Economy

Rising inventory levels and changing buyer demographics are boosting optimism for the housing market in 2025 even as affordability headwinds...

With mortgage rates continuing their descent in recent weeks, borrowers who faced rates topping out at over 8% last year,...

With mortgage rates hitting six-week lows this past week, home-purchase applications saw their fifth-straight week of increases, driven primarily by...

After a year of inflation coming down, the last stretch of 2024 has seen a reverse course, per the latest...

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November—higher than expectations—and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%, the U.S....

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S., which provides an early indication of significant turning points in...

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“Will the Fed cut interest rates?” That’s a question on everyone’s mind whenever Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks publicly—including...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics holds eye-catching news: annual inflation is up....

Mortgage applications continued their rapid decline for the fifth straight week, with pressure from rising mortgage rates continuing to plague...