A bill proposing a new way of determining what qualifies as a conforming loan would expand the jumbo market and invite more private capital into mortgage lending — but critics warn it could also push more borrowers into higher-rate loans and worsen an already severe affordability crunch.  Processing Content Rising home prices have swelled the […]

The effective tax rate for U.S. properties hit its highest mark since 2020 last year, with a decline in housing prices offset by rising bills, according to new analysis from Attom.  Processing Content Single-family homeowners across the U.S. a cumulative total of $396.8 billion in taxes on more than 89.6 million properties in 2025. The

It’s a fluid situation in financial markets on Wednesday. The 2-week ceasefire in the Iran war caused a big reaction last night, but the benefit to the bond market (bonds dictate rates) has been increasingly wiped out during domestic hours.  If we measure the reversal versus yesterday’s closing levels at 5pm ET, the reversal is