A sign advertising an open house in Corona Del Mar, California. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Mortgage rates have been rising since the start of the year, but buyers at first seemed unfazed, some even rushing to get in before rates moved higher. Now buyers are pulling back. Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped 10%
This is an excerpt from the CNBC Make It newsletter. Subscribe here. If you’ve been paying attention to headlines (or your own lease renewal) then you’ve likely seen that rent is higher than it was a year ago. A lot higher. Putting a larger share of your income toward rent is, obviously, bad for your finances
Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Anyone out there searching for a new place to live knows there is not much to buy. Total supply and new listings are at record lows, and that means that what is on
Lorena Fortuna, right, and her husband Anderson, holding their daughter Valentina, look at outdoor furniture at the Jordan’s Furniture store in Reading, Mass. on Friday, June 7, 2019. Gregory Rec | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images Demand for home remodeling jumped dramatically in the last two years, as Americans hunkered down in their homes
James Andrews | iStock | Getty Images Things have come a long way from the peak of the pandemic, when rents in major cities were hugely discounted and concessions were common. Across the U.S., average monthly listed rents are up more than 14% from last year, according to real estate firm Redfin. In New York,
There’s a land rush happening — and it’s not in New York City or Beverly Hills. Early speculators, professional real estate agents, and celebrities are buying up land that doesn’t even exist in the real world. They are investing in metaverse real estate, a concept mind-boggling to most people. So, what exactly is the metaverse?
Lauren Niesz purchased a new home with her boyfriend in January after they were able to save more cash during the pandemic. Source: Lauren Niesz Like many people forced to work from home after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lauren Niesz, 26, found the conditions were not necessarily ideal. Niesz, who rented a townhouse
In this article CZR Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” said he drove 100 miles from Houston to cross the border into Louisiana on Thursday to make what’s believed to be the largest mobile sports wager in U.S. history. The furniture store mogul bet $4.53 million on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl
Brody Longo works out on his Peloton exercise bike on April 16, 2021 in Brick, New Jersey. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Shares of Peloton surged more than 30% in extended trading Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported Amazon has approached the connected fitness company about a potential deal. Other potential suitors are circling,
Lalain Reyeg administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on September 24, 2021 in Hines, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine is associated with a higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer’s, but the benefits of both companies’ shots outweigh the risks, according to a Centers
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday offered viewers his game plan for the next five trading days on Wall Street. The “Mad Money” host’s lookahead came after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posted their best weeks so far in 2022, finishing 1.5% and 2.4% higher, respectively. “This week we saw the true colors of what
In this article F Bronco SUVs in production at Ford’s Michigan Assembly plant, June 14, 2021. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting production next week of several key products due to an ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips. The automaker on Friday confirmed production downtime next week for the Ford Bronco