Mortgages

US mortgage rates decline for first time in 9 weeks to 7.32%

2026-10-23T06:30:22.000Z
Slumping sales have led to a glut of new unsold houses on the market, further reducing the incentive for developers to break ground on new single-family housing projects.

US single-family housing starts drop 4.6% to 859,000 in September

2026-10-21T08:45:37.000Z
New listings of homes for sale fell 3.9% in September from the month before, according to real estate marketplace Zillow. 

Highest mortgage rates in three years chill US housing market

2026-10-09T10:26:55.000Z
Hao Mart was evicted by department store operator OG on alleged rental arrears and breaches of the lease agreement, less than two years into the lease.

Hao Mart owner resisting OG’s mortgage foreclosure on his Tanglin GCB

2026-10-05T12:30:43.000Z
Higher mortgage rates have been pushing more home sellers to reduce prices. Pending sales fell 4.1% in September from a year earlier, while the share of listings with price cuts increased to its highest September level since 2018.

US mortgage rate rises to 7.28%, highest since November 2023

2026-10-02T07:05:58.000Z
Mortgage rates have risen more than a full percentage point since joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran began.

US 30-year mortgage rate tops 7%, hits 2-year high

2026-09-24T04:48:32.000Z
The US unemployment rate stood at 4.1 per cent in August.

US labour market on solid footing; rising mortgages pressuring housing sector

2026-09-18T00:12:42.000Z
Home price growth cooled off from the pandemic era, when annual increases ran into the double digits, but affordability concerns remain a headwind for buyers.

US existing home sales slide to weakest pace in more than a year

2026-09-10T15:10:00.000Z
The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose six basis points to 6.85% in the week ended Sept 4, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.

US mortgage rates rise to 6.85%, highest in more than a year

2026-09-09T14:34:26.000Z
Healthy savings buffers and a boost to sentiment from Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cost-of-living measures are helping sustain demand.

UK house prices edged back up in August, Nationwide says

2026-09-01T07:28:05.000Z