Mortgage rates climb, adding to affordability woes The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remains in the mid-6% range, while home prices continue to rise Mortgage rates are up again after taking a slight dip last week, remaining in the mid-6% range.   Although rates have come down roughly a…

2024-2028 Housing Market Predictions: A Gradual Thaw With Added Challenges As mortgage rates slowly fall, more buyers and sellers will enter the market, but housing prices should stabilize. Over the next five years, although some trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to influence real estate and land use, other…

The legislation mandates that the SEC think beyond current income and wealth thresholds to define the sophisticated investors who are qualified to buy private securities. House lawmakers Monday unanimously approved legislation that would increase the number of investors who can buy private securities by expanding the criteria beyond income and…