Mortgage rates stayed near 6.3% after the Fed’s December cut, as officials weigh further moves amid persistent housing ...

Home insurance costs jumped 62% from 2022 to 2025, based on our analysis, and rising rates are expected to continue in 2026.

New data shows that those higher costs to businesses led more entrepreneurs to close up shop or seek protection from ...

Tariffs add additional costs to already rising home prices. The tariff-driven slowdown will hit buyers after the average home price has already increased 31 percent since 2020, putting homeownership ...

The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for a third time in 2025. What's next for borrowers and consumers?

It's been a year of conflicting signals and economic puzzles. Gross domestic product actually contracted by 0.6% for the first three months of 2025 but rose by 3.8% in the second half, helped by an ...

Economic forecasts are difficult enough under normal circumstances. Global events, natural disasters, pandemics, and consumer whims can turn the most scientifically based prediction on its head at a ...

The December Federal Reserve meeting may lead to lower mortgage rates, but it's not directly caused by the 25 basis point ...

The experts, led by university President Emeritus Jim Doti, presented their annual outlook on Dec. 11 to several hundred ...

A modest uptick in economic growth, beneficial legislation and lower interest rates should help companies boost profitability in 2026.

Underpinning Helfstein’s bright outlook is the assumption that Americans will keep spending — and his hope that the rate of inflation will ease. If these factors support continued GDP growth, that ...

Tariffs are moving from abstract trade policy to a line item in the cost of a new house, with industry estimates warning that ...