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Why your 'fixed' mortgage payment keeps going up

Real Estate CNBC - 11 hours 26 min ago
Rising property taxes and surging homeowners insurance costs are pushing up the amount that homeowners must pay monthly alongside their mortgage.
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Mortgage rates jump to highest level since March on hotter inflation reports

Real Estate CNBC - May 13, 2026 - 2:25pm
Mortgage rates surged to the highest level since March in reaction to two hotter-than-expected inflation reports.
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Mortgage rates move to highest level in 5 weeks, but homebuyers shake it off

Real Estate CNBC - May 13, 2026 - 7:33am
Mortgage rates continued to climb higher, but stronger homebuyer demand helped to keep mortgage applications in positive territory.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre property tax is moving ahead. But will it work?

Real Estate CNBC - May 12, 2026 - 4:20pm
New York is moving ahead with a pied-à-terre property tax in its budget. Existing taxes from around the world's major cities show the limits of the policy.
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Credit card debt dips to $1.25 trillion — but maintains ‘K-shaped’ pattern, New York Fed research shows

Real Estate CNBC - May 12, 2026 - 12:53pm
Collectively, Americans owe $1.25 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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April home sales disappoint as higher mortgage rates weigh on buyers

Real Estate CNBC - May 11, 2026 - 4:04pm
Home sales barely moved in April, as mortgage rates shot higher the month before and uncertainty over the war with Iran weighed on consumers.
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The wealthy keep buying Manhattan real estate despite potential pied-à-terre tax

Real Estate CNBC - May 11, 2026 - 11:43am
Real estate sales in Manhattan worth $4 million or more increased in the past month, according to Olshan Realty.
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Tiny data centers may be coming into the homes of Americans in the future

Real Estate CNBC - May 10, 2026 - 3:21pm
As public support for large-scale data center buildouts declines across the U.S., a new type designed to operate inside individual homes is coming.
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Warsh's take on Fed independence is met with confusion and some concern

Real Estate CNBC - May 8, 2026 - 4:58pm
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh is putting his own spin on the independence of monetary policy. Many former Fed officials aren't sold.
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Mortgage rates hit the highest level in a month, causing first-time homebuyers to drop out

Real Estate CNBC - May 6, 2026 - 8:03am
Mortgage rates rose last week, causing loan demand to drop back and causing the average loan size to rise — indicating that lower-income borrowers dropped out.
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Mortgage lenders now have more credit score options. What homebuyers should know

Real Estate CNBC - May 5, 2026 - 8:33am
Lenders are beginning to use VantageScore 4.0, which factors in consumer data not currently considered in the score that's been used with mortgages for decades.
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Office demand rebounds to highest level since Covid pandemic began

Real Estate CNBC - April 30, 2026 - 5:56pm
In the first quarter of this year, new in-person and virtual office tours reached their highest level since the pandemic began, per the VTS Office Demand Index.
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Mortgage rates surge to nearly four-week high as Iran headlines impact markets

Real Estate CNBC - April 30, 2026 - 10:32am
Negative headlines on the Iran war pushed bond yields higher, and mortgage rates followed.
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Fed holds interest rates steady: Here's what that means for credit cards, mortgages, car loans and savings rates

Real Estate CNBC - April 29, 2026 - 5:29pm
From mortgage rates to auto loans and credit cards, here’s a look at how the Fed's April interest rate decision may affect your wallet.
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Mortgage rates are rising again, but homebuyers are trickling back

Real Estate CNBC - April 29, 2026 - 8:17am
Mortgage rates rose last week after several weeks of declines. That took a toll on refinance demand, but homebuyers seem more resilient.
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Fed is likely to hold rates steady — here's how that impacts consumer costs

Real Estate CNBC - April 24, 2026 - 12:42pm
The Federal Reserve's April meeting, potentially Jerome Powell's last as chair, may impact many consumer borrowing and savings rates.
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New York's pied-a-terre tax sets up legal fight over values

Real Estate CNBC - April 24, 2026 - 12:11pm
NYC's property tax system undervalues co-ops and condos, so experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing  high-end second homes.
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What $1 million buys you in real estate around the world

Real Estate CNBC - April 24, 2026 - 6:54am
Luxury real estate in most major markets around the world continues to become more expensive, as the wealthy grow wealthier and more mobile.
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Mortgage rates sink again, and homebuyers jump back in

Real Estate CNBC - April 22, 2026 - 8:26am
Mortgage demand continues to rebound as rates move slightly lower.
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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: 'You have learned nothing from your failures'

Real Estate CNBC - April 21, 2026 - 9:33am
Kevin Warsh's nomination as chair of the Federal Reserve has been in limbo because of a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell.
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