Lower mortgage rates apparently pulled more new-home buyers back into the marketplace. Sales-to-date for the year are now up a healthy 6.4%. WASHINGTON – U.S. new home sales jumped 7.1% in August, as low mortgage rates pulled buyers into the housing market. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new homes sales increased to a seasonally […]

Why Can’t California Solve Its Housing Crisis? It’s the epicenter of the tech industry and the wealthiest, most progressive state in the union, but homelessness is surging — and no one can agree on how to fix it. By Tessa Stewart, Rolling Stones Magazine Reyna Solis stands in the doorway of her trailer where she […]

primeimages / Getty Images SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Share this article: FacebookTwitterLinkedInShare Mortgage Rates Dip Again – 30-Year at 3.49% By The Associated Press The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage hit a three-year low this week, declining to 3.49% from last week’s average of 3.58%. WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the average on […]