Cut Your Mortgage Rate by 1% Today: Simple Strategies to Save Thousands Each point costs 1% of the purchase price of a home and usually knocks the rate down by 0.25%. On a $400,000 home, you'd pay $4,000 for one discount point. The lender may even allow you to buy four ... 01/3/2025 - 1:59 am | View Link
This chart highlights how businesses and consumers dodged the blow of Fed rate hikes The Fed 2022-2023 rate hikes did not dent the economy, and now, asset prices should grow further with the Fed in cutting mode, says the top economist at Apollo Global. 01/3/2025 - 1:42 am | View Link
Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years: Neither consumers nor businesses buckled under the weight of higher borrowing costs from the ... 01/2/2025 - 12:49 pm | View Link
Average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage hits 6.91%, according to Freddie Mac, the highest since July The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance, climbed to 6.13%, up from 6% and also the highest since July. It was at 5.89% a year ago. 01/2/2025 - 7:16 am | View Link
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage flirts with 7% U.S. mortgage rates jumped to a six-month high this week, suggesting that a recent improvement in home sales could be temporary. 01/2/2025 - 3:37 am | View Link
Ski patrollers are on strike at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. Courtesy of Margaux Klingensmith. About 200 ski patrollers are on strike for better wages at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort. Large swaths of the mountain have been closed, and lift lines have been long, frustrating customers. Some customers told BI they won't return to corporate resorts, instead opting for family-run spots.
After an all-cash deal enabled two investors to buy a former Rite Aid property on Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, they quickly pivoted on their future strategy for the property.
President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee has raised at least $150 million, surpassing the $107 million raised for his 2017 inauguration. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesTrump has raised millions from CEOs and businesses for his inauguration and presidential library. Apple CEO Tim Cook was the latest to contribute, Axios reported. The Times reported that Trump has raised over $200 million since winning a second term.
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