House panel probes Harvard, MIT, UPenn amid antisemitism fight

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office … Read more

2023 was least affordable homebuying year: Redfin

A Redfin sign in front of a home for sale in Atlanta on Nov. 10, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images This year was the least affordable year for homebuying in at least in the past 11 years, according to a Thursday report from real estate company Redfin. In 2023, someone making the … Read more

Australians under more mortgage stress than any other nation

Australian homeowners are now facing more mortgage stress than any other nation, an International Montetary Fund report suggests. Mortgage stress refers to when more than one-third of a household income is spent on mortgage repayments. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australians under more mortgage stress than any other nation. For more Real Estate related news and … Read more

China’s big property market problem will take years to resolve

Residential buildings under construction at China Vanke Co.’s Isle Maison development in Hefei, China, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. China is ramping up pressure on banks to support struggling real estate developers, signaling President Xi Jinping’s tolerance for property sector pain is nearing its limit. Source: Bloomberg Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China … Read more

Mortgage refinance demand jumps as rates fall

Homes in Hercules, California, US. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images After surging over 8% in October, mortgage rates are falling back toward 7% again, and that is jump-starting the refinance market. Last week, the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.17% from 7.37%, … Read more

Pending home sales drop to record low

Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped 1.5% in October from September. They hit the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors began tracking this metric in 2001, meaning it’s even worse than readings during the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Sales were down 8.5% from October … Read more

High mortgage rates have limited opportunities for homebuyers, sellers

Why many homeowners are ‘staying put’ Last week, the average interest rate for certain 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 7.37% from 7.41% the prior week, in the fourth successive week of declines. Lower mortgage rates have prompted mortgage applications to pick up. Yet about 80% of outstanding U.S. mortgages have interest rates below 5%, according … Read more

China’s policy support is a stop-gap measure, not stimulus: SocGen

Close up of Chinese Yuan notes, with Mao Tse-tung Peter Dazeley | The Image Bank | Getty Images China’s recent policy support is aimed at fixing its system and shouldn’t be seen as economic stimulus, according to Societe Generale’s Asia chief economist and head of research. “Actually, to be frank, I don’t think anything [that] … Read more

Inside Tennessee’s most expensive home, near Nashville

This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. Twin Rivers Farm could break records as Tennessee’s priciest home if it fetches its $65 million asking price.  The property is located just … Read more

Nashville real estate boom sends prices up, builders scrambling

Detached houses on a large housing development on the western side of Nashville, Tennessee. Georgeclerk | Istock | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have been transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and workers. Nashville natives … Read more