Mortgage spreads couldn’t keep rates under 7% as Iran conflict ramps up

Existing home sales fell 2% month over month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 3.98 million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The last time sales activity fell below an annual rate of 4 million was in June 2025. On a year-over-year basis, existing home

Nine in 10 U.S. seniors report at least one barrier that affects their health, independence or access to care, with aging-in-place challenges, support gaps and medical debt all worsening in 2026, according to Alignment Health’s fifth annual Social Threats to Aging Well in America survey conducted with Ipsos. The nationwide study, which polled more than