July 4, 2024
Mortgage

Housing market outlook: Lock-in effect could last into the next decade

The lock-in effect that has kept U.S. housing market activity subdued probably isn’t going away this year or next year or even the year after that. It could hang over prospective buyers and sellers of existing homes for six to eight years before finally going away, Bank of America warned in a note on Monday, locking

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Investors

Investors seek more protection from a market downturn

A bumpy week for the S&P 500 Index prompted long-complacent traders to look at the hedges they’ve ignored for months. The demand for broad market insurance plunged to multi-year lows in the first quarter as US stocks posted a series of fresh highs despite growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over interest rates. This week, that

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