Realtor.com; Getty Images Wisconsin’s election results are in, with the swing state voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to projections from the Associated Press decision team. The state’s 10 Electoral College votes will go toward the Republican candidate in a closely contested race where housing policies were among the key issues […]

Realtor.com; Getty Images Michigan’s election results are in, with the swing state voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to projections from the Associated Press Decision Team. The state’s 15 Electoral College votes will go toward the Republican candidate, in a closely contested race where housing policies were among the key issues

Canva; Getty Images America’s housing market has been tepid at best lately, thanks to mortgage rates edging closer to 7% for the past weeks and already-high median prices remaining flat nationwide. However, prices in America’s top 20 hottest housing markets were up in October—by 2.9% on average compared to last year. (The median-priced home was

Realtor.com; Getty Images (1) Mortgage rates rose from 6.72% last week to 6.79% for a 30-year fixed home loan for the week ending Nov. 7, according to Freddie Mac. “Mortgage rates continued to inch up this week, reaching 6.79%,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement. This shift comes after the presidential

Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The Federal Reserve has issued another cut to its benchmark interest rate, but unfortunately for homebuyers, it won’t translate to lower mortgage rates in the short term. As expected, the Fed cut its policy rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, to a new target range of 4.5% to 4.75%. It marked the

This week, the focus was on the presidential election—where the Republican Party was the clear voters’ choice, even though votes are still being tallied. Investors, markets, and businesses are already beginning to adjust to the implications; and for housing, the results are mixed.  President-elect Donald Trump was rightly vocal on the campaign trail about the

Apu Gomes/Getty Images Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have expanded rent control laws there, the third time such a proposal has failed in the famously progressive state. The measure known as Proposition 33 appeared headed for a sound defeat following Tuesday’s vote, with more than 60% of voters opposing the

Getty Images (3) Where do Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the issues that matter the most to your wallet? Let MarketWatch take you on a tour of the two presidential candidates’ policies. With Tuesday’s election rapidly approaching, and with the economy consistently cited as a top concern by voters, here is a selection

Getty/Dan Reynolds Photography A surge of construction activity in the Northeast drove single-family home starts higher in September, as builders rushed to take advantage of a dip in mortgage rates. Nationally, single-family housing starts hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,027,000 last month, up 2.7% from August’s revised figure, according to U.S. Census Bureau

Valerie Plesch/picture alliance via Getty Images; Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Federal prosecutors have accused mortgage lender Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. of discriminatory redlining practices in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Birmingham, AL. The allegations were made in a joint complaint filed on Tuesday by the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The complaint