Housing

In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 photo, a sold sign is posted outside a house in Long Beach, Calif. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the first week of September on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Mortgage rates at two-decade high could rise further and stay there for months

Zach Halaschak · August 20, 2023 9:00 am

A "sale pending" sign is posted outside a single family home in a residential neighborhood, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Derry, N.H. Mortgage rates were mixed this week. The benchmark 30-year loan fell for the third straight week amid lingering concerns over the recent surge in inflation. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average for the 30-year home loan eased to 2.88% from 2.90% last week, down from its peak this year of 3.18% in April.

Reporter's Notebook

Reporter’s Notebook: Mortgage rates up, jobless claims down

Washington Examiner Staff · August 19, 2023 9:30 pm

Rents rose again in July, putting upward pressure on inflation

Rents rose again in July, putting upward pressure on inflation

Zach Halaschak · August 18, 2023 7:00 am

A person walks a dog past a street sign reading "Welcome to Evanston" in the predominantly Black 5th Ward in Evanston, Ill., Tuesday, May 4, 2021. â(AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Illinois city distributes more than $1 million in reparations payouts

Barnini Chakraborty · August 17, 2023 7:53 pm

This Friday, March 21, 2014 shows a home for sale in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The National Association of Realtors reports on existing-home sales in March on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Mortgage rates climb to highest level since 2002

Zach Halaschak · August 17, 2023 5:57 pm

This Friday, March 21, 2014 photo shows roofers installing a roof on a new construction home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in March later Wednesday April 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Housing starts increase as housing market sends mixed signals

Zach Halaschak · August 16, 2023 12:33 pm

Supreme Court case could lead to changes in South Dakota

Washington Examiner · August 14, 2023 11:56 am

Dr. Herbert Hodes

Judge nixes challenge to New York City’s short-term rental law

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2023 11:05 am

This Friday, March 21, 2014 shows a home for sale in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The National Association of Realtors reports on existing-home sales in March on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Mortgage rates eclipse 7%, highest since November, in troubling sign for market

Zach Halaschak · August 9, 2023 3:08 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, supporters of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall in New York. The New York state Senate has cleared a bill that would ban companies like Airbnb from advertising apartments from short-term rentals in New York.

Airbnb blasts ruling as New York City judge tosses lawsuit

Eden Villalovas · August 8, 2023 7:35 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s woke housing plan for all of us

Benjamin Paris and John Peluso · August 7, 2023 1:10 pm

Your paycheck has lost 16% of its value since Biden took office

Tiana Lowe Doescher · August 3, 2023 8:53 pm