If you are a California resident, a trustee, or someone handling finances for a family member, sudden headline events can be a reminder to get a plan in place before the next... Read more »
President Donald Trump plans to highlight a sweeping economic agenda focused on the working class in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, with housing affordability likely to be in the... Read more »
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report that estimates the benefit payment schedule of the Social Security program, saying that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will “decline... Read more »
One of the major takeaways from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Wednesday news conference was that officials still expect interest rates to come down three times this year, indicating that recent higher-than-expected... Read more »
The Consumer Price Index rose more than forecasted in January, highlighting again the bumpy road to disinflation. Consumer prices were up 3.1% in January from a year earlier, down from 3.4% in... Read more »
Mortgage rates in the U.S. will decline by the end of 2024, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey. The rate on a 30-year, fixed mortgage is expected to fall to 5.5% by Dec.... Read more »
Big Four title firm First American Financial believes the cybersecurity incident it incurred on Dec. 20, 2023, will have material impact on its fourth quarter 2023 financial results, according to a document... Read more »
The year ahead promises to offer the housing industry some relief, compared with a grueling 2023, but it is likely to be only a small bounce forward toward a healthier market. The... Read more »
Imperial County, a sparsely populated desert region in Southern California, is drawing attention not for its iconic landmarks like Salvation Mountain or the Salton Sea but for the vast lithium deposits hidden... Read more »
Employers picked up the hiring pace in November, shaking investors’ confidence in the Federal Reserve’s likelihood of cutting interest rates in 2024. November job gains grew faster than expected, posting an increase... Read more »