Bond-Market Bloodbath Likely to Hit Mortgage Rates Soon—Another Test for the Housing Market

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Rates for home loans moved sideways in the most recent week, but the burgeoning bond market sell-off will likely hit mortgages in the coming weeks.

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Mortgage Rates Hit a Seven-and-a-Half-Year High as the Easy Money Era Comes to a Close

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Rates for home loans jumped this month. Higher mortgage rates wouldn’t hurt the housing market on their own, but they are not the only headwind.

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Mobile Home Values Might Rise as Fast as Regular Homes—Here’s Why That Matters

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Recent data suggests that mobile home values might rise—and that could have major implications in the push for increased affordable housing nationwide.

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American Dream Wasn’t Always About Housing, Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson Says

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Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday suggested that government policy penalizes renters at the expense of homeowners.

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Florence Could Mean $170 Billion of Property Damage, CoreLogic Says

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As Hurricane Florence bears down on the southeastern United States, the worst-case rebuilding scenario could cost more than $170 billion.

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