Most competitive rental markets for 2024
Apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The apartment market is finally loosening up. At the same time, competition is …
Mortgages
Existing home sales rose 3% in January 2024
A real estate agent walks into a home for sale in Lancaster, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes rose 3.1% in January to …
Mortgage rates shoot to 2-month high after hot inflation report
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates shot higher Friday after a monthly …
Mortgage rates back over 7%, as stronger economic data rolls in
This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows an advertisement in front of a real estate for sales in Millbrae, California, the United States. The sales of previously owned homes …
Business bankruptcies shot up by more than 41% last year, as pandemic debts mount
Business insolvencies jumped by more than 41 per cent in 2023, according to data released Friday by Canada’s top financial regulator. The report from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy …
High interest rates aren’t to blame for housing crisis, Bank of Canada governor says
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can’t solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage. Macklem faced multiple questions on …
Home prices November S&P Case-Shiller
A sign stands outside an upscale home for sale in the Lake Pointe Subdivision of Austin, Texas. Ed Lallo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices in November fell 0.2% …
December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995
A delivery man delivers packages in a Los Angeles neighborhood on January 17, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in …
January homebuilder sentiment improves, following mortgage rate drop
A home is constructed at a housing development on June 21, 2023 in Lemont, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Homebuilder sentiment improved in January, jumping 7 points to 44 …
Country Garden expects China property market to remain weak in 2024
TOPSHOT – This aerial photo taken on October 31, 2021 shows buildings of China’s developer Country Garden Holdings in Zhenjiang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. China’s largest developer Country Garden …