Set in the family-oriented Mapleton Hill neighborhood, it is a short walk to vibrant Pearl Street with its shops and eateries, close to scenic Boulder Creek and near the Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley hiking trails. Colonial Revival,
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices are softening in most markets across the nation. Yet home prices are still higher compared with a year ago, and it’s unlikely they will fall too steeply. The sharp rise in mortgage rates over the past several months has made housing more expensive for anyone needing