Oil prices Oil prices have been elevated since the start of this conflict, but so far the White House has been able to keep WTI mostly below $100. However, the longer this... Read more »
As of today, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, mortgage rates are showing a bit of movement, but the big news is that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has nudged back under the 6%... Read more »
Today, the rental vacancy data is standing at 7.2% when the lowest during COVID was 5.6%. Rent inflation took off during Covid, sending the core CPI inflation data year over year to... Read more »
S&P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Redfin all released housing reports on Tuesday, revealing fracturing pricing trends and the market’s struggle to settle into a new normal. The housing market... Read more »
Inflation didn’t just make things “more expensive.” It broke household planning—because the largest line item in most budgets, housing, is still shopped with the wrong unit of measure. When families budget by... Read more »
J.P. Morgan Chase has thrown a curveball into the financial world, predicting that the Federal Reserve won’t be lowering interest rates anytime soon. In fact, they’re saying no rate cuts at all... Read more »
Help buyers understand the long-term impact of a real estate purchase instead of getting hung up on short-term market challenges, Luke Babich writes. Stubborn inflation, high interest rates and other negative economic... Read more »
Let’s talk about keeping your money safe and growing, especially when prices seem to be going up everywhere you look. If you’re wondering about the smartest move for your finances in 2026,... Read more »
MBA economists Mike Fratantoni, Joel Kan and Judie Ricks wrote that the forecasts show 2025 GDP growth of 1.6% and a 35% chance of a recession over the next 12 months. Growth... Read more »
The likelihood of a third Federal Reserve rate cut got higher with Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which met expectations from economists on inflation. Headline inflation... Read more »