Existing home sales shrank in March as consumers respond to continuing price increases and rising mortgage rates. Sales for existing homes fell 4.3% in March compared to the previous month and 3.7% year-over-year, to an annual rate of 4.19 million, according to a press release from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.10% this week, a substantial jump from 6.88% last week, depressing Americans’ desire to switch homes and possibly...
Some real estate agents have been pretty busy over the past few weeks.
Retail trade in Japan decreased by 1.2% in March compared to the previous month, according to a report by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry published on Monday. The figure was lower than exp
The median price of an existing home sold in March was $393,500, up 4.8% from the year before.
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cole Irvin scattered four hits over seven innings, Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered on successive pitches and the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday. Gunnar Henderson also went deep for the AL East-leading Orioles, who emphatically bounced back from a 10-inning loss in
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The number of homes available for sale rose by more than 10 percent in March compared to the same time a year ago, data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Tuesday.Last month, there were 477,000 new homes available for sale, 44,000 more than in March of 2023. Compared to February 2024, new homes ready for sale were up by close to 3 percent. The March data amounted to 8.3 months of supply of homes available for sale.: What Is a Mortgage? Types & How They WorkMeanwhile, sales for the month were...
Shoppers had a more subdued month for retail spending in March after Taylor Swift concerts drove a flurry of sales activity in departments stores and the like in February. Retail sales slid 0.4 per cent in March, which followed a 0.2 per cent rise in February, and one per cent lift in January. The modest […]
Coles has reported strong supermarket sales growth in the last three months, offsetting a drop in liquor sales attributed to cost of living pressures. Coles Group had $9.07 billion in supermarket sales for the 12 weeks to March 24, up 5.1 per cent from the same period a year ago. Liquor sales fell 1.9 per […]
Nick Senzel homered twice and drove in five runs as the visiting Washington Nationals rallied from a giant deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 12-9 on Sunday. The Marlins blew a 7-0 second-inning lead and lost their sixth straight game. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a grand slam that was part of the Marlins' six-run first inning, but Senzel's three-run homer in the fifth put the Nationals ahead for good at 9-7. Jacob Young finished 3-for-5 with three RBI hits for Washington. Neither starting pitcher...
The Orioles are close to testing the age-old baseball theory that teams never can have too much pitching.Cole Irvin must wonder how he plays into the experiment.Kyle Bradish is leaving his injury rehab assignment and starting for the Orioles next week. John Means makes his final rehab appearance on Sunday, which sets up his return.The process of el
Maybe I’d feel differently about this if I grew up somewhere where you have to shovel your car out of several feet of snow every morning and just walking to get the mail required upgraded health insurance, but there’s something about playing in the snow that feels unlike any other pleasure in life: a pure, uncomplicated joy. Even soggy socks and frosty red noses don’t detract from the the satisfaction of thunking a third snowball down to complete a snowman, picking out a face with small stones,...