Home prices continued to rise in May, reaching a new high even as fears of tariffs, trade wars, and economic uncertainty swirl through the broader economy. The median sale price for a home reached an all-time record of $396,500 during the four weeks ending June 15, according to Redfin. This was up 1% from the […]

Flipping homes is becoming a less profitable business venture for investors, an Attom Data Solutions report finds. The return on investment for fix-and-flip properties dipped to 25% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 28% the previous quarter. In the fall of 2020, the ROI on flipping homes was 48.8%, per the data vendor.

U.S. stocks rose early Friday as investors returned from the Juneteenth holiday break to evaluate recent comments from a top Federal Reserve official as well as the latest developments in the conflict between Israel and Iran. The S&P 500 Index gained 0.6% at 9:43 a.m. in New York, with the benchmark teetering between a weekly