January 2026

President Trump has issued an executive order aimed at stopping federal agencies from taking any actions to facilitate an institutional player’s acquisition of any single-family house an individual owner-occupant could purchase. Processing Content The follow up to earlier social media posts about the idea includes plans for a legislation recommendation and affects homes involved in […]

After months of choppy trading in treasuries, a good deal of technical damage was done yesterday. The only good takeaway was that the high yields for the day were made in the first 15 minutes, and that really was good since stocks continued to fall until the SPX closed 145 points lower, and gold continued

US mortgage applications for home purchases climbed last week to the highest since January 2023, suggesting a further easing in financing costs is contributing to a thaw in the housing market. Processing Content The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home-purchase applications rose 5.1% in the week ended Jan. 16, data from the group showed Wednesday.