First-Time Buyers Face a Brutal Housing Market Unable to compete against older buyers with cash offers, younger potential buyers feel like they are never going to own a house.
Inflation Plagues Democrats in Polling. Will It Crush Them at the Ballot Box? Americans are extremely attuned to the cost of living, and as midterm election voters head to the polls, they are divided over whom to blame.
Mortgage Rates Too High? (Blame the Fed, Wall Street and Your Neighbor.) Lenders use several bits of data to set mortgage rates, including trading moves by investors. Without market volatility, the rate could be under 7 percent.
How the Treasury Market Predicts and Influence Interest Rates The market for U.S. government bonds, called the Treasury market, offers predictions on the path for interest rates and the economy.
‘Miles Walked, Miles Driven’: This Year’s College Essays About Money Each year, we seek out college application essays about money, work or social class. Here are five from writers who are now undergraduates.