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Oct 10, 2025
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8 min read
Mortgage rates drop, refis surge 80%, but home sales still sink. Here’s what that really means.
Oct 3, 2025
6 min read
Markets shrugged off shutdown drama—real danger is frozen credit, not frozen Congress.
Sep 26, 2025
Shutdown threats, stubborn mortgage rates, and a looming “housing emergency” show the system tightening while investors with options move first.
Sep 19, 2025
A quarter-point cut, $2T deficit, and office defaults above 2008—what it really means.
Sep 12, 2025
9 min read
Wall Street wants dopamine. Main Street gets sticker shock.
Sep 5, 2025
7 min read
Washington lit the fire, now they want applause for the hose.