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Why Mortgage Rates Should Care About Bond Market Warning
After spiking in early January, interest rates returned to near-all-time-low levels by the middle of the week. By the end, however, the market began to flash a warning about more volatility ahead. The warning is fairly simple. It has to do with a pattern that’s been repeating in the bond market (the key ingredient in determining rates). The pattern is technically referred to as a “trend channel,” which is just a fancy way of saying that rates are steadily rising or falling in a relatively regular way. In the current case, they’ve been rising since August. Rates tend to fall when the economic outlook is downbeat or uncertain. As such, it makes sense to see volatility and all-time lows during the first phase of the pandemic followed by gradual healing in the 2nd half of the year. Gradual healing
HousingWire launches Spring Summit on March 4
Wanting to take advantage of record low mortgage rates to gain more space in a pandemic, consumers didnât follow traditional seasonal buying patterns in 2020. That dynamic is driving home sales this year too, which is why weâre hosting our virtual Spring Summit focused on The Year-Round Purchase Market.
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What Is a Home Inspection and How Does It Work?
Thinking of buying a new home? Youâll be surprised to find how much work it takes to not only find the right property but also make sure itâs worth the investment before you buy it. One of the important steps in this equation is the home inspection, which tells you whether or not the property […]
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How to Sell T-Shirts Online in 2021
Starting a T-Shirt business in 2019 is different than when I started in 2017. Here’s what I’d do if I started today.
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Closing on a House Checklist: 6 Things Home Buyers Must Do Before They Move In
Welcome to your Closing on a House Checklistâa rundown of everything you need in that 11th hour right before the house is yours!Â
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Pending Home Sales Fall on the Month, but the Midwest Is Hit the Hardest
The index of pending home sales dropped 0.3% in December, marking the fourth consecutive month of declines, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
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Billionaire Steve Wynn sets price for Beverly Hills mega-mansion: $110 million
Six years after spending $47.85 million on Maurice Marciano’s Beverly Hills mansion, casino mogul Steve Wynn is trying to sell it for $110 million.