Home sales declined for the ninth straight month in October, as higher interest rates and surging inflation kept buyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously owned homes dropped 5.9% from September to October, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the slowest pace since December 2011, with the exception of a very brief
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The LGBTQ social networking platform Grindr puts on a public show outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the company goes public following its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tiga Acquisition Corp. on November 18, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Traders, bank workers and tourists weren’t
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Renters throughout the country are finally seeing a bit of relief when it comes to the seemingly relentless pace of rent growth. The Realtor.com October Rental Report details the shifting marketplace reality. Nationally multifamily rent growth slowed to 4.7% year-over-year, its slowest pace in 18 months, with the median rent hitting $1,734. Additionally, The Avail,
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Peathegee Inc It’s no secret that it’s a tough market for prospective home buyers. In October, U.S. buyers needed to earn $107,281 to afford the median monthly mortgage payment of $2,682 for a “typical home,” Redfin reported this week.  That’s 45.6% higher than the $73,668 yearly income needed to cover the median mortgage payment 12
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Jeremy Hunt pushed back on Friday against criticism that his £55bn fiscal squeeze unfairly targets middle earners, as new data indicated that UK workers will endure the longest period of wage stagnation for almost two centuries. Hunt’s Autumn Statement on Thursday included £30bn of spending cuts and £25bn of tax rises in a bid to
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Municipals improved again Thursday pushing the 10-year triple-A yield firmly below 3% while inflows into municipal bond mutual funds returned after 14 consecutive weeks of outflows. U.S. Treasuries saw losses and equities ended down after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations of a slowdown in rate hikes. Triple-A yields fell by three to six basis points,
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Three municipal bond veterans with a combined experience of over 90 years are joining the ranks of independent investment bank Brean Capital LLC. William “Bill” Mangan, Greg Swanson, and John Paskalides, who have extensive industry knowledge and experience, will serve as managing directors in the fixed income division and will lead an expansion of the
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