mortgage

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More than two-thirds of metro areas in June 2025 had fewer listings than in 2019, before the pandemic supercharged housing and rising mortgage rates pushed buyers and sellers to the sidelines.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

House hunters face challenges from rising mortgage rates and climbing home prices, but the balance of power is now in their favor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Just before the start of fighting in the Middle East, mortgage rates had dropped to their lowest level since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A total of 5.2 million households now face increases in mortgage costs in two and a half years' time, compared to the 3.9 million expected when forecasts were made before the conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A bond backed entirely by subprime mortgages, for example, wasn’t called a subprime mortgage bond.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis