It' Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Even if the economy does turn sour, people getting mortgages today are in good financial shape, added Jacob Channel, senior economist at Lending Tree. 'If you are getting approved for a loan…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "As Wall Street debates the cause of First Republic’s troubles, one analyst blames the nation’s top financial regulators. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen were 'advocates of the strategy called…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "On Thursday, Freddie Mac deputy chief economist Len Kiefer tweeted about what this downward shift means: 'The U.S. housing market is at the beginning stages of the most significant contraction in activity…
A weekend topic starting with Quartz. "The press has noted that more than 6 million homes may be sold this year, more than any time since 2006. For those familiar with real estate busts, this may be an ominous sign.…