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Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.81%, the third consecutive weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has remained relatively close to its high so far this year of just above 7%, set in ...
Home prices have never been higher
The median U.S. home sale price reached an all-time high of $396,500 during the four weeks ending June 15, a 1 percent ...
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New Home Purchase Mortgage Apps Down in May
New home purchase mortgage applications fell 4.5% year-over-year in May, with estimated sales down 12.1% from April, the MBA ...
Average long-term US mortgage rate ticks down to 6.84% this week, a second straight small decline
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell modestly for the second straight week, but home borrowing costs remain ...
US Homebuilder Sentiment Skids to 2-1/2-Year Low, NAHB Says
(Reuters) -A gauge of U.S. homebuilder sentiment slid unexpectedly to its lowest level in two and a half years in June, with ...
US retail sales fall in May as tariff anxiety continues to distort spending patterns
US retail sales fell in May, the biggest decline since March 2023, after consumers pulled back from a spate of previous ...
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Retail sales fell in May as pre-tariff spending fizzled out
The engine of this economy — consumers — slowed in May. Consumer spending is responsible for more than two-thirds of gross ...
Retail sales slide in May on lower gas, auto sales amid tariff uncertainty
Investors were closely watching monthly retail sales to see how consumers are responding to increased tariffs.
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US retail sales drop sharply as shoppers turn cautious
Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports. Sales at retail ...