A spite house is a real building, legally owned, and occasionally for sale. These structures were built specifically to annoy ...

Yesterday brought another fall in mortgage rates, the second in as many days. Once again, the fall was based on optimism that the U.S. and Iran might soon sign a peace deal. "Crude [oil] futures ...

A split estate means the surface rights and mineral rights to a property are owned separately. Millions of homeowners in the western U.S. don't own the minerals beneath their land, and the party that ...

It's been two weeks since mortgage rates fell perceptibly. But yesterday, there was a noticeable fall. How big a drop depends on which source you believe. We use ICB, which shows only a small ...

Mortgage rates climbed sharply yet again yesterday. It was the second appreciable rise in less than a week. Those who know about the strong (but not invariable) correlation between mortgage rates and ...

Housing is expensive. Of course, people have always thought that, especially when they're buying their first home. But today, housing is more expensive than in living memory — maybe than ever before.

Foreclosure filings climbed to 367,460 properties in 2025 — up 14% from the year before and the highest level in six years, according to ATTOM. A number like that usually signals one thing: people who ...

Mortgage rates today remain at their highest level since Mar. 27. Bond markets (one of which largely determines mortgage rates) remain nervous about the inflation being generated by the Middle East ...