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Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments: Oil’s decline is good news We want confirmation that inflation’s peaked Quick mentions: JNJ, LLY, LIN Disney’s real problem is its balance sheet 1. Oil’s decline is good news Stocks

A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph Freso | Getty Images Heat records are falling around the world this summer, and scientists expect that climate change will make the problem worse in coming

Thinking about buying a home? Now could be a good time to do it. The current average 30-year fixed rate mortgage as of Aug. 11, 2022 was 5.46%, according to BankRate’s analysis. Although that rate is lower than July’s average rate of 5.73%, it remains much higher than Aug. 12, 2021’s average rate of 2.87%

In this article CAPN-SG Real estate investors are now being “careful and prudent” about deploying capital in the face of growing economic uncertainty around the world, said leading Singaporean property investment manager CapitaLand Investment.  Its half-year financial results on Thursday revealed that CapitaLand Investment’s profit fell 38% to $433 million Singaporean dollars ($316 million) for

In this article F RKT A new wave of development is rippling through downtown Detroit. “Walking around Detroit in 2008 or 2009 is not the same as walking around in 2022,” said Ramy Habib, a local entrepreneur. “It is absolutely magnificent what happened throughout those 15 years.” Between 2010 and 2019, just 708 new housing

An “Open House” sign at the Saratoga Homes Glendale Lakes community development in Arcola, Texas, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images After dropping at the end of July, mortgage rates moved higher on average again last week, but the daily moves were volatile. Mortgage demand was split, with gains

A sign stands outside an upscale home for sale in the Lake Pointe Subdivision of Austin, Texas. Ed Lallo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer confidence in the housing market dropped to the lowest level since 2011, as both prospective buyers and sellers have become more pessimistic, according to a monthly survey released Monday by

Firefighters pull up to a burning house during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California, on Oct. 27, 2019. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images As climate change threatens the U.S. with more natural disasters, it’s becoming increasingly costly for Americans to insure their homes ⁠— and it’s only expected to get worse, according to

In this article BAC RKT WFC JPM SAN-ES A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banks and other mortgage providers have been battered by plunging demand for loans this year, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate

monkeybusinessimages | iStock | Getty Images It’s no secret that companies are reducing their real estate footprint. Even companies still committed to in-office work, but embracing a hybrid model, require less square footage and more use of shared office space. Now as the economy cools, and at least flirts with entering a recession, real estate

Senior advisor to the President Ivanka Trump (R) and brother Donald Trump Jr. listens during a rally in support of Republican incumbent senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on January 4, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. and his sister Ivanka Trump have

In this article YUM National Guard troops pose for photographers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images In an earnings call Wednesday morning, Yum Brands CEO

Whether you’re on the hunt for a vacation property as travel reopens, or you want a store for your cash as stocks somersault, Europe can offer a host of compelling second-home destinations. From access to fine food and rich culture to stunning scenery, the continent has something for everyone — and property purchasers are buying

People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2020. Wany Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Mortgage applications inched up last week for the first time since June 24. Total mortgage demand increased 1.2% as the average 30-year fixed mortgage

Los Angeles Ron_Thomas | Getty Images As rising interest rates and surging property values prevent more families from buying a home, the demand for rentals has soared, with the highest rent prices in the sunniest states.   Rent prices for single family homes swelled during the first half of 2022, hitting a national average of $2,495

The loss of confidence in China’s property sector could feed into a contagion that would further drag down the Chinese economy, analysts warned. The comments come after beleaguered developer China Evergrande Group failed to deliver a promised $300 billion restructuring plan over the weekend. In filings with the Hong Kong stock exchange, Evergrande instead said

A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on July 14, 2022 in San Francisco, California. The number of homes for sale in the U.S. increased by 2 percent in June for the first time since 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Rising mortgage rates and inflation in the wider economy caused

Just one day after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate, mortgage rates took a sharp turn lower. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.22% on Thursday from 5.54% on Wednesday, when the Fed announced its latest rate hike, according to Mortgage News Daily. The rate fell even further Friday

Contractors work on the roof of a house under construction in the Stillpointe subdivision in Sumter, South Carolina, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Micah Green | Bloomberg | Getty Images After two years of not being able to build homes fast enough to keep up with demand, the nation’s homebuilders are now experiencing a slowdown

In this article CTRN The cost of borrowing is getting more expensive for American households. With Wednesday’s 0.75-percentage-point interest rate hike, the Federal Reserve has raised benchmark short-term borrowing rates 225 basis points, or 2.25%, since March in an effort to curb unrelenting inflation. The federal funds rate, which is set by the U.S. central bank, is