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Byline: ALEX VEIGA-AP Business Writer

11 Apr

Average long-term US mortgage rate edges closer to 7%, rising to highest level since early March

published on April 11, 2024 - 2:53 PM

(AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for prospective

15 Mar

Real estate lawsuit settlement upends decades-long policies that helped set agent commissions

published on March 15, 2024 - 2:37 PM

A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions,

19 Jan

2023 was slowest year for US home sales in nearly 30 years as high mortgage rates frustrated buyers

published on January 19, 2024 - 3:13 PM

(AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage

26 Dec

Stock market today: Wall Street inches higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week

published on December 26, 2023 - 12:53 PM

Stocks moved modestly higher Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s winning ways in recent weeks, as the market kicked off what’s expected

02 Nov

National Association of Realtors CEO stepping down; ex Chicago Sun-Times CEO tapped as interim hire

published on November 2, 2023 - 2:48 PM

The CEO of the National Association of Realtors is stepping down nearly two months before his planned retirement, a move

01 Nov

Real estate industry facing pushback to longstanding rules setting agent commissions on home sales

published on November 1, 2023 - 2:33 PM

A series of court challenges are seeking to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that determine the commissions agents receive

01 Sep

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher following data that shows the labor market is cooling

published on September 1, 2023 - 1:43 PM

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street after a choppy day of trading. The market got a boost early on after

24 Aug

Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 7.23% this week to highest level since June 2001

published on August 24, 2023 - 10:46 AM

(AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed further above 7% this week to its highest level since 2001,

22 Aug

Home sales slumped in July as rising mortgage rates and prices discouraged many would-be homebuyers

published on August 22, 2023 - 1:30 PM

(AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in July to the slowest pace since January, as elevated mortgage

11 Aug

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed after pickup in wholesale inflation

published on August 11, 2023 - 1:20 PM

Stocks are mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, as investors reviewed new reports on inflation and consumer sentiment

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