Hawkish Fed couldnât curb market optimism â and mortgage rates tumbledÂ
The latest Freddie Mac index measured the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.09% on Thursday, down four basis points from the previous week.
The latest Freddie Mac index measured the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.09% on Thursday, down four basis points from the previous week.
As you saw from Stan’s earlier post, home values continued to slide downward in the first quarter,…
I was reading up on what’s new in the mortgage markets and the economy over the weekend, and one piece of reporting caught my eye because it seemed like it couldn’t possibly be true. It was talking about how the Obama administration is considering making a move later this month where Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
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Decide to buy a computer these days and immediately you’re confronted with a complex decision process wherein you pit features against price. The choice is intensely personal and a total reflection of your tastes, priorities, and pocketbook. I know how I’ve gone about it in the past, but I was curious to see how other people approach the problem.
It wasn’t hard to get people to talk. (People are passionate about their computers!) But as they did, I identified three basic methods to decide on price:
Now that I think about it, this may be true for a lot of purchases!
Welcome back to The Clumsy Travelerâs financial planning series to save for an amazing vacation. Todayâs post will tell you everything I do to save before traveling or making any major travel purchases. If youâre wondering where Iâm going for my birthday trip the answer is: No, I still havenât chosen my location. This
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(Since April is Financial Literacy Month, a number of articles will be devoted to more educational topics. This is Part II in a four-part series about how understanding economic cycles could inform your financial decisions. Part I is Understanding economic cycles: An introduction. Part III is The fall and winter seasons of the economic cycle. Part IV is How to profit from economic cycles.)
In Part I of this series, the introductory post about economic cycles, we discussed the fact that the economy, while growing over the long term, moves in up-and-down cycles and that each cycle can be broken down into four phases that mirror the four seasons of nature. In this section, we will explore what we identified as the spring and summer seasons of the economic cycle by considering two fictional crop farmers (Farmer Fred and Farmer Claude) whose livelihoods depend on how well they manage their work each season.
Farmer Fred is a successful farmer; but his neighbor, Claude, less so. (We’ll just call him Farmer Clod.) But let’s dive into the seasons and see what each does that causes them to be successful or not. Nature programs always begin with the newness of spring, so why don’t we start there?
Should you adjust your investments based on the potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Here are 8 questions to consider.
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A Pikachu has sold for $5.275 million. Are any of your old Pokémon cards worth anything? Should you buy some cards today as an investment?A Pikachu has sold for $5.275 million. Are any of your old Pokémon cards worth anything? Should you buy some cards today as an investment?
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Millennials arenât buying homes as often as other generations. Compared to baby boomers and gen Xers at the same age, millennials purchase homes 8 percent less often. Millennials are redefining their lifestyles and values â and theyâre getting a lot of criticism for it. Theyâre marrying later, taking on pets instead of children, and living
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