May 11, 2024
Investors

HGTV’s Property Brothers reveal the biggest mistakes real estate investors make

HGTV stars Jonathan and Drew Scott, also known as the Property Brothers, offered some advice recently on real estate investing in an era of high rates—especially what not to do. During a wide-ranging CNBC interview on Wednesday, they sounded off on property flipping, high borrowing costs, the worst mistakes that aspiring investors make, the housing

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Mortgage

Mortgage Refinancing Stalls as Housing Market Struggles

Mortgage loans refinancing declined for the week ending March 22, contributing to a drop in home loans applications even as interest rates decelerated, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) showed on Wednesday. The Refinance Index fell 2 percent from the prior week and was 9 percent lower compared to a year ago. Overall, mortgage

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Property

China property: why an uptick in Beijing, Shanghai home sales is unlikely to last

The transactions of new homes in Beijing jumped 38.5 per cent year on year to 6,106 units in December, bringing the total volume of new homes sold across the city to 66,000 units, or 74.9 million square metres. Meanwhile, new home prices rose by 0.17 per cent year on year and the prices of pre-owned

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