Profit Margin on Flips Drops to 17-Year Low
It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical American home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1 percent return on investment, before expenses. That’s the lowest profit margin for such transactions since 2008,...How the Fed’s Rate Cut Impacts Mortgage Rates
Hoping that mortgage rates will keep dropping following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since last year? Don’t bank on it. As expected, the central bank delivered a quarter-point cut Wednesday and projected it would lower its benchmark rate twice more this year,...Homeowners Flock to Cash-Out Refis Thanks to Equity Boom
Homeowners are cashing in on years of home equity gains, even as mortgage rates remain elevated. The trend sent cash-out home refinancing activity to a nearly three-year high in the April-June quarter, according to data from home loan data tracker ICE Mortgage...Trump Opens Door to 401k Investments in Real Estate, Crypto
Millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts could have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments, according to an executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump that could give...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
