A house for rent in Corona Del Mar, California. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Demand for single-family rental homes is soaring, pushing prices to record highs, as Americans begin to emerge from two years of pandemic hardship and return to big cities. Single-family rents gained a record 12.6% year over year in January, according to a
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A home stands for sale in a Brooklyn neighborhood on New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A sharp jump in mortgage rates last week soured demand from both current homeowners and potential homebuyers, causing mortgage applications to drop. With rates now back on the expected upward trajectory, following a brief drop at the
A contractor frames a house under construction in Lehi, Utah, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Private residential construction in the U.S. rose 2.7% in November. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rising mortgage rates are starting to take their toll on the nation’s homebuilders, who are more concerned about affordability heading into the
The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point from near zero at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday. The first increase in the benchmark rate in three years will lay the groundwork for six more hikes by year’s end. “The war in Eastern Europe gives the Fed reason to act more cautiously, but
A former blackhat hacker who goes by the name Gummo online claims to have amassed around $7 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC). Despite a flood of positive comments and posts relating to his interviews with the Soft White Underbelly YouTube channel — which has 3.18 million subscribers — information about Gummo is scarce elsewhere, which
Bitcoin (BTC) tested traders’ neves yet again on March 16 as a fresh spike over $40,000 ended in minutes. Shorts feel the burn after abrupt trip to $41,700 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD suddenly surging to highs of $41,700 on Bitstamp — before instantly reversing. Two hourly candles was all it took
When Bitcoin (BTC) traders pass away, their BTC may forever be lost within the blockchain if they haven’t given anyone else access to their wallets. However, an exchange project wants to give crypto traders another option. Back in 2020, a study showed that many crypto investors worry about what happens to their digital assets when
A fast-moving Bitcoiner has run through 7 of 40 countries on his Bitcoin-powered marathon around the world. Paco the Runner, also known as Paco de la India, set off on Sept. 17, 2021, paying for his entire running trip thanks to all the Bitcoiners around the world. He’s showing that “Bitcoin gives everyone freedom in
Nearly 150 million people use the franc of the Financial Community of Africa (CFA) on a daily basis, from Senegal in the extreme west to Gabon in the center of the continent. Used in 14 countries, the CFA franc is pegged to the euro, printed in France and its monetary policy is controlled by Western
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century. Economic warfare can’t be separated from geopolitical conflict, and just like in the violence of physical war, innocent civilians often
Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $41,000 prior to the Wall Street open on March 16 as good news from Asia and Russia buoyed stocks. BTC on track to close week higher Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maintaining $41,000 as a focus after the Chinese government promised fresh economic support. Beijing announced the move
NFTs are blamed for everything from tacky art to economic inequality and environmental destruction. But, the arguments by critics don‘t add up, writes Something Interesting‘s Knifefight. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Toward the end of January, one of my favorite content producers on the
Bitcoin (BTC) is witnessing a see-saw battle near $40,000 with both the bulls and the bears trying to gain the upper hand. The volatility could remain high as the markets await the United States Federal Reserve’s policy decision due on March 16. Analyst Willy Woo suggests that Bitcoin could witness a capitulation event based on
Over the past two months, Bitcoin (BTC) has respected a slightly ascending trend, bouncing multiple times from its support. Even though that might sound positive, Bitcoin’s performance year-to-date remains a lackluster negative 14%. On the other hand, the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) gained 2% in the same period. The broader commodity index benefited from price
Helping small local governments win a piece of the new infrastructure money has become a theme of federal officials, which White House Advisor Mitch Landrieu echoed Tuesday at the National League of Cities annual Congressional Cities Conference. “We need to find a way to work together to make sure small towns and communities have technical
Puerto Rico’s Plan of Adjustment went into effect Tuesday as did the restructuring of $33 billion of bonds, with bondholders and bond insurers beginning to receive the newly restructured bonds and trading starting in earnest. Puerto Rico completed the exchange of more than $33 billion of existing bonds and other claims into $7 billion of
Triple-A yields rose further Tuesday with four to six basis point cuts across the yield curve following along U.S. Treasuries while equities rallied. Municipal to UST ratios showed the five-year at to 80%, 92% in 10-years and 96% in 30, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. read. ICE Data Services had the five at 79%,
WASHINGTON — Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s pick for vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve, has taken herself out of the running for the position. Raskin submitted a letter to the White House on Tuesday saying she would step aside so the politically gridlocked Senate Banking Committee would move forward with the Biden
Comments on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s second request for comment on its draft solicitor muni advisor rule highlight concerns over recordkeeping expectations, harmonization with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Pay-to Play” rule and whether oral or written disclosures are the most effective for municipal advisors. The board received comments from The Securities Industry and
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Florida’s economy is recovering quickly while its job picture has improved, but several threats to its economic health have appeared on the horizon. On Monday, the state Legislature approved a record $112.1 billion budget for fiscal 2022-2023 that includes tax cuts for residents, pay raises for state employees and a