The number of mortgage applications, including refinancings and additions, increased by 16 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter last year. Applications for the purchase of a home increased by 19 percent, De Hypotheker reported on Wednesday. Half of these applications were from young home buyers under the age of 35.
Mortgage interest rates have fallen across a range of products in recent weeks
Caitlin Clark continues to be a huge box office draw: The women’s college basketball phenom drove this year’s WNBA draft to record ratings for ESPN, with Clark getting drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever. Monday’s draft coverage drew 2.45 million viewers, according to Sportico, which quadruples (!) the previous viewership high, set in 2004 […]
Experian reports on what may be behind an increase in consumer personal debt including credit card, auto loan and mortgage payments.
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Young Sheldon was Thursday’s most-watched show and — along with Ghosts — caught up to ABC’s 9-1-1 for the first time to tie for the nightly demo win. CBS | Young Sheldon (with 7.4 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating) drew its second-largest audience of the season and […]
AC Milan put in another poor performance as Roma convincingly defended, as well as extended, their aggregate lead in the Europa League quarter-final. Several players were subpar and below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
In our latest NFL Wires mock draft, QBs and WRs dominate the top six while the Raiders, 49ers and Chiefs make big trades.
Britain’s FTSE 100 index reached a record high of 8,076 points early on Tuesday April 23 as hopes grew of cuts in the interest rate. This overtook the previous day’s 8,023 and outstripped February 20023’s record 8,0476 points. The City was counting on two interest rate reductions this year, with the first announced in August after […]
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